Book Lists
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Grade 2 & 3
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 | Dicamillo, Kate | | The Tale of Despereaux | A fairy tale about a mouse in love with a princess, a serving girl with a wish, and a rat who longs to get out of the darkness.
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|  | King-Smith, Dick | | Lady Lollipop | Her swineherd owner swears Lollipop the pig can make anyone a better person. But can she train a spoiled princess and win over the haughty King and Queen?
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|  | Law, Ingrid | | Savvy | The Beaumonts each get one supernatural talent when they turn thirteen. Mibs’ father is in an accident the day before her birthday, and she’s determined to discover her savvy and use it to save him.
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|  | McLimans, David | | Gone Wild | Endangered animals from around the world form the letters of the alphabet, alongside facts about these strange and wonderful creatures.
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|  | Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds | | Emily’s Fortune | Orphaned Emily is making the long trek to her aunt, but her greedy Uncle Victor is after her and her sizable fortune. Disguise and advice from fellow orphan Jackson will be her only hope to make it.
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|  | Oliver, Lin | | Ghost Buddy | Billy’s new in the neighborhood, and all he wants are some new friends and a spot on the baseball team. The last thing he expects is his very own wise-cracking ghost, who can’t even remember his name!
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|  | Orr, Wendy | | Nim’s Island | Nim lives on her own island and spends her time caring for the exotic animals and emailing a famous author. Her father’s boat gets caught in a storm, and Nim will need everyone’s help to find him.
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|  | Pennypacker, Sara | | Clementine | Clementine is having a terrible week, starting with the day she cuts off her best friend Margaret’s hair to get the glue out and draws it back on with a marker. She tries to be good, but she gets such big ideas!
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|  | Rylant, Cynthia | | In Aunt Lucy’s Kitchen | The Cobble Street cousins share a bedroom in their Aunt Lucy’s attic, where they make plans for their own cookie company and have adventures.
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|  | Sciezka, Jon | | Knights of the Kitchen Table | Joe receives a magic book for his birthday that transports he and his best friends Sam and Fred back to medieval times for some wacky adventures.
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|  | Silverstein, Shel | | The Giving Tree | A story of a tree who loves a little boy, and gives more and more to him as he grows older, asking nothing in return.
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|  | Sobol, Donald | | Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective | Can you solve the cases solved by Encyclopedia Brown, America’s Sherlock Holmes in sneakers? Don’t peek at the answers in the back of the book.
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|  | Springer, Nancy | | The Case of the Missing Marquess | Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, must travel to London in disguise to unravel the disappearance of her missing mother.
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