Favorite "chapter books" for new readers in 2nd grade?

[Anonymous]

Sideways Stories from Wayside school is great because each chapter is a self-contained story.

[Anonymous]

The answer this is always Dog Man.

[Anonymous]

Geronimo Stilton (kinda mystery), I hated them but my kid loves it.

Dogman. My child learned to read with Dogman. It's silly, a graphic novel, definitely not literature but it was exciting enough to keep him going. I think he didn't know 20-30% of the words the first book, but figured them all out by book 3.

Nate the Great (very easy)

[Anonymous]

Yes - Dragon Masters, also a series (I think from the U.K.) called Beast Quest. It has a lot of books and is really fun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Geronimo Stilton (kinda mystery), I hated them but my kid loves it.

Dogman. My child learned to read with Dogman. It's silly, a graphic novel, definitely not literature but it was exciting enough to keep him going. I think he didn't know 20-30% of the words the first book, but figured them all out by book 3.

Nate the Great (very easy)

In between the silliness of dog man is some really great storytelling about family, love and the power of forgiveness.

[Anonymous]

My 2nd grader’s faves are:
Hilo series (recommended by the school librarian and he loves it)
Bad Guys
Press Start series
Kung Fu Chicken