Reading Beyond Grades 2-3

For children in grades 2-3 reading at a 5th grade level. Challenging books for advanced readers that are still age-appropriate.
 

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1. The brightest night

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Author:
Sutherland, Tui, 1978-
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Description:
Sunny has always taken the Dragonet Prophecy very seriously, so Morrowseer's devastating news changes everything--now she must forge a new identity, and find a way to stop the futile and destructive war between the dragon clans.

2. The chaos curse

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Author:
DasGupta, Sayantani
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Description:
Prince Lal has been spirited away to, of all places, Parsippany, so Kiranmala must leave the the Kingdom Beyond and return home to rescue him; but reality seems to be wavering around her because something is causing a dangerous disruption in the multiverse, and she must face the disturbing prophecy about her own role in the approaching conflict between good and evil--not to mention her own growing feelings for Prince Neel.

3. The dragonet prophecy

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Author:
Sutherland, Tui, 1978-
Average Rating:
5 stars
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"Clay has lived his whole life under the mountain. The MudWing dragonet knows war is raging between the dragon tribes in the world outside - a war that he and four other dragonets are destined to end, according to the mysterious prophecy they have been taught. The five "chosen" dragonets were stolen from their homes while they were still in their eggs - and hidden away for years - all to fulfill the prophecy. But not every dragonet wants a destiny....

4. The Everafter War

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Author:
Buckley, Michael
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Fans of fractured fairy tales will be delighted to discover the fantasy, mystery, adventure, and humor in the beloved Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley, now with new cover art. The nine wildly popular books are favorites around the world. They were among the first books to bring a distinctly girl-power spin to fairy tales-a spin taken up by hit TV shows such as Grimm and Once Upon a Time, the bestselling book series The Land of Stories, and...

5. The fairy-tale detectives

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Author:
Buckley, Michael, 1969-
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Description:
Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead.

6. The Hamilton-Burr duel

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Author:
Gutman, Dan
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The Flashback Four are coerced by a secret government organization, NOYB, to travel to July 1804 Weehawken, New Jersey, to witness the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.

7. The hero two doors down: based on the true story of friendship between a boy and a baseball legend

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Author:
Robinson, Sharon, 1950-
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Eight-year-old Steve Satlow is thrilled when Jackie Robinson moves into his Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn in 1948, although many of his neighbors are not, and when Steve actually meets his hero he is even more excited--and worried that a misunderstanding over a Christmas tree could damage his new friendship.

8. Magic and Other Misdemeanors

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Author:
Buckley, Michael
Average Rating:
5 stars
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The sister detectives set out to catch a magical thief in the fifth adventure in the New York Times-bestselling children's fantasy series. In this latest adventure, intrepid fairy-tale detectives Sabrina and Daphne Grimm investigate a sudden streak of magical thefts that might add up to a very grim future for their family. With Granny Relda desperately scrambling to pay Mayor Heart's outrageous taxes on humans, the Sisters Grimm tackle their first...

9. Once upon a crime

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Author:
Buckley, Michael, 1969-
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When the fairy-tale detectives rush to New York City hoping to find an Everafter who can cure Puck, they trigger a chain of events that includes a murder mystery, and learn many new things about their mother who, along with their father, is still in an enchanted sleep.

10. The one and only Bob

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Author:
Applegate, Katherine
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family.

11. The one and only Ivan

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Author:
Applegate, Katherine
Average Rating:
4 stars
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When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.

12. The Penderwicks: a summer tale of four sisters, two rabbits, and a very interesting boy

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Author:
Birdsall, Jeanne
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains, four lovable sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother.

13. The Penderwicks at last

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Author:
Birdsall, Jeanne
Average Rating:
5 stars
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The Penderwick family returns to Arundel for Rosalind's wedding, but Lydia, who has only heard stories of the grand estate, is eager to explore the place where her older siblings had endless adventures.

14. The Penderwicks at Point Mouette

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Author:
Birdsall, Jeanne
Average Rating:
3.3 stars
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When the three younger Penderwick sisters go to Maine with Aunt Claire and are separated from oldest sister Rosalind for the first time in their lives, an uncertain Skye is left in charge as the OAP--oldest available Penderwick.

15. The Penderwicks on Gardam Street

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Author:
Birdsall, Jeanne
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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The four Penderwick sisters are faced with the unimaginable prospect of their widowed father dating, and they hatch a plot to stop him.

16. The Problem Child

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Author:
Buckley, Michael
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Description:
Fans of fractured fairy tales will be delighted to discover the fantasy, mystery, adventure, and humor in the beloved New York Times bestselling Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley, now with new cover art. As featured on NBC's The Today Show, the nine wildly popular books are favorites around the world. They were among the first books to bring a distinctly girl-power spin to fairy tales-a spin taken up by hit movies and shows TV such as Once Upon...

17. The serpent's secret

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Author:
DasGupta, Sayantani
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Up until her twelfth birthday, Kiranmala considered herself an ordinary sixth-grader in Parsippany, New Jersey, but then her parents disappear and a drooling rakkhosh demon shows up in her kitchen, and soon she is swept into another dimension, full of magic, winged horses, talking birds (very annoying), and cute princes--and somehow Kiranmala needs to sort it all out, find her parents, and basically save the world.

18. The Sisters Grimm, Book Two: The unusual suspects

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Author:
Buckley, Michael
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Although filled with anger over her parents' disappearance, eleven-year-old Sabrina Grimm--along with her grandmother, sister, and several fairy-tale characters--tries to discover who has killed her teacher.

19. Tales from the hood

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Author:
Buckley, Michael
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The Big Bad Wolf is on trial, and it's up to the Sisters Grimm to clear his name in the sixth adventure in the New York Times-bestselling children's series. In magical world of Ferryport Landing, everyone gets their day in court-even the Big Bad Wolf. Mr. Canis is put on trial for past crimes, and Mayor Heart's kangaroo court is sure to find him guilty. It's up to the Grimms to uncover evidence to save their friend, though Sabrina starts to wonder...

20. The unusual suspects

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Author:
Buckley, Michael
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Description:
Although filled with anger over her parents' disappearance, eleven-year-old Sabrina Grimm--along with her grandmother, sister, and several fairy-tale characters--tries to discover who has killed her teacher.