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Night Readers read laters

GRADE 2 BOOK CLUB

Each session we present several books to vote on for future meetings. As only one gets chosen, we list the remainders here so that bookclub members who liked a title that did not win have a reference list.

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P.S. This is also a great list for birthday presents within the age group.

2022/23 Grade 2

  • Zita the Space Girl by Ben Hatke

  • The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

  • RoÈ™ie Reverie and the Raucous Riveters by Andrea Beaty

  • Clover's Luck by Kallie George

  • Attila, Loolagax and the Eagle by Nichola McAuliffe

  • Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins

  • Baby by Patricia Maclachlan

  • Space Boy by Stephen McCranie

  • Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins

  • Harry Versus the First Hundred Days of School by Emily Jenkins

2018/19 Grade 2

  • Floyd the Flamingo by Tiffany Stone

  • The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo

  • Chelonia Green Champion of Turtles by Christobell Mattingly

  • The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary

  • Kindred Souls by Patricia MacLachlan

  • Thomas and the Dragon Queen by Shutta Crum

  • Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell

  • Balto and the Great Race by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

  • The Magician’s Boy by Susan Cooper

  • The Poisoned Honey Cake by Caroline Lawrence

2014/15 Grade 2

  • Summer in the City by Marie-Louise Gay

  • Poppy by Avi

  • Kindred Souls by Patricia MacLachlan

  • Three Green Rats: an Eco Tale by Linda Mason Hunter

  • The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo

  • The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

  • The World According to Humphrey by Betty Birney

  • Nim’s Island – Wendy Orr

  • Monster Mission by Iva Ibbotson

  • Chantel’s Quest by Oliver Neubert

  • The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth

  • The Cul-de-Sac Kids by Alison Acheson

  • Harriet the Spy

  • Secrets at Sea by Richard Peck

  • Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat

2012/13 Grade 2

  • Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell

  • Love That Dog by Sharon Creech

  • Maggie and the Chocolate War by Michelle Mulder

  • The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

  • Farm Boy by Michael Morpurgo

  • Countess’s Calamity by Sally Gardner

  • Gooseberry Park by Cynthia Rylant

  • Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville

  • Secrets at Sea by Richard Peck

  • Chelonia Green, Champion of Turtles by Christobel Mattingley

  • Cricket in Times Square by George Selden

  • Dumb Creatures by Jeanne Willis

  • Emmy and the Incredibly Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell

  • Love that Dog by Sharon Creech

  • Maggie and the Chocolate War by Michelle Mulder

  • Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan

  • Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman

  • Masterpiece by Elise Broach

  • Golden Goose by Dick King-Smith

  • Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins

  • Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth

2010/11 Grade 2

  • The Girl with 500 Middle Names by Margaret Peterson Haddix

  • The Dragonling Collector’s Edition by Jackie French Holler

  • The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo

  • The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Clearly

  • The Graveyard Hounds by Vi Hughes

  • Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet by Graham Salisbury

  • Roland Wright: Future Knight by Tony Davis

  • The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth

  • Jake Drake Bully Buster by Andrew Clements

  • Maggie and the Chocolate War by Michelle Mulder

  • Mieko and the Fifth Treasure by Eleanor Coerr

  • Black Nell by Shirley Woods

  • Nathan Fludd: Beastologist Book One by R.L. LaFevers

2008/9 Grade 2

  • Wild Science by Victoria Miles

  • Perloo The Bold by Avi

  • Gooseberry Park by Cynthia Rylant

  • The Best Christmas Present in the World by Michael Morpurgo

  • Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

  • Hero’s Guide to Deadly Dragons by Cressida Cowell

  • Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell

  • Toys Go Out by Tor Seidler

  • Lucy Willow by Lucy Gardener

  • Yossi’s Goal by Ellen Schwatz

  • Several Lives of Orphan Jack by Sarah Ellis

  • Owl in the Shower by Jean Craighead George

  • Yossi’s Goal by Ellen Schwartz

  • Fog Mound #1: Travels of Thelonious by Susan Schade

  • Snow Goose by Paul Gallico

  • The Secret of the Painted House by Marion Baner

2019/20 Grade 2

  • The Magician’s Boy by Susan Cooper

  • Jake Drake Bully Buster by Andrew Clements

  • Ruby Lu, Brave and True by Lenore Look

  • Sable by Karen Hesse

  • Forward, Shakespeare by Jean Little

  • Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters by Andrea Beaty

  • Waiting for Magic by Patricia MacLaughlin

  • The Poisoned Honey Cake by Caroline Lawrence

  • The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth

  • The Graveyard hounds by Vi Hughes

  • How to Train Your Dragon by Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III

