New Books for 1st
and
see also Summer Reading Suggestions for Grade
1 and Grade 2
EC ARN
Arnold, Tedd. Hi! Fly Guy. ALA Notable Book 2006
When Buzz captures a fly to enter in The Amazing Pet Show, his parents and the
judges tell him that a fly cannot be a pet, but Fly Guy proves them wrong.
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Arnold, Tedd. Super Fly Guy (#2). and latest Shoo, Fly Guy (#3)
Fly Guy visits the school cafeteria and gets the lunch lady fired.
FIC BAU
Bauer, Marion Dane. The blue ghost.
. While visiting her grandmother's log cabin, Liz encounters the ghost of her
great-great-great grandmother and suddenly finds that she has been transported back in time.
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Bogart, Jo Ellen. The big tree gang.
A grandmother travels around the world and brings back gifts for her granddaughter.
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Bradford, Karleen. Ghost wolf.
Matt is starting to fit
in at camp when he makes a blunder that sends him on a
from which only a ghost wolf can lead him to safety.
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Byars, Betsy Cromer. Little Horse on his own. and also Little Horse
A storm sets Little Horse free from the fence holding him captive - maybe to find his way back to the
Valley of the Little Horses and his mother.
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Chaconas, Dori. Cork & Fuzz ALA Notable
Book 2007
A possum and a muskrat become friends despite their many
differences.
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Cooper, Ilene. Absolutely Lucy.
Bobby is a shy boy until he gets a beagle puppy named Lucy, who helps him to make new friends.
FIC COV
Coville, Bruce. The evil elves. (Moongobble and me)
. In order to complete his third task and become a member of the Society of Magicians, Moongobble embarks on a quest to recover a magical stone and help his old elf friends at the same time.
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Cutler, Jane. Rose and Riley come and go.
. Relates the outdoor adventures of two good friends as they collect sea shells, photograph wildflowers, and listen to the songs of a backyard mockingbird.
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Cutler, Jane. Rose and Riley.
Together, two good friends figure out how to prepare for the possibility of rain, how to celebrate
un-birthdays, and what to do with worries.
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DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson goes for a ride. ALA Notable Book 2007
Mr. Watson's usual Saturday drive in his Cadillac with his favorite pig, Mercy, turns into an adventure when an unexpected passenger shows up in the back seat and Mercy finds herself behind the wheel.
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DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson to the rescue. ALA Notable Book 2006
After
Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with the Watsons, all three awaken with the bed
teetering on the edge of a big hole in the floor. see also Mercy Watson fights
crime and Mercy Watson Princess in Disguise 
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Edwards, Michelle. Zero grandparents.
Calliope does not have a grandmother or grandfather to bring to school on Grandparent's Day, but she
finds a special way to participate anyway.
FIC FRI
Friedman, Laurie B., Happy birthday, Mallory!
. After a difficult year, Mallory plans a month-long celebration of her ninth birthday in hopes that her next year will be wonderful.
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Greenburg, Dan. Dude, where's my spaceship? (Weird Planet series)
. When their spaceship crash lands on Earth, Ploo is captured by the Army and taken to the
mysterious Area 51. While her brothers, Lek and Klatu, try to rescue her, Ploo uses her ESP to make a new friend.
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Haas, Jessie. Jigsaw pony
Twins Kiera and Fran have never agreed on anything but when their dream comes true and their father surprises them with a pony, they must learn to work together to care for their new pet.
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Howe, James. Houndsley and Catina and also Houndsley
and Catina and the birthday surprise
Houndsley and Catina run into trouble
when they decide to prove that they are the best at cooking and writing, respectively.
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JAC
Jacobson, Jennifer. Andy Shane and the very bossy Dolores Starbuckle.
FIC JON
Jones, Miranda, . Make a wish!
While shopping with her grandmother at a flea market, nine-year-old Ali buys an old lava lamp that turnsout to have a wish-granting genie inside.
FIC KER
Kerrin, Jessica Scott.
