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.
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
(Juvenile Fiction/J/Look) by Lenore Look.
A young boy in Concord, Massachusetts, who loves superheroes and comes from a long line of brave Chinese farmer-warriors, wants to make friends, but first he must overcome his fear of everything.
Clementine
(Juvenile Fiction/J/Pennypacker) by Sara Pennypacker.
While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.
Cool Zone with the Pain & the Great One
(Juvenile Fiction/J/Blume) by Judy Blume.
More adventures at school and at home with Jake, a first-grader, and his older sister Abigail, known to each other as the Pain and the Great One.
Curse of Snake Island
(Juvenile First Chapters/J/James) by Brian James.
In the first book of the Pirate School series, Pete leads his friends in an attempt to beat the grown-ups in finding the treasure buried on Snake Island and stealing it from the giant snake that guards it.
Dinosaur Trouble
(Juvenile Fiction/J/King-Smith) by Dick King-Smith.
Young dinosaurs Nosy, a pterodactyl, and Banty, an apatosaurus, become friends, despite their parents‘ prejudices.
Eating Enchiladas
(Juvenile First Chapters/J/Naylor) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
A sleepover inspires Sarah, who likes to do things differently, to chose Mexico for her “Countries of the World” presentation.
The Fishy Field Trip
(Juvenile First Chapters/J/James) by Brian James.
When CatKid goes on a field trip to an aquarium and the teacher announces a prize will be given to the winner of an underwater treasure hunt, CatKid is determined to win with her best friend Maddie‘s help.
How to Survive a Totally Boring Summer
(Juvenile Fiction/J/Delacroix) by Alice DeLaCroix.
When Randall and his friend Max start a chess club in the park to keep busy during the summer, there are unexpected benefits for the community.
Martina, the Beautiful Cockroach: a Cuban Folktale
(Juvenile Nonfiction/J398.20972/Dee) retold by Carmen Agra Deedy.
In this humorous retelling of a Cuban folktale, a cockroach interviews her suitors in order to decide whom to marry.
Matty Mouse
(Picture Books/E/Nimmo) by Jenny Nimmo.
Matty Mouse, who spends most of his time forgetting things like turning off the water and shutting the door, learns that his thinking cap is closer than he realizes.
Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs
(Juvenile First Chapters/J/Applegate) by Katherine Applegate.
When the first-graders‘ bee antennae would not stay on their heads and the drummers would not stay in their seats for the open house play, Roscoe decides to help by using the “don‘t-you-dare” glue.
Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express
(Juvenile First Chapters/J/McDonald) by Megan McDonald.
Stink Moody, friends Webster and Sophie, and Mrs. Birdwistle visit tourist attractions in Virginia as they try to give away 101 guinea pigs rescued from a laboratory, although Stink is very reluctant to give away his favorite, Astro.
Stone Age Boy
(Juvenile Nonfiction/J930.12/Kit) by Satoshi Kitamura.
Step back 15,000 years as a modern boy enters a Stone Age village and learns a few prehistoric tricks of the trade.
Way Up and Over Everything
(Juvenile Nonfiction/J398.20973/McG) by Alice McGill.
In this retelling of a folktale, five Africans escape the horrors of slavery by simply disappearing into thin air.
