Second and Third Grade Summer Reading

Summer Reading! As always, summer reading nurtures our love of story, and we know that stories inspire minds and cultivate hearts. Books lead us into places both familiar and new allowing us to explore new territory and engage with new ideas.

Required Reading: Hoboken Chicken Emergency by Daniel Pinkwater Students enter the year developing a new class community. They also learn about the community of Hoboken as school begins. Students will explore the community of Hoboken through walking trips, and on an early trip they will visit different areas referred to in The Hoboken Chicken Emergency. This book can be read aloud by a parent or read by the student as they are able.

Beyond the required reading: Choose to read any three books you and your family decide are a good fit from the list below, each from a different category. Parents are encouraged to read and talk about the books with children, especially if the book is written above the child’s independent reading level.

*An asterisk by an author’s name indicates that there are other good books written by this author.

Favorite Authors and Series Cleary, Beverly Ramona series Grimes, Nikki Dyamonde Daniels series Marshall, Edward Fox series Miracle, Lauren The Life of Ty Rylant, Cynthia* Henry and Mudge, Sacher, Louis Wayside School Johnston, Mike Confessions of a Dork Lord Hanlon, Abby Dory Fantasmagory series Warner, Sally Ellray Jakes series Starling Lyons, Kelly Jada Jones series

Fantasy Catling, Patrick The Chocolate Touch Elya, Susan Middleton Little Roja Riding Hood Griffith, Theanne & Reggie Brown The Magnificent Makers Series Paterson, Katherine The King’s Equal White, Wade Albert The Adventurer's Guide Series Elliott, Zeta Dayshaun’s Gift Dahl, Roald* Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Gidwitz, Adam The Unicorn Rescue Society Soundar, Chitra Pattan’s Pumpkin

Historical and Realistic Fiction (various authors) Girls Survive seriesHermes, Patricia My America series Bruchac, Joseph Trail of Tears Malcolm, Jahnna N. Strange Museum Sorrel, Tracy At the Mountain's Base Egawa, Keith & Chenoa The Whale Child (various authors) Girls Survive series Bass, Beverly & Cynthia Williams Me and the Sky Fenske, Jonathan Woodward and McTwee McKissack, Patricia Scraps of Time Series

Informational Books Hirschmann, Kris Butterflies and Moths (or any butterfly book) Pfeffer, Wendy Sounds All Around Stanley, Diane Roughing It on the Oregon Trail Rosinsky, Natalie Dirt: The Scoop on Soil Yaccarino, Dan All the Way to America Stille, Darlene R. Matter: See It, Touch It, Taste It, Smell It Elsohn, Michael What's the Matter in Mr. Whiskers' Room? Bartell, Jim India (or any of the Exploring Countries book series) Floca, Brian Moonshot Pallotta, Jerry* Who Would Win?: Whale vs. Giant Squid McAnulty, Stacy Our Universe: Earth! Diaz, Natalia A Ticket Around the World

Mystery David Adler Cam Jansen series Jones, Earnestine Tito Time Machine One Series Sharmat, Marjorie Nate the Great series Warner, Gertrude Chandler The Boxcar Children series Draper, Sharon The Buried Bones Mystery* Chari, Sheela Vanished Tarpley, Natasha The Harlem Charade Brezenoff, Steve The Grand Canyon Burros that Broke

Poetry Greenfield, Eloise Night on Neighborhood Street Philip, Neil Songs are Thoughts Prelutsky, Jack New Kid on the Block, A Pizza the Size of the Sun Worth, Valerie More Small Poems Silverstein, Shel Where the Sidewalk Ends, Light in the Attic Alexander, Kwame, et al Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets Hughes, Langston & Ashley Sail Away Bryan Bruchac, Joseph, el al Thirteen Moons on Turtle’s back: A Native American Year of Moons Singer, Marilyn & LeUyen Pham A Stick is an Excellent Thing: Poems Celebrating Outdoor Play

Biography (various authors) “Who Was ______” series Cline-Ransome, Lesa Before She Was Harriet McNamara, Margaret Eliza: The Story of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton Meltzer, Brad “I Am ______” series Sotomayor, Sonia Turning Pages Winter, Jeanette* The World is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid Tonatiuh, Duncan Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Méndez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation Encarnacion, Monica The Boy Who Touched the Stars / El Niño Que Alcanzó las Estrellas Napoli, Donna Jo Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya Maclear, Kyo It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way

Social Justice Berlak, Anne Joelito’s Big Dream Mabalon, Dawn B. Journey for Justice: The Life of Larry Itliong Smith, Charles R. & Floyd Cooper Brick by Brick Sangley, Sharon A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story Rosove, Lori Rosie’s Family: An Adoption Story Anzaldúa, Gloria Friends from the Other Side Higginbotham, Anastasia Not My Idea: A Book about Whiteness Copeland, Misty Firebird Hoffman, Mary Amazing Grace Pimentel, Annette Bay All the Way to the Top: How One Girl's Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything

Recommendations from Second Grade Students Arnold, Tedd Fly Guy Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad Adler, David Cam Jansen series Osborne, Mary Pope Magic Tree House series Meadows, Daisy The Fairy series Gutman, Dan My Weirdest School series Barrows, Annie Ivy & Bean series Elliot, Rebecca Owl Diaries series McDonald, Megan Stink and Judy Moody series (various authors) National Geographic Readers

Recommendations from Third Grade Students Miller, Kayla Click Series McDonald, Andrew Real Pigeons Lowe, Natasha Poppy Pendle LeReau, Kara The Unintentional Adventures of the Bland Sisters Brallier, Max Last Kids on Earth series Hale, Shannon Princess Academy Pseudonymous Bosch The Name of this Books is Secret Strange, Lucy The Secret of Nightingale Wood Jamieson, Victoria Roller Girl Chmakova, Svetlana Awkward