Genie Merchant

Cool Summer Reading Lists 2010

2nd Grade going into 3rd Grade

Judy Moody Was in a Mood. Not a Good Mood. A Bad Mood. (Megan McDonald) First day of third grade and no neat summer vacation t-shirt to show for it. Spunky Judy is in a bad mood.

Stink the Incredible Shrinking Kid (Megan McDonald) James Moody , Judy’s brother, nicknamed Stink, is the shortest kid in the second grade.

A to Z Mysteries The Runaway Racehorse (Ron Roy) Dink, Josh and Ruth Rose solve mysteries titled alphabetically.

Ivy + Bean (Annie Barrows) Girls become new neighbors and unlikely friends until something happens that makes them the best of friends.

Clarice Bean Spells Trouble (Lauren Child) Clarice Bean is like a Juney B. Jones for older readers-She has a spelling bee and a school play to look forward to.

Shredderman Secret Identity (Wendelin Van Draanen) Bubba Bixby is a bully and he better be aware because puny Nolan Byrd, the nerd, is about to explode.

A Series Of Unfortunate Events The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket) The three Baudelaire children become unfortunate orphans and sole custody of Count Olaf.

Tales From the Odyssey Book One The One Eyed Giant (Mary Hope Osborne) Ancient Greece, Mount Olympus, Gods and Goddesses, Giants and Monsters-Heros, fighting & danger.