Reading is Fun!!

2n d grade Summer Reading Suggest ions Berkeley School L ibrar ies , 2017

Beginning with Chapter Books (*levels K – L – M)

Bink & Gollie, by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee

Boris for the Win, by Andrew Joyner

Eva’s Treetop Festival, by Rebecca Elliott

Galaxy Zack, by Ray O’Ryan

Ivy & Bean, by Annie Barrows

Katie Woo and Friends, by Fran Manushkin

Kylie Jean Pirate Queen, by Marci Peschke

Let’s Get Cracking!, by Cyndi Marko

Lola Levine Is Not Mean, by Monica Brown

Roscoe Riley Rules, by Katherine Applegate

Sofia Martinez: Picture Perfect, by Jacqueline Jules

Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid, by Megan McDonald

Graphic Novel Series We Love!

Babymouse, by Jennifer & Matthew Holm

The Baby-Sitters Club, by Ann M. Martin & Raina Telgemeier

Big Nate, by Lincoln Peirce

Bird and Squirrel, by James Burks

Fairy Tale Comics, edited by Chris Duffy

Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth, by Judd Winick

Hippopotamister, by John Patrick Green

Lunch Lady, by Jarrett K. Krosoczka

Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clayton

The Shark King, by R. Kikuo Johnson

Squish, by Jennifer & Matthew Holm

Stone Rabbit, by Erik Craddock

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* reading levels based on Fountas & Pinnell system

Having Fun with Chapter Books Series (levels N – O – P)

The Bad Guys, by Aaron Blabey

Bowling Alley Bandit, by Laurie Keller

The Critter Club, by Callie Barkley

The Ellie McDoodle Diaries, by Ruth McNally Barshaw

Frannie K. Stein, by Jim Benton

Tales from Deckawoo Drive, by Kate DiCamillo

Dyamonde Daniel, by Nikki Grimes

The DATA Set, by Ada Hopper

Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-believe, by Noah Jones

Ruby and the Booker Boys, by Derrick Barnes

Underworlds, by Tony Abbott

Picture Books Full of Imagination

Awesome Dawson, by Chris Gall

The Day the Crayons Quit, by Drew Daywalt

Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music, by Margarita Engle

Firebird, by Misty Copeland

Juna’s Jar, by Jane Bahk

Little Red Writing, by Joan Holub

My Pen, by Christopher Myers

Niño Saves the World, by Yuyi Morales

One Word from Sophia, by Jim Averbeck

Pool, by JiHyeon Lee

Take Away the A, by Michael Escoffier

XO, OX: A Love Story, by Adam Rex

Fascinating Nonfiction

Born in the Wild: Baby Mammals and Their Parents, by Lita Judge

Hippos Are Huge!, by Jonathan London

How to Swallow a Pig, by Steve Jenkins

Little Melba and Her Big Trombone, by Katheryn Russell-Brown

Martin and Mahalia: His words, her song, by Andrea Davis Pinkney

Miguel Cabrera: Baseball Superstar, by Matt Doeden

Plants Can’t Sit Still, by Rebecca Hirsch

Stephen Curry, by Jon Fishman

The Stone Thrower, by Jael Ealey Richardson

Find more recommendations atMary Ann Scheuer’s website greatkidbooks.blogspot.com

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