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Books for 2nd & 3rd GradersSummer 2024
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Diary of a Roblox Pro: Mega Shark
by Ari Avatar
While helping his Marine Biologist dad track dolphins for his research, Ari soon realizes there's something lurking deep beneath the surface and before he knows it, he must save his dad and friends from danger without becoming prey himself.
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Rica Baptista: A Week of Shenanigans
by Janet Costa Bates
When her Grampy arrives on crutches for their week of adventure, Rica pulls out all the stops with the help of her best friend, Laini, to make this seemingly adventure-less time fun at home instead, from a family talent show to playing cards.
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Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet
by Nick Bruel
Feeling under the weather, sick Kitty, who just wants to jump around, eat everything in sight and boss around the slobbering puppies, is taken to the vet where comical chaos ensues!
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Cosplay Crime
by Marty Chan
A cosplaying thief at an anime expo has stolen a valuable print belonging to the celebrity that shy thirteen-year-old Bree Wong has come to meet. She hopes that she'll get a face-to-face with her idol if she can catch the culprit and recover the stolen print.
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Henry Heckelbeck Does Not Need a Sitter
by Wanda Coven
When his parents hire a babysitter for their date night, Henry must convince them he's old enough to stay home alone to keep a nosy stranger from coming into his room and discovering his magic Book of Spells.
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Pigeon Private Detectives: The Case of the Poached Painting
by Christee Curran-Bauer
When a thief steals the prized painting from the Museum of Food Art in the middle of the night, the Pigeon Private Detectives take on the case and break down clues, while still taking time to indulge in a sweet treat from Mama Pigeon.
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Flat Stanley's Adventures in Classroom 2E: The 100th Day
by Kate Egan
For the 100th day of school, Stanley plans to bring 100 flat pancakes to the party, but when his best friend Marco starts ignoring him and the number of attendees keeps changing, he must add, subtract and multiply his way to deliciousness!
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Asha and Baz meet Katia Krafft
by Caroline Fernandez
Learn about volcanoes from renowned volcanologist Katria Kraft! Asha wants to win a super cool volcanic rock by solving the Great Volcano Challenge at school. So she and her best friend Baz use their magic stick to travel to Iceland in 1973 to learn from famous volcano researcher Katia Krafft. She's sure to be able to help them with their project, but she's got an eruption to observe and data to record - and ash, lava, and smelly gases are a lot scarier than a classroom. With safety concerns rising, Asha and Baz will need to keep their cool to get back home and win the prize.
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Little Goddess Girls: Artemis & the Dog's Diamond
by Joan Holub
While scouring the Forest of Lost and Found for the last missing jewel - a diamond - to bring back to Zeus, Artemis meets a young hunter named Orion and together, with some magic and the power of friendship, find what they're both looking for.
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Timekeepers: Eiffel Tower Emergency
by SJ King
Traveling back to the 1889 World's Fair to witness the unveiling of the newly built Eiffel Tower, the Timekeepers discover DeLay is up to his old tricks and must stop him from changing the course of history.
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Forever Fairies: Coco Twinkles
by Maddy Mara
Trying out a brand-new recipe to join the talented Twinklestars - the expert fairy bakers - Coco and her friends must whip up a creative solution to save the day when a troll prank threatens to ruin everything.
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Kwame's Magic Quest: Rise of the Green Flame
by Bernard Mensah
Excited to start magical training with his new friends at school, 8-year-old Kwame starts to worry when he can't access his magic powers, especially when his friend Fifi starts acting strangely, making him wonder if evil is afoot.
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The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class: Emma Mckenna, Full Out
by Kate Messner
Determined to make this the best school year ever at the brand-new Curiosity Academy, third-grader Emma McKenna finds her fresh start doomed by the arrival of Lucy, her best-friend-turned-enemy, and races to make friends before Lucy ruins everything, again.
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The Day I Fell into a Fairy Tale
by Ben Miller
When Lana discovers a portal to a fairy tale world hidden in the strange new supermarket in town, she discovers these aren't the happy-ever-after tales she knows and loves but are darker and more dangerous and the characters need her help in defeating an evil witch.
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Queenie Jean Is in Trouble Again
by Christine Read
When ten-year-old Queenie and her family move from small-town Ontario to a glitzy suburb of Vancouver, she is desperate to fit in and make a best friend for the first time in her life. With her creativity and bubbly personality, Queenie arrives at Western Canada Preparatory School ready to win over her classmates and conquer the world. But even before the first bell rings, she finds herself in trouble. From always being late to talking out of turn to never being able to focus, Queenie stands out like a sore thumb, especially among the cool girls she wants to impress. Hardest of all, she has a secret. She's been diagnosed with ADHD, and she hates how different it makes her feel. After she struggling to navigate her new world, dreaming up ill-advised schemes to make the other kids like her, she must face her greatest fear of all: making a speech in front of the whole school that will show everyone her true self.
