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MCFL Kids 2024: Summer Reads for 2nd/3rd grade

Great books to keep you reading all summer! Don't forget to visit your library for more ideas and recommendations!

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  • Nine-year-old Ella considers herself the official greeter, tour guide, and is generally in charge of 1106 Wildflower Place, but the elusive Robinsons who live on the top floor are a mystery--one which Ella is determined to solve, and bring the…
    Book, 2023San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2023
  • Spunky sixth-grader Zoe Sparks has discovered a unique way to get the laptop of her dreams—to win it! If Zoe can sell more tubs of cookie dough than anyone in her school, the laptop is hers. It’s the first step to becoming a prize-winning…
    Book, 2023New York : Crown Books for Young Readers, [2023]
  • From the fireside tales in an African village, through the unspeakable passage across the Atlantic, to the backbreaking work in the fields of the South, this is a story of a people's struggle and strength, horror and hope. This is the story of…
    Book, 2023New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2023
  • There are some things you should know about Harriet Wermer. She used to lie a lot, but not anymore. Seriously, she only tells the truth now. Even though she hadn't wanted to come to Marble Island in the first place, now she doesn't want to leave.…
    Book, 2024New York, NY : Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2024]
  • When a furry, four-legged beast from the distant past appears in their park, the local animals are concerned about unwanted attention from humans. Gilly the Possum, assistant to raccoon Mayor Crawdaddy, is tasked with figuring out where the lost…
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]
  • Would you rather blend in or stand out? Claire and Michelle used to be best friends, but now the two sisters couldn't be more different. Michelle will do anything to fit in, even if it means denying her Taiwanese culture, whereas Claire is proud of…
    Graphic Novel, 2024New York : Harper Alley, 2024
  • A stone is not just a stone. A stone is a story. Journey across history to see how one stone changes and transforms, from magma, oozing under Earth's crust, to sand ground down by a rushing river, to the heart of a mountain. Watch what happens when…
    Book, 2023New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2023
  • Shut up in a trunk by a taciturn old sea captain with a secret, five friends--a king, a wolf, a girl, a boy, and an owl--bicker, boast, and comfort one another in the dark. Individually, they dream of song and light, freedom and flight, purpose and…
    Book, 2023Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023
  • The Great Wall of China, Petra, The Colosseum, Chichen Itza , Machu Picchu, The Taj Mahal, and Christ the Redeemer were selected as the new seven wonders of the world by over 600 million people who participated in a vote between 2000 and 2007. But…
    Book, 2023Prague, Czech Republic : Albatros, an imprint of Albatros Media Group, 2023
  • Seven tales celebrating peace, kindness, and forgiveness from seven countries that have all suffered from wars and conflicts in recent times.
    Book, 2023Northampton, MA : Crocodile Books, and imprint of Interlink Publishing Group, Inc., 2023
  • Abigail 'Abbi' Wallace is excited to see the alpacas at the Maine State Fair. But there's only one alpaca left--the rest are missing! What sent the alpacas packing? Abbi; her dog, Barkley; and her friends Lydia and Daniel are ready to sniff out this…
    Book, 2023New York : Random House, 2023
  • What happens when the world's biggest cat video star gets accused of a crime she didn't commit? She becomes a cat on the run, that's what. But how do you avoid capture and prove your innocence when you are the most famous feline on the planet? Well,…
    Graphic Novel, 2023New York : Scholastic Inc., 2023
  • In Dogtown, a shelter for unwanted canine and robot dogs, an extraordinary bond develops between Chance, a longing three-legged dog, Metalhead, an empathetic robot, and Mouse, their friendly ally, as they strive to find forever homes.
    Book, 2023New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2023
  • Unicorn Princess by Shannon Gilligan takes YOU - the plucky Princess Perri, now ten years old - on a third summer of adventure at camp on Princess Island! Your 6-8 year old reader will show off her new, lucky compass and improved curtsy-skills. When…
    Book, 2018Waitsfield, Vermont : Chooseco, [2018]
  • Weird and Wonderful Nature

    Tales of More Than 100 Unique Animals, Plants, and Phenomena

    Hoare, Ben,
    This fascinating nature book for kids offers: Facts from a range of topics, from animals to plants and rocks to natural phenomena, that are guaranteed to wow adults and children alike. Large photographs that show each species or item in incredible…
    Book, 2023New York : DK Publishing, 2023