This document provides summer reading suggestions for 2nd grade students from the Berkeley School Libraries. It recommends beginning chapter book series for emerging readers on reading levels K through P. It also lists several graphic novel series and picture books covering a wide range of topics to engage young readers. The list includes chapter book series, graphic novels, picture books featuring imagination and creativity, and fascinating nonfiction books about nature, biographies, and more. The goal is to encourage summer reading and learning through accessing the school's virtual library online.

1. Reading is Fun!!
2nd
grade Summer Reading Suggestions
Berkeley School Libraries, 2018
Beginning with Chapter Books (levels K – L – M)
Ashley Small & Ashlee Tall series, by Michele Jakubowski
Bink & Gollie, by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee
Eva’s Treetop Festival, by Rebecca Elliott
Ivy & Bean, by Annie Barrows
Katie Woo and Friends, by Fran Manushkin
King & Kayla series, by Dori Hillestad Butler
Kylie Jean Pirate Queen, by Marci Peschke
Lola Levine Is Not Mean, by Monica Brown
The Princess in Black, by Shannon & Dean Hale
Roscoe Riley Rules, by Katherine Applegate
Sofia Martinez: Picture Perfect, by Jacqueline Jules
Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid, by Megan McDonaldGraphic Novel Series We Love!
The Baby-Sitters Club, by Ann M. Martin &
Raina Telgemeier
Big Nate, by Lincoln Peirce
Bird and Squirrel, by James Burks
Chronicles of Claudette series, by Jorge Aguirre
Chi’s Sweet Home, by Kanata Konami
Dog Man, by Dav Pilkey
Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth, by Judd
Winick
Lunch Lady, by Jarrett K. Krosoczka
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clayton
The Shark King, by R. Kikuo Johnson
Stone Rabbit, by Erik Craddock
* reading levels based on Fountas & Pinnell system
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Visit your school’s virtual library all summer!
library.berkeleyschools.net

2. Having Fun with Chapter Books Series (levels N – O – P)
Bad Guys, by Aaron Blabey
DATA Set (series), by Ada Hopper
The Ellie McDoodle Diaries (series), by Ruth McNally Barshaw
Leroy Ninker Saddles Up, by Kate DiCamillo
Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel, by Nikki Grimes
Ruby and the Booker Boys, by Derrick Barnes
Sideways Stories from Wayside School, by Louis Sachar
Underworlds, by Tony Abbott
Wedgie & Gizmo, by Suzanne Selfors
Zack Files, by Dan Greenburg
Zoey and Sassafras, by Asia Citro
Picture Books Full of Imagination
The Bear and the Piano, by David Litchfield
Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed
Music, by Margarita Engle
If I Built a Car, by Chris Van Dusen
Juna’s Jar, by Jane Bahk
Little Red Writing, by Joan Holub
Maybe Something Beautiful, by F. Isabel Campoy
My Pen, by Christopher Myers
Niño Saves the World, by Yuyi Morales
Pool, by JiHyeon Lee
Sampson in the Snow, by Philip C. Stead
Take Away the A, by Michael Escoffier
XO, OX: A Love Story, by Adam Rex
Fascinating Nonfiction
Born in the Wild: Baby Mammals and Their
Parents, by Lita Judge
Malala's Magic Pencil, by Malala Yousafzai
How to Swallow a Pig, by Steve Jenkins
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone, by
Katheryn Russell-Brown
Give Bees a Chance, by Bethany Barton
Her Right Foot, by Dave Eggers
Plants Can’t Sit Still, by Rebecca Hirsch
Stephen Curry, by Jon Fishman
The Stone Thrower, by Jael Ealey Richardson
BUSD Library Services
library.berkeleyschools.net
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