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Second Grade: Fiction

The following fiction titles may be enjoyed by children in second grade. Please remember, readers have different interests and read at different levels so not all of these titles will appeal to, or be appropriate for, every second grader.

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  • Frank likes peace and quiet. He likes his tent, his pencil, and writing in his secret notebook. Bean likes noise. He likes his bus, his trumpet -- toot, toot! -- and making music. Loud music. But Bean is missing something: he does not have words.…
    Easy Reader, 2019Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2019 — J READER MIC
  • 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.
    Book, 2008New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, 2008 — JFICTION LOOK
  • Eight-year-old EllRay Jakes, the shortest kid in class and still chosen last at recess, hones his basketball skills with Mr. Havens and earns the respect of his third-grade classmates.
    Book, 2016New York, New York : Puffin Books, [2016] — JFICTION WARNER
  • A graphic-novel rendering of the third entry in the Baby-sitters Club spin-off series finds Kristy’s younger sister, Karen, trying to form a cat-sitting club with her friends.
    Graphic Novel, 2021New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2021 — KIDS GRAPHIC NOVEL BABYSITTERS LITTLE SISTER
  • Inspired to become a magician after seeing a live magic show, Eugene practices tricks to prepare for a demonstration at a school event, but the trick he performs for his classmates is complicated by the unexplained disappearance of a class pet.
    Book, 2020New York : Little Simon, 2020 — JFICTION KIRBY
  • After Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with the Watsons, all three awaken with the bed teetering on the edge of a big hole in the floor.
    Book, 2005Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2005 — JFICTION DICAMILLO
  • Eight-year-old Mia Macarooney is delighted to learn she is from a family of superheroes, but her acceptance into the Program for In Training Superheroes requires she take a placement exam.
    Book, 2018New York : Little Simon, 2018 — JFICTION WEST
  • Ricky Ricotta, a small mouse, is being bullied at school, but when he rescues a powerful robot from its evil creator, he acquires a friend and protector--and saves the city from Dr. Stinky.
    Book, 2014New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., [2014] — JFICTION PILKEY
  • When Miss Daisy returns to Ella Mentry School as a substitute teacher, the kids are in for a weird and wacky day of not learning about math, writing, the weather, and more.
    Book, 2016New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016] — JFICTION GUTMAN
  • When the student council decides to host a dance as their next fundraiser, Jada feels nervous and queasy. She's excited to give back, but she can't dance! Still, she's determined to help the cause and show she cares. She practices her moves, gets…
    Book, 2019New York, New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2019] — JFICTION LYONS
  • Shares the interactions of the rule-following Chick and the absent-minded Brain, whose friendship is tested by miscommunications and misunderstandings about good manners.
    Graphic Novel, 2019Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2019 — J READER BEL
  • Narwhal is a happy-go-lucky narwhal. Jelly is a no-nonsense jellyfish. The two might not have a lot in common, but they do they love waffles, parties and adventures. Join Narwhal and Jelly as they discover the whole wide ocean together.
    Graphic Novel, 2017Toronto, ON : Tundra Books, 2017 — KIDS GRAPHIC NOVEL NARWHAL AND JELLY