2nd Grade
Click on each book to find it in the library catalog. For more reading ideas or to find books to match a particular reading interest, talk to a children‘s librarian. Call 217/403–2030 or e-mail librarian@champaign.org.
Amelia Bedelia, Rocket Scientist?
(Easy Readers/ER/Par) by Herman Parish. When silly housekeeper Amelia Bedelia tries to help at the school science fair, misunderstandings and messes result.
Andy Shane and the Very Bossy Delores Starbuckle
(Juvenile First Chapters/J/Jac) by Jennifer Richard Jacobson. Can Granny Web help Andy like school despite little-miss-know-it-all Dolores?
Bones and the Dinosaur Mystery
(Easy Readers/ER/Adl) by David A. Adler. Bones is a great detective, but can he solve the mystery of the missing dinosaur?
Cam Jansen and the Snowy Day Mystery
(Juvenile Mysteries/J/Adl) by David A. Adler. Cam and her friend Eric arrive at their school‘s computer lab and find that three of the computers have been stolen. With only some footprints in the snow outside a locked window, this girl with a photographic memory solves the case.
The Case of the Dirty Clue
(Juvenile First Chapters/J/Knu) by George E. Stanley. The Third Grade Detectives take steps to discover who ran over Misty‘s brand new bicycle.
Cork & Fuzz
(Easy Readers/ER/Cha) by Dori Chaconas. Cork, the muskrat, and Fuzz, the possum, find that they like different things but they can still be friends.
Fat Bat and Swoop
(First Chapter/J/Lan) by Leo Landry. Bat and Owl play a mean trick on poor ol‘ Emily the Cow. But when Emily runs into a clothesline and gets covered with a sheet, she gets the chance to pay them back.
The Fran that Time that Forgot
(Juvenile First Chapters/J/Ben) by Jim Benton. Can a mad scientist who really, really, really hates her middle name turn back time? You betcha! But she‘s gonna regret it.
From Slave to Soldier
(Juvenile First Chapters/J/Hop) by Deborah Hopkinson. Being a soldier isn‘t easy, but being a slave is far worse. This story was inspired by the life of John McCline, who escaped slavery as a young boy to serve in the Union Army.
Gus and Grandpa and the Piano Lesson
(Easy Reader/E/Mil) by Claudia Mills. Gus has to play “The Horse Race” for his recital. But when Gus plays the notes never really cross the finish line — until Grandpa helps.
The Case of the Desperate Duck
(Easy Readers/ER/Ryl) by Cynthia Rylant. Someone has stolen sugar cubes from Mabel‘s tea room and it‘s up to Bunny and Jack to catch the thief!
Horrible Harry and the Goog
(First Chapters/J/Kli) by Suzy Kline. Harry‘s cat, Goog, hitches a ride to school in Grandmother‘s A-1 Cakes truck and gets loose. Doug and Harry chase Goog throughout the school exploring rooms the never been in, including the Teacher‘s Lounge.
Jigsaw Pony
(Juvenile Fiction/J/Haa) by Jessie Haas. When twin sisters Fran and Kiera finally get their own pony, they both have very different ideas of what they want him to do. But when Jigsaw may be too old to perform, the girls must accept him (and each other) as they are.
Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May.)
(Juvenile First Chapters/J/Park) by Barbara Park. Junie B. cannot get along with classmate, May, who tattles on her every chance she gets. What will Junie B. do when she draws out May‘s name and has to be her Secret Santa for the Christmas Party?
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