Second Grade Reading List?

 

Through the first three academic quarters of this year (about 8 months), these are some, but not all(!), of the books our son John (age 7.42 now) has read.

Brace yourself…

2nd Quarter:

The Mystery at the Roman Colosseum (Around the World in 80 Mysteries) (Carole Marsh Mysteries) – 126 pg

The Mystery at the Eiffel Tower (Around the World in 80 Mysteries) – 129 pg

The Knights of the Lunch Table #2: The Dragon Players – 127 pg

The Mystery of Biltmore House (Real Kids, Real Places) – 130 pg

Saint George and the Dragon – 31 pg

Socks – 139 pg

. . . If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 – 80 pg

Return to the Hundred Acre Wood (Winnie-The-Pooh Collection) – 201 pg

Ms. Frizzle’s Adventures: Ancient Egypt – 48 pg

Cranberry Thanksgiving – 48 pg

A Child’s Portrait of Shakespeare (Shakespeare Can Be Fun series) – 63 pg

The Moses Basket – 32 pg

Moses: The Long Road to Freedom – 32 pg

John Audubon: Young Naturalist (Young Patriots series) – 113 pg

Now We Are Six Deluxe Edition – 128 pg

The Mystery of the Alamo Ghost (Real Kids, Real Places) – 126 pg

The Mystery on the Great Wall of China: Beijing, China (Around the World in 80 Mysteries) – 126 pg

The Mystery on the Great Barrier Reef: Sydney, Australia (Around the World in 80 Mysteries) – 126 pg

If You Were At The First Thanksgiving – 64 pg

If You Lived In Colonial Times – 80 pg

Colonial Life (True Books: American History) – 44 pg

The New Americans: Colonial Times: 1620-1689 (The American Story) – 45 pg

Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #13: Pilgrims: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #27: Thanksgiving on Thursday – 107  pg

Miriam and Her Brother Moses – 32 pg

The Hatmaker’s Sign – 40 pg

In 1776 (Scholastic Bookshelf) – 32 pg

Which Way to the Revolution?: A Book about Maps – 32 pg

The Legend of the Candy Cane – 32 pg

The Quiltmaker’s Gift – 56 pg

King Nimrod’s Tower – 32 pg

The King in the Garden – 32 pg

The Story of Jonah (Bible Stories (Paperback Franklin Watts)) – 31 pg

The Emerald Atlas (Books of Beginning) – 417 pg

Mr. Popper’s Penguins – 160 pg

Boston Tea Party – 32 pg

The Legend of the Persian Carpet – 32 pg

Silver Packages: An Appalachian Christmas Story – 32 pg

And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? (Paperstar) – 48 pg

When Washington Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots – 40 pg

Who Was Paul Revere? – 105 pg

The Trail of Lost Time (Choose Your Own Adventure) – 110 pg

The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 2: A King’s Ransom – 190 pg

NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society (Book One) – 306 pg

NERDS: Book Two: M Is for Mama’s Boy – 245 pg

NERDS: Book Three: The Cheerleaders of Doom – 246 pg

The Wooden Mile: Something Wickedly Weird, vol. 1 – 176 pg

Thea Stilton and the Mountain of Fire (Geronimo Stilton Special Edition) – 176 pg

January Joker (Calendar Mysteries, No. 1) – 96 pg

Let It Begin Here!: April 19, 1775: The Day the American Revolution Began – 64 pg

The Constitution of the United States (True Books: American History) – 48 pg

The Boston Tea Party (Let Freedom Ring) – 48 pg

Declaration of Independence (True Books: American History) -48 pg

The Boston Massacre (Let Freedom Ring) – 48 pg

The Akhenaten Adventure (Children of the Lamp #1) – 368 pg

A Journey to the Center of the Earth Great Illustrated Classics – 240 pg

Trojan Horse, The – 32 pg

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Great Illustrated Classics) – 236 pg

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle – 238

Martin Bridge: Blazing Ahead! (Martin Bridge (Quality)) – 112 pg

Martin Bridge: Ready for Takeoff! (Martin Bridge (Quality)) – 120 pg

Martin Bridge: Sound the Alarm! (Martin Bridge (Quality)) – 112 pg

The Phantom Tollbooth – 256 pg

The Story of Swan Lake – audiobook

The Hare and the Tortoise – audiobook

Invisible Man (Great Illustrated Classics (Abdo)) – 240 pg

Runaway Ralph – 191 pg

The Librarian Who Measured the Earth – 48 pg

How Do Birds Find Their Way? (Let’s Read-And-Find-Out Science (Pb)) – 32 pg

Big Nate Out Loud (Big Nate Comic Compilations) – 224 pg

The Giant Diamond Robbery (Geronimo Stilton, No. 44) – 128 pg

Dragon Rider – 560 pg

Time Warp Trio: The Seven Blunders of the World – 96 pg

Henry and Ribsy – 208 pg

Sweet Farts #1 (Sweet Farts Series) – 142 pg

Henry and the Paper Route (Henry Huggins) – 208 pg

Calendar Mysteries #3: March Mischief (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) – 80 pg