  • Kindred Souls by Patricia MacLachlan

  • Babymouse by Jennifer L. Holm

  • Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke

2015/16 Grade 2

  • The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde

  • The Countess’s Calamity by Sally Gardner

  • Jake Drake Bully Buster by Andrew Clements

  • Kindred Souls by Patricia MacLachlan

  • Secrets at Sea by Richard Peck

  • The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame

  • The Case of the Missing Deed by Ellen Schwartz

  • How to Save Your Tail by Mary Hanson

  • The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo

  • The Magnificent Moon Hare by Sue Monroe

2013/14 Grade 2

  • Maggie and the Chocolate War by Michelle Mulder

  • Chelonia Green Champion of Turtles by Christobel Mattingley

  • Secrets at Sea by Richard Peck

  • Gooseberry Park by Cynthia Rylant

  • The Countess’s Calamity by Sally Gardner

  • Farm Boy by Michael Morpurgo

  • Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell

  • Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman

  • Love That Dog by Sharon Creech

  • Chantal’s Quest by Oliver Neubert

  • Shu-Li by Paul Yee

  • The Several Lives of Orphan Jack by Sarah Ellis

  • Dumb Creatures by Jeanne Willis

  • The Cat Who Went to Heaven by Elizabeth Coatsworth

  • Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia McLachlan

  • Three Good Deeds by Vivian Van Velde

  • The Cul De Sac Kids by Alison Acheson

  • Waiting for the Magic by Patricia McLachlan

  • From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg

  • Gooseberry Park by Cynthia Rylant

  • Harry the Poisonous Centipede by Lynne Reid Banks

  • One Dog and His Boy by Eva Ibbotson

  • The Graveyard Hounds by Vi Hughes

  • Three Green Rats An Eco Tale by Linda Mason Hunter

2011/12 Grade 2

  • The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

  • Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan

  • The End of the Beginning by Avi

  • The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico

  • The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler

  • Farm Boy by Michael Morpurgo

  • Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

  • Jake Drake Bully Buster by Andrew Clements

  • Chantal’s Quest by Oliver Neubert

  • Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo

  • Masterpiece by Elise Broach

  • How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

  • Thomas and the Dragon Queen by Shutta Crum

  • Dumb Creatures by Jeanne Willis

  • You’re a Bad Man, Mr. Gum by Andy Standon

  • Poppy by Avi

  • Secrets at Sea by Richard Peck

  • Cricket in Times Square by George Selden

  • Chelonia Green Champion of Turtles by Christobel Mattingley

  • Countess’s Calamity by Sally Gardner

2009/10 Grade 2

  • The Sunken Kingdom: Ghost Ship by Kim Wilkins

  • Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman

  • Chelonia Green: Champion of Turtles by Christobel Mattingley

  • Jake Drake Bully Buster by Andrew Clements

  • Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

  • Nathaniel Fludd Beastologist: Flight of the Phoenix by R.L. LaFevers

  • Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures: The Intrepid Canadian Expedition by Jeff Brown

  • The Countess’s Calamity by Sally Gardner

  • Owly: The Way Home & The Bittersweet Summer by Andy Runton

  • Poppy by Avi

  • How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

  • Dumb Creatures by Jeanne Willis

  • Farm Boy by Michael Morpurgo 

  • You're a Bad Man Mr. Gum by Andy Stanton

  • Cool Zone With The Pain & The Great One by Judy Blume

2007/8 Grade 2

  • Lucy Willow by Sally Gardner

  • Farm Boy by Michael Morpurgo

  • Ronia the Robbers Daughter by Astrid Lindgren

  • A House Called Awful End by Philip Ardaugh

  • Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler

  • Cricket in Times Square by George Selden

  • Chet Gecko: The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse by Bruce Hale

  • Stay! Keeper's Story by Lois Lowry

  • Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling

  • Mary on Horseback by Rosemary Wells

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