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Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff KinneyThe Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav PilkeyThe BFG by Roald DahlDragon Howl by Vanessa RouseDragon Rider by Cornelia Funke
2nd Grade Book List for Boys
173 books — 99 voters
Punctuation Takes a Vacation by Robin PulverThe Grapes of Math by Greg TangSir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi by Cindy NeuschwanderZero the Hero by Joan HolubWho Pooped in Central Park? Scat and Tracks for Kids by Gary D. Robson
Educational Children's Fiction Books
318 books — 87 voters

The Adventures of Ook and Gluk by Dav PilkeyMagic Tree House by Mary Pope OsborneThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon ScieszkaBad Kitty Gets a Bath by Nick BruelRicky Ricotta's Mighty Robot by Dav Pilkey
Reluctant Readers - Boys K-3
68 books — 30 voters
The Cricket in Times Square by George SeldenA Little Princess by Frances Hodgson BurnettSuperfudge by Judy BlumeMatilda by Roald DahlThe School Story by Andrew Clements
2nd Grade Read Alouds (Read-Alouds C)
25 books — 26 voters

Amelia Bedelia by Peggy ParishLittle Bear by Else Holmelund MinarikThe Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon ScieszkaPenny and Her Doll by Kevin HenkesToday I Will Fly! by Mo Willems
TOON recommends: Books For Beginning Readers, Grades 1-2
35 books — 19 voters
Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold LobelBeezus and Ramona by Beverly ClearyIvy and Bean by Annie BarrowsSideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis SacharThe Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
TOON recommends: Books For Beginning Readers, Grades 2-3
34 books — 15 voters

I Am Enough by Grace ByersThey All Saw a Cat by Brendan WenzelAda Twist, Scientist by Andrea BeatyWhen Sophie Gets Angry – Really, Really Angry by Molly BangRulers of the Playground by Joseph Kuefler
Picture Books to Start the School Year
73 books — 12 voters
Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman SharmatYoung Cam Jansen and the Dinosaur Game by David A. AdlerDavid Gets in Trouble by David ShannonThe Berenstain Bears by Stan BerenstainDirk Bones And the Mystery of the Haunted House by Doug Cushman
K-2nd Mysteries
20 books — 11 voters

The Tomten and the Fox by Astrid LindgrenThe Nature Connection by Clare Walker LeslieFarm Anatomy by Julia RothmanWicked Plants by Amy StewartDumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto
an unschooling mamas "must haves"
96 books — 8 voters
Miss Moss (Book 1) Decodable Chapter Book by M. MottThe Bright Bay Mermaids by Jamie M. KayeMiss Moss by M. MottIsadora Moon Goes to School by Harriet MuncasterMiss Moss by M. Mott
Second Grade Chapter Books
37 books — 7 voters

Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderRamona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly ClearyIsland of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'DellMiss Moss (Book 1) Decodable Chapter Book by M. MottDress To Impress Diaries - Chloe Carlton Runway Rivalry by C. E. Grace
Books for 8 Year Old Daughters
8 books — 7 voters
Leif the Lucky by Ingri d'AulaireColumbus by Ingri d'AulaireThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameThe Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard PyleThe Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning
Charlotte Mason Ambleside Curriculum - 2nd Grade
114 books — 5 voters

I Am Peace by Susan VerdeCody's Whisper by Malia GraceCome On, Calm! by Kelsey BrownYogi Superhero by Anna SmithersThe Girl from The Sky by Jenny Richter
Best Books for Children to Find their Calm
20 books — 5 voters
Peter Pan by J.M. BarrieBlack Beauty by Anna SewellThe Little House Collection by Laura Ingalls WilderHeidi by Johanna SpyriLittle Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Classical Curriculum - 2nd Grade
102 books — 4 voters

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective by Donald J. SobolThe Last Treasure by Janet S. AndersonEncyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch (Encyclop... by Donald J. SobolThe 100-Year-Old Secret by Tracy BarrettThe Blue Ghost by Marion Dane Bauer
2-4th Mysteries
19 books — 2 voters
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
2017-2018 School year
1 book — 1 voter

Nightmare Escape by Greg GrunbergCurse of the Harvester by Greg GrunbergMighty Jack by Ben HatkeMighty Jack and the Goblin King by Ben Hatke
2-3 Grade Graphic Novels
4 books — 1 voter
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George SpeareChains by Laurie Halse AndersonThe War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyThe War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyForge by Laurie Halse Anderson
Kids Historical Fiction
93 books — 1 voter

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