Summer Reading List 

2017 Summer Reading List

2^nd Grade

Early Chapter Books

Arnold, Ted. Fly Guy books (Series). Example: Fly Guy and the Frankenfly, 2013.

Buzz and his pet, Fly Guy, have many fun adventures.

Birney, Betty G. Humphrey’s Creepy-Crawly Camping Adventure, 2015. ((Humprey’s

Tiny Tales series). Birney’s popular Humphrey series now includes early chapter

books for younger readers.

Joyner, Andrew. Boris Gets a Lizard, 2013. (Series) Boris, a young warthog, tries

to add a komodo dragon to his pet collection, but will he be successful?

Fiction – Chapter Books – Series

Sternberg, Julie. Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie,2011. (Realistic Series) Eleanor is

upset because her favorite babysitter, Bibi, is moving away. Everything reminds

her of Bibi. But new beginnings unfold.

Osborne, Mary Pope. Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve, 2003. (Magic Tree House

Series) Jack and Annie are transported to King Arthur’s time to solve a mystery

about a stolen diamond.

Butler, Dori Hilllestad. The Case of the School Ghost,2012. (Buddy Files Series;

Mystery) Buddy, a dog, goes to the fourth grade sleepover with Connor. Strange

things happen, and Buddy wonders if the rumor about the school ghost is true.

Polacco, Patricia. Thank You, Mr. Falker, 1998. Trisha loves school but has difficulty

learning to read and feels dumb. In fifth grade, a new teacher helps her

understand and overcome her problem

Daywalt, Drew. The Day the Crayons Quit, 2013. Duncan receives letters from all

his crayons with complaints about how and how much he uses them. What’s an

artist to do?