Book suggestions for strong reader - 2nd grade
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These might be too easy, but rising second grader loves to read the A to Z Mystery & Magic Treehouse books.
Also, I read these to him within the past year, but he could probably read them now: Tales from the Odyssey (by Mary Pope Osbourne) Misty of Chincoteague Then there's Little House on the Prairie and Charlotte's Webb. |
Anonymous
Good to know. I'll keep that in mind for future recommendations. I think my DD just thought the threats were over the top and a bit silly. But I'm sure if there were a movie version, she would have been terrified. 
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Anonymous
Not the OP, but also a parent of a strong boy reader. These books are formulaic and not well written. They are fine as read-alouds for 4 and 5 year olds, and some new readers in K and 1st might like that they can read them on their own. But they are not appropriate for OP's son. |
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| DD, a 2nd grader, read the Harry Potter series during the summer--just started book 7. She is literally scared of Disney princess movies but had no trouble with the books at all. We let her watch movies 1-3 but chose to stop at 4 (though we may let her watch and fast forward the end). |
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OP here! Thanks for all the great suggestions, I'll be checking out the library selection next time we go.
It sounds like my son will be OK with HP because he's already seen all the movies, and wasn't upset by them. He read Mgic Treehouse over the summer, but they're short and just not challenging enough. He really liked them, but read like 2 a day - so they're worth checking out for you get independent readers, or those just starting chapter books. |
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Humphrey series (about a hamster)
Roald Dahl Spirit Animals I Survived series Who was/What was/Who Is/What is...series Museum Mystery series Lemony Snicket series |
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Love when you (frequently) chime in with this. 
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Alex Rider series (6 books I think?)
Charlie Bone series (maybe 12 books?) They are long. I think the first one is about 500 pages. That should keep him busy for a while. Also The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman and his subsequent books |
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| +1 to Roald Dahl-alternated them with Harry Potter over the summer for our 2nd grader. |
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Not OP but thanks for these ideas! |
Anonymous
Ok, I spoke too soon. The Alex Rider series seems pretty intense for a second grader . . . . From Goodreads: Stormbreaker (Alex Rider #1), by Anthony Horowitz They told him his uncle died in an accident. He wasn't wearing his seatbelt, they said. But when fourteen-year-old Alex finds his uncle's windshield riddled with bullet holes, he knows it was no accident. What he doesn't know yet is that his uncle was killed while on a top-secret mission. But he is about to, and once he does, there is no turning back. Finding himself in the middle of terrorists, Alex must outsmart the people who want him dead. The government has given him the technology, but only he can provide the courage. Should he fail, every child in England will be murdered in cold blood. Skeleton Key (Alex Rider #3), by Anthony Horowitz Alex Rider has been through a lot for his fourteen years. He's been shot at by international terrorists, chased down a mountainside on a makeshift snowboard, and has stood face-to-face with pure evil. Twice, young Alex has managed to save the world. And twice, he has almost been killed doing it. But now Alex faces something even more dangerous. The desperation of a man who has lost everything he cared for: his country and his only son. A man who just happens to have a nuclear weapon and a serious grudge against the free world. To see his beloved Russia once again be a dominant power, he will stop at nothing. Unless Alex can stop him first... Uniting forces with America's own CIA for the first time, teen spy Alex Rider battles terror from the sun-baked beaches of Miami all the way to the barren ice fields of northernmost Russia. Come along for the thrilling ride of a lifetime. |
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Also want to put in a plug for your school librarian. They often have great insights into what is age appropriate and popular with particular age groups. The librarian at our school has consistently help my son find new things. In fact it was she who suggested my son try HP during the open house before the start of 2nd grade. She allowed him to borrow the first book even though school hadn't started. Since then she has helped him keep moving onto new authors, series, and challenges. Suggest you and your son go in and seek her help the first time.
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Percy Jackson.
Chronicles of marina 29 clues series |
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My son, who is afraid of most Disney movies, read them in second grade. But he gets less freaked out by books than movies. But he did fine. I read behind him so we could discuss. Not sure he understood all of it, but it did not seem to scare him. |
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We liked Igraine the Brave, and the Calder Game mystery series. Nothing too scary for my 8YO. Percy Jackson was a big hit. And BFG & Matilda are favorites.
Just picked up Little House on the Prairie for the car rides to/from school. |