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Cupcake Diaries: Emily's Cupcake Magic!
by Coco Simon
When her new school announces a baking contest, Emily Green, whose sister Katie started the Cupcake Club, doesn't want to live in her shadow until Katie advises her to bake cupcakes “The Emily Way,” making her realize there's room for two star bakers in their family.
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I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964
by Lauren Tarshis
Taking readers back to 1964 during the most powerful recorded earthquake in US history, which changed our understanding of earth science, this pulse-pounding story follows 11-year-old Jack as he is tested in ways he never could've imagined to survive.
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Diary of a Minecraft Wolf: Player Attack.
by Winston Wolf
Taming a Minecraft player to be his secret crimefighting weapon, Minecraft wolf Winston and his new partner seek to reveal the true evil nature of the adorable Baby Turtles who are forever wreaking havoc across the Overworld.
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Too Small Tola Gets Tough
by Atinuke
When a new virus separates her family and her Grandmommy can no longer go out to work, Tola goes instead and works for the Diamond family where she makes new friends among the household staff and discovers that the wealthy have problems, too.
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The Questioneers: Aaron Slater and the Sneaky Snake
by Andrea Beaty
When Zookeeper Fred's green snake Vern gets loose in the zoo, the Questioneers need all their talents to help find him, but in the end it is Aaron's art that leads the way. Includes facts about snakes.
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Aven Green Music Machine
by Dusti Bowling
Eight-year-old Aven Green is despondent when she does not master the piano in one day, but with new inspiration from guitarist Mr. Tom, who is armless like her, along with a special gift from her great-grandma, Aven learns she does not need to be perfect to perform.
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Press Start! Super King Viking Land!
by Thomas Flintham
In this action-packed, gaming-themed story, Sunny's dad enters Super World as King Viking where he must become the HERO and help Captain Trevor fix his boat, getting some unexpected assistance from Super Rabbit Boy.
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The Adventures of Sophie Mouse: Under the Weather
by Poppy Green
Jealous of all the attention her brother is getting because he's sick, Sophie wishes she could stay home from school and play all day just like him, but when she gets sick herself, she quickly changes her mind!
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Zara's Rules for Living Your Best Life
by Hena Khan
Sent to spend spring break with her grandparents, Zara concocts a plan that just might save her vacation - and help her grandfather start living his best life after losing his zest.
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Secret Spy Society: The Case of the Musical Mishap
by Veronica Mang
With the help of some of the most enigmatic women in history who worked as spies, Peggy, Rita and Dot learn how to solve the problems between them in order to solve the case at hand.
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Diary of a Pug: Pug's New Puppy
by Kyla May
Bub the pug and his human, Bella, cannot wait to teach Nana's new pup, Harlow, some new tricks, but they soon realize training a puppy is not as easy as they thought.
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McTavish on the Move
by Meg Rosoff
When her dad gets a new job, which requires them to move, Betty is the only one who is not excited. With the help of her rescue dog McTavish she finds her worries eased and the confidence to feel at home again.
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The Party Diaries: Starry Henna Night
by Mitali Banerjee Ruths
When eight-year-old Priya is hired to do a henna night for a teenage party, she and her friend Melissa are worried their ideas might be too babyish for the older girls.
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Choose Your Own Adventure: Antarctica!
by Lily Simonson
You're about to board a helicopter back to your research site in Antarctica, when you receive word that one of your colleagues has gone missing. Antarctica is no place to spend the night in a snowstorm. But your latest STEM experiment - over a year's work - will be ruined if you don't get back soon! Which adventure do you choose?
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Legends of Lotus Island: Into the Shadow Mist
by Christina Soontornvat
While on a field trip to Bokati Island with the mysterious Guardian Master Em, Plum must decide whether or not to reveal her own Guardian powers when an unseen force puts the entire ecosystem at risk.
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I Survived: The Wellington Avalanche, 1910
by Lauren Tarshis
Tells the harrowing story of one girl who survived the Wellington snow slide of 1910 - the deadliest avalanche in American history, which forever changed railroad-engineering.
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Catalina Incognito: Skateboard Star
by Jennifer Torres
With the Valle Grande Skate Spectacular competition coming up, Catalina is hoping her sister Coco will win and she can have her old board, but Coco has lost her skateboarding mojo so Catalina considers entering the competition herself.
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Mia Mayhem and the Wild Garden
by Kara West
Tasked to grow her own plant with super seeds collected from all corners of the Earth and beyond, Mia finds herself in a unbe-LEAF-able situation when it won't stop growing until it takes over the world!
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A to Z Animal Mysteries: The Absent Alpacas
by Kayla Whaley
When a group of alpacas goes missing right before the alpaca costume contest at the Maine State Fair, Abbi, her dog, Barkley, and her friends must sniff out this mystery.
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