Yesterday's
party -- Field trip -- Polly. Presents three short stories for early readers about the misadventures
of
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KVA
Kvasnosky, Laura. Zelda and Ivey: the Runaways.
Geisel award winner 2007
In three short stories, two fox sisters run away from home, bury a time capsule, and take advantage of some creative juice.
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Lee, Ingrid. George most wanted.
Katie and Mackenzie tied George to a dragon rocket on fire works day, and when the rocket
fired into the night, poor George's body went flying in several different directions.
FIC LOO
Look, Lenore. Ruby Lu, brave and true
"Almost-eight-year-old" Ruby Lu spends time with her baby brother, goes to Chinese school, performs magic tricks and learns to drive, and has adventures with both old and new friends.
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McDonald, Megan. Stink : the incredible shrinking kid.
The
shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all
about the shortest president of the
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McDonald, Megan.
Stink and the incredible super-galactic jawbreaker.
Seven-year-old Stink Moody, having discovered
that he can get free samples by writing letters of complaint to companies,
gets so caught up in his letter writing campaign that he misses his best friend's
birthday, but he plans a super surprise to make up for his mistake.
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Rylant, Cynthia. Mr. Putter & Tabby stir the soup.
Mr. Putter and Tabby go to their neighbor's house to make soup, but Zeke the dog makes it very difficult for them.
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Nolan, Lucy A. On the road. (Down Girl and Sit)
A dog who thinks her name is Down Girl goes on a car ride to the beach, goes camping in
the woods, and reluctantly pays a visit to the vet with her master, Rruff.
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Nolan, Lucy A. Smarter than squirrels. (Down Girl and Sit)
Recounts the adventures of a rambunctious dog who thinks her name is Down Girl and her
next door neighbor, Sit, as they try to keep the world safe from dangerous squirrels, the paper boy, and a frightening creature named Here Kitty Kitty.
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Proimos, James. When guinea pigs fly!
Three guinea pigs lost in a big city try to make their way back home to the pet store, with help from some
very unlikely characters.
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Smith, Janice Lee, Jess and the stinky cowboys.
When a band of stinky cowboys comes to town while the sheriff is away and
refuses to bathe, young Deputy Jess and her aunt, Deputy Gussy, must find a way to enforce the No-Stink law.
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Williams, Suzanne, The lucky penny? #3.
Matthew McGhee, an eight year old boy, has good luck all day
because of a lucky penny, one he picked up when remembering
a saying his grandfather taught him.
ER McN
McNamara, Margaret. Election day.
On Becky's first day at a new school, she finds that she has a chance to run for class president.
ER MIL
Milgrim, David. See Otto. .
Otto the robot lands on Earth, where he is chased by a rhinoceros and befriended by some monkeys.
ER PAR
Parish, Herman. Amelia Bedelia,
rocket scientist?
Housekeeper Amelia Bedelia wreaks havoc when she volunteers to help out at the school
science fair.
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Rylant,
Cynthia. Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas.
In four simple, joyful
chapters, Henry and his sweet-natured dog experience a memorable visit with Great-grandpa
Bill and his buddies at the “grandpa house.” The
2006 Geisel Medal Book
ER VAN
Van Leeuwen, Jean. Amanda Pig and the awful, scary monster.
Amanda
the pig sees monsters at night, but her parents and her brother find different
ways to convince her that there are no monsters.
| A to Z mysteries | Roy |
| Fluff books | McMullan |
| Geronimo Stilton | |
| Henry and Mudge | Tylant |
| Horrible Harry | Kline |
| Junie B. Jones | Park |
| Little Critter | Mayer |
| Magic Tree House | Osborne |
| Minn and Moo | Cazet |
| Mr. Putter...books | Rylant |
| Moongobble and me | Coville |
| Nate the great | Sharmat |
| Olivia Sharp | Sharmat |
| Pup and Hound | Hood |
| Rainbow Fairies | Meadows |
| Ready Freddy | Kline |
| Scooby Doo | Gelsy |
| Weird planet | Greenburg |
| Young Cam Jansen | Adler |
| Zach files | Greenburg |