Misty of Chincoteague – 176 pg

Westward To Home: Joshua’s Oregon Trail Diary – 107 pg

Pioneer Girl: The Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder – 32 pg

The Bad Beginning: Or, Orphans! (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1) – 176 pg

Tchaikovsky (Famous Children) – 24 pg

Nine For California – 40 pg

From Sea To Shining Sea: Americans Move West 1846-1860 (How America Became America) – 89 pg

Sidekicks – 224 pg

The Reptile Room: Or, Murder! (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 2) – 208 pg

The Wide Window: Or, Disappearance! (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 3) – 224 pg

Martin Bridge: In High Gear! (Martin Bridge (Quality)) – 112 pg

Homer Price – 160 pg

Creepella von Cacklefur #1: The Thirteen Ghosts: A Geronimo Stilton Adventure – 128 pg

Buffalo Bill – 41 pg

Martin Bridge: On the Lookout! (Martin Bridge (Quality)) – 144 pg

Who Was Mark Twain?: Who Was? – 112 pg

Striking It Rich: Ready-To-Read Level 3: The Story Of The California Gold Rush – 64 pg

The California Gold Rush: An Interactive History Adventure (You Choose Books) (You Choose Books: An Interactive History Adventure) – 112 pg

The California Gold Rush (True Books) – 48 pg

Black Holes (Big Ideas in Science) – 48 pg

The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 6) – 259 pg

The Vile Village (A Series of Unfortunate Events, No. 7) – 256 pg

The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 4) – 194 pg

The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events #5) – 221 pg

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Hound of the Baskervilles (Great Illustrated Classics) – 232 pg

Stella Brite and the Dark Matter Mystery – 32 pg

Niagara Falls, Or Does It? #1 (Hank Zipzer) – 133 pg

3rd Quarter:

Hatchet: 20th Anniversary Edition – 189 pg

The Six Crowns: Fair Wind to Widdershins – 161 pg

The Six Crowns: Trundle’s Quest – 151 pg

The Hostile Hospital (A Series of Unfortunate Events #8) – 255 pg

The Carnivorous Carnival (A Series of Unfortunate Events # 9) – 286 pg

The Grim Grotto (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 11) – 323 pg

The Penultimate Peril (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 12) – 353 pg

The End (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 13) – 324 pg

DK Readers: Abraham Lincoln: Lawyer, Leader, Legend – 48 pg

Hunchback of Notre Dame Great Illustrated Classics – 238 pg

Ribsy (Avon Camelot Books) – 191 pg

Squish #2: Brave New Pond – 90 pg

Abraham Lincoln (Let Freedom Ring) – 43 pg

Stonewall Jackson (Famous Figures of the Civil War Era) – 72 pg

Igraine The Brave – 212 pg

I Got a D in Salami #2 (Hank Zipzer) – 167 pg

Pippi Goes on Board (Pippi Longstocking) – 140 pg

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Great Illustrated Classics – 238 pg

Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder – 265 pg

Mayflower Treasure Hunt (A to Z Mysteries Super Edition, No. 2) – 115 pg

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #4: Sleepy Hollow Sleepover (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) – 128 pg

Peter Pan (Great Illustrated Classics) – 240 pg

The Moffats – 211 pg

Ghost Island (Choose Your Own Adventure – Dragonlark) – 56 pg

Sand Castle (Choose Your Own Adventure – Dragonlark) – 51 pg

Greek Myths for Young Children – 128 pg

A Christmas Tale (Geronimo Stilton) – 53 pg

The Magic School Bus Fact Finder – 90 pg

Dinosaur Detectives (The Magic School Bus Science Chapter Book 9) – 96 pg

The Magic School Bus Gets Baked in a Cake: A Book About Kitchen Chemistry – 84 pg

The Magic School Bus At The Waterworks – 84 pg

The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body – 40 pg

The Magic School Bus Gets Eaten: A Book About Food Chains – 32 pg

The Magic School Bus in the Time of the Dinosaurs – 48 pg

The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor – 32 pg

The Magic School Bus Takes A Dive: A Book About Coral Reefs – 84 pg

The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth (Magic School Bus) – 40 pg

The Magic School Bus And The Electric Field Trip – 48 pg

Big Nate Strikes Again – 216 pg

Worst-Case Scenario Ultimate Adventure: Everest: You Decide How to Survive! – 204 pg

