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2n d grade Summer Reading Suggest ions Berkeley School L ibrar ies , 2016

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

Benny & Penny in Just Pretend, by Geoffrey Hayes ✪

Boris for the Win, by Andrew Joyner ✪

Galaxy Zack, by Ray O’Ryan ✪

Katie Woo and Friends, by Fran Manushkin ✪

Ivy & Bean, by Annie Barrows ✪

Lola Levine Is Not Mean, by Monica Brown ✪

Roscoe Riley Rules, by Katherine Applegate ✪

Rabbit and Robot: The sleepover, by Cece Bell

Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robots, by Dav Pilkey and Dan Santat ✪

Sofia Martinez: Picture Perfect, by Jacqueline Jules ✪

Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid, by Megan McDonald ✪

✪ popular series

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 ✪

Hippopotamister, by John Patrick Green

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

Lunch Lady, by Jarrett K. Krosoczka ✪

Fairy Tale Comics, edited by Chris Duffy

Squish, by Jennifer & Matthew Holm ✪

The Shark King, by R. Kikuo Johnson

Stone Rabbit, by Erik Craddock ✪

✪ popular series

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* reading levels based on Fountas & Pinnell system

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

The Critter Club, by Callie Barkley ✪

Emma is on the Air, by Ida Siegal ✪

Ruby and the Booker Boys, by Derrick Barnes ✪

Keena Ford, by Melissa Thomson ✪

Frannie K. Stein, Mad Scientist, by Jim Benton ✪

Dyamonde Daniels, by Nikki Grimes ✪

Leroy Ninker Saddles Up, by Kate DiCamillo ✪

Notebook of Doom, by Troy Cummings ✪

Ruby Lu, by Lenore Look ✪

Underworlds, by Tony Abbott ✪

The Year of Billy Miller, by Kevin Henkes

✪ popular series

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

Juna’s Jar, by Jane Bahk

Firebird, by Misty Copeland

Little Red Writing, by Joan Holub

My Pen, by Christopher Myers

Niño Saves the World, by Yuyi Morales

Pool, by JiHyeon Lee

One Word from Sophia, by Jim Averbeck

Take Away the A, by Michael Escoffier

Fascinating Nonfiction

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

Galápagos George, by Jean Craighead George

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

No Monkeys, No Chocolate, by Melissa Stewart

Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions, by Chris Barton

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

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