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Second & Third Grade

Friends and Family

Gloria's WayGloria's Way by Ann Cameron
Snowed in With Grandmother SilkSnowed In with Grandmother Silk by Carol Fenner
The Jamie and Angus StoriesThe Jamie and Angus Stories by Anne Fine
Runaway RadishRunaway Radish by Jessie Haas
Starring GraceStarring Grace by Mary Hoffman
Gus and Grandpa at BasketballGus and Grandpa at Basketball by Claudia Mills
Was Brave, Essie Was Smart: The Story of Amber and Essie Told Here in Poems and PicturesAmber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart: The Story of Amber and Essie Told Here in Poems and Pictures by Vera B. Williams

Fascinating Facts and Fun Things to Do

Look What You Can Make With Paper BagsLook What You Can Make With Paper Bags edited by Judy Burke
I Face the WindI Face the Wind by Vicki Cobb
Brooklyn BridgeBrooklyn Bridge by Karen Hesse
Into the Air: An Illustrated Timeline of FlightInto the Air: An Illustrated Timeline of Flight by Ryan Ann Hunter
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins: An Illuminated History of Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, Artist and LecturerThe Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins: An Illuminated History of Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins, Artist and Lecturer by Barbara Kerley
Degas and the Dance: The Painter and the Petits Rats, Performing Their ArtDegas and the Dance: The Painter and the Petits Rats, Performing Their Art by Susan Goldman Rubin
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian AndersonWhen Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson by Pam Muñoz Ryan
The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon:  The Story of Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael CollinsThe Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins by Bea Uusma Schyffert
So You Want to Be President?So You Want to Be President? by Judith St. George

School Stories

Ramona's WorldRamona's World by Beverly Cleary
Love That DogLove That Dog by Sharon Creech
The Girl with 500 Middle NamesThe Girl with 500 Middle Names by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Gooney Bird GreeneGooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry
Judy Moody Gets Famous!Judy Moody Gets Famous! by Megan McDonald
7 x 9 = Trouble!7 x 9 = Trouble! by Claudia Mills

Stories from Other Times and Places

Things Will Never Be the SameThings Will Never Be the Same by Tomie dePaola
The Hatseller and the Monkeys: A West African FolktaleThe Hatseller and the Monkeys: A West African Folktale by Baba Wagué Diakité
Leonardo's HorseLeonardo's Horse by Jean Fritz
My Chinatown: One Year in PoemsMy Chinatown: One Year in Poems by Kam Mak
Juan Bobo Goes to Work: A Puerto Rican FolktaleJuan Bobo Goes to Work: A Puerto Rican Folktale by Marisa Montes
Rachel's Journal: The Story of a Pioneer GirlRachel's Journal: The Story of a Pioneer Girl by Marissa Moss
Grace's Letter to LincolnGrace's Letter to Lincoln by Peter Roop
Mary on Horseback: Three Mountain StoriesMary on Horseback: Three Mountain Stories by Rosemary Wells

Mystery and Adventure

Cam Jansen and the Tennis Trophy MysteryCam Jansen and the Tennis Trophy Mystery by David A. Adler
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book? by Lauren Child
Inspector HopperInspector Hopper by Doug Cushman
Steamboat! The Story of Captain Blanche LeathersSteamboat! The Story of Captain Blanche Leathers by Judy Heide Gilliland
Marvin Redpost: Super Fast, Out of Control!Marvin Redpost: Super Fast, Out of Control! by Louis Sachar
The Ink DrinkerThe Ink Drinker by Eric Sanvoisin
See You Later, GladiatorSee You Later, Gladiator by Jon Scieszka
Get Well, Good KnightGet Well, Good Knight by Shelley Moore Thomas
Little Wolf's Book of BadnessLittle Wolf's Book of Badness by Ian Whybrow

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