It’s Ancient History! (Phineas and Ferb) – 109 pg

Phineas and Ferb #6: Daredevil Days – 105 pg

Phineas and Ferb #4: Thrill-o-rama! – 108 pg

Phineas and Ferb #7: Freeze Frame – 109 pg

Phineas and Ferb #5: Big-Top Bonanza – 109 pg

Phineas and Ferb #3: Wild Surprise – 109 pg

See You Later, Gladiator #9 (Time Warp Trio) – 87 pg

Go Free or Die: A Story about Harriet Tubman (Creative Minds Biography) – 63 pg

Smart About Art: Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Paintings That Smile – 32 pg

Pierre Auguste Renoir (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists) – 30 pg

It’s All Greek to Me #8 (Time Warp Trio) – 80 pg

Oh Say, I Can’t See #15 (Time Warp Trio) – 80 pg

Sam Samurai #10 (Time Warp Trio) – 96 pg

Marco? Polo! #16 (Time Warp Trio) – 90 pg

Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge? #11 (Time Warp Trio) – 80 pg

Phineas and Ferb #1: Speed Demons – 107 pg

Phineas and Ferb: Runaway Hit – 107 pg

Benny and Penny in the Toy Breaker (Toon) – 32 pg

Hank Zipzer: Day of the Iguana – 153 pg

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #5: The New Year Dragon Dilemma (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) – 132 pg

Zippety Zinger (Hank Zipzer, 4) – 152 pg

Amazing Magnetism (Magic School Bus Chapter Book) – 76 pg

The Magic School Bus to the Rescue: Blizzard – 107 pg

Dracula Madness (A Sam & Friends Mystery) – 95 pg

Thea Stilton and the Ice Treasure: A Geronimo Stilton Adventure – 160 pg

Holy Enchilada! (Hank Zipzer, 6) – 157 pg

Detective Camp (A to Z Mysteries Super Edition, No. 1) – 131 pg

Space Explorers (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book, No. 4) – 76 pg

Color Day Relay (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book, No. 19) – 83 pg

The Magic School Bus Science Chapter Book #6: The Giant Germ – 76 pg

The Magic School Bus Chapter Book #10: Expedition Down Under – 89 pg

Electric Storm (Magic School Bus Science Chapter Books (Pb)) – 92 pg

The Night I Flunked My Field Trip #5 (Hank Zipzer) – 154 pg

Nurse Matilda: The Collected Tales – 128 pg

Insect Invaders (Magic School Bus Science Chapter Books (Pb)) – 87 pg

The Search for the Missing Bones (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book, No. 2) – 76 pg

Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade #7 (Hank Zipzer) – 155 pg

You Wouldn’t Want to Live in a Wild West Town!: Dust You’d Rather Not Settle (You Wouldn’t Want to…) – 32 pg

Penguin Puzzle (Magic School Bus Chapter Books #8) – 82 pg

Rocky Road Trip (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book, No. 20) – 89 pg

The Wild Whale Watch (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book, No. 3) – 75 pg

I, Vivaldi – 32 pg

Cool Cat (The Batman) – 32 pg

The Magic School Bus Inside Ralphie: A Book About Germs – 30 pg

The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top: A Book About Volcanoes (Magic School Bus) – 32 pg

The Magic School Bus Wet All Over: A Book About The Water Cycle – 32 pg

Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig – 30 pg

The Truth about Bats (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book, No. 1)  – 70 pg

Old Abe, Eagle Hero: The Civil War’s Most Famous Mascot – 48 pg

Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln (Penguin Young Readers, L4) – 48 pg

Cam Jansen and the Summer Camp Mysteries (Cam Jansen: A Super Special) – 117 pg

Toys Come Home: Being the Early Experiences of an Intelligent Stingray, a Brave Buffalo, and a Brand-New Someone Called Plastic (Toys Go Out) – 129 pg

Cam Jansen: The Mystery at the Haunted House #13 – 64 pg

The Great Shark Escape (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book, No. 7) – 82 pg

Voyage to the Volcano – 87 pg

The Magic School Bus Science Chapter Book #5: Twiser Trouble: Twister Trouble – 76 pg

Roman Myths – 93 pg

The Gettysburg Address

The Dead of Night (The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers, Book 3) – 190 pg

The Kingdom of Fantasy (Geronimo Stilton) – 314 pg

Children Of The Lamp: The Blue Djinn Of Babylon – 475 pg

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle – 177 pg

The Magic School Bus Out Of This World: A Book About Space Rocks – 32 pg

. . . If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad – 64 pg

The Magic School Bus Meets The Rot Squad: A Book About Decomposition – 32 pg

The Chocolate Touch – 126 pg

Tut, Tut #6 (Time Warp Trio) – 80 pg

The Knights of the Kitchen Table #1 (Time Warp Trio) – 64 pg

Cam Jansen & the School Play Mystery (Cam Jansen Puffin Chapters) – 54 pg

The Magic School Bus in the Arctic: A Book About Heat – 32 pg

The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds: A Book About How Living Things Grow – 32 pg

The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive – 48 pg

Missile Mouse #1: The Star Crusher – 146 pg

Joey Fly Private Eye in Creepy Crawly Crime – 96 pg

1st Quarter:

The Secrets of Droon #35: Lost Empire of Koomba – 128 pg

Vespers Rising (The 39 Clues, Book 11) – 240 pg

Rare Beasts (Edgar & Ellen) – 144 pg

Tourist Trap (Edgar & Ellen) – 176 pg

Big Nate: From the Top – 224 pg

The Secrets of Droon #36: Knights of the Ruby Wand– 128 pg

Pet’s Revenge (Edgar & Ellen) – 192 pg

High Wire (Edgar & Ellen) – 208 pg

Lost on a Mountain in Maine – 109 pg

The Trumpet of the Swan (full color) – 252 pg

Under Town (Edgar & Ellen) – 140 pg

Nod’s Limbs (Edgar & Ellen) – 210 pg

The Indian in the Cupboard – 227 pg

The Return of the Indian (The Indian in the Cupboard) – 189 pg

The Secret of the Indian (The Indian in the Cupboard) – 171 pg

Magic Tree House #45: A Crazy Day with Cobras – 109 pg

Magic Tree House #44: A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time – 111 pg

Where the Red Fern Grows – 376 pg

The Three Musketeers – 107 pg

Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine – 88 pg

Singing Sensation (Geronimo Stilton, No. 39) – 107 pg

Thea Stilton and the Ghost of the Shipwreck – 157 pg

Thea Stilton and the Dragon’s Code – 159 pg

Thea Stilton: Big Trouble in the Big Apple – 158 pg

The Nile River – 29 pg

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses – 48 pg

Archaeologists Dig for Clues – 31 pg

Me and My Family Tree – 32 pg

I Can Be an Archaeologist (I Can Be Books) – 27 pg

The First Dog– 32 pg

Marco Polo – 94 pg

The Ancient Egyptians – 31 pg

Owen Foote, Money Man – 96 pg

Owen Foote, Second Grade Strongman – 96 pg

Iroquois – 32 pg

Owen Foote, Soccer Star – 96 pg

The Coat of Many Colors – 32 pg

Matilda – 240 pg

Secrets of Dripping Fang, Book One: The Onts – 127 pg

Secrets of Dripping Fang, Book Two: Treachery and Betrayal at Jolly Days – 124 pg

Moose’s Big Idea – 51 pg

Owen Foote, Mighty Scientist – 90 pg

Gilgamesh the King – 24 pg

The Winged Cat – 40 pg

Read About Birds

Ancient Egyptian Jobs – 43 pg

The Last Quest of Gilgamesh – 24 pg

Davy Crockett: Young Rifleman – 192 pg

Secrets of Dripping Fang, Book Seven: Please Don’t Eat the Children – 143 pg

Secrets of Dripping Fang, Book Six: Attack of the Giant Octopus – 143 pg

Secrets of Dripping Fang, Book Four: Fall of the House of Mandible – 141 pg

The Vampire’s Curse (Secrets of Dripping Fang, Book 3) – 122 pg

Owen Foote, Frontiersman – 96 pg

Secrets of Dripping Fang, Book Five: The Shluffmuffin Boy Is History – 155 pg

Rabbit Hill – audiobook

Secrets of Dripping Fang, Book Eight: When Bad Snakes Attack Good Children – 127 pg

The Story of Crazy Horse – 80 pg

John Smith, Explorer and Colonial Leader – 57 pg

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane – audiobook

Sacagawea: American Pathfinder – 192 pg

The Apple and the Arrow – 75 pg

Pirate Treasure of the Onyx Dragon – 129 pg

The Master Swordsman & the Magic Doorway: Two Legends from Ancient China – 40 pg

One Grain Of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale – 40 pg

John Smith Escapes Again! – 65 pg

Ancient West African Kingdoms – 30 pg

Seabird – 60 pg

Big Nate on a Roll – 216 pg

Big Nate: In a Class by Himself – 214 pg

Caddie Woodlawn – audiobook

The Revenge of Ishtar – 24 pg

Once a Mouse… – 32 pg

Rhinos for Lunch and Elephants for Supper! – 18 pg

Zomo the Rabbit: A Trickster Tale from West Africa – 32 pg

The Pot of Wisdom: Ananse stories – 63 pg

Pocahontas – 45 pg

Smith: John Smith and the Settlement of Jamestown – 41 pg

To Conquer Is To Live: The Life of Captain John Smith of Jamestown – 129 pg

The House at Pooh Corner – 180 pg

Paddle-to-the-Sea – 64 pg