READING WITHOUT WALLS CHALLENGE
Easy Chapter Book Suggestions (K-2)
All titles can be found in South School Library
INT BEABeaty, Andrea. Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters. New York : Amulet Books, 2018.
When Rosie is unable to invent a contraption to help one of Aunt Rose's Raucous Riveters friends, she calls on classmates Iggy Peck and Ada Twist to help.
INT BROBrown, Monica, 1969-. Lola Levine and the ballet scheme. 1st ed.: July 2016. New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2016.
"A new girl has joined Lola Levine's second-grade class. When they get off on the wrong foot, they are forced to spend time together...and learn they have more in common than they thought"--Provided by publisher.
INT BROBrown, Monica, 1969-. Lola Levine, drama queen. 1st ed.: January 2016. New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2016.
"Lola Levine is given a non-speaking part after getting stage fright during her class play audition. She saves the play from a couple of obstacles with the help of her grandmother"--Provided by publisher.
INT CITCitro, Asia. Caterflies and ice. Seattle, WA : Innovation Press, 2017.
"When an unexpected snowstorm causes trouble for the magical creatures of the forest, Zoey and Sassafras come to the rescue. But their first attempt to save trapped caterfly eggs results in a big mistake. Can they figure out a way to fix things before the baby caterflies hatch?"--Publisher.
INT CITCitro, Asia. Dragons and marshmallows. Woodinville, WA : The Innovation Press, [2017].
"A girl, Zoey, and her cat, Sassafras, use science experiments to help a dragon with a problem."--OCLC.
INT CITCitro, Asia. Merhorses and bubbles. Woodinville, WA : The Innovation Press, [2017].
"Zoey and her cat, Sassafras, use science experiments to help a local stream and magical merhorses."--Provided by publisher.
INT CITCitro, Asia. Monsters and mold. Woodinville, WA : The Innovation Press, [2017].
"A girl, Zoey, and her cat, Sassafras, use science experiments to help a monster with a problem"--Provided by publisher.
INT COHCohen, Barbara, 1932-1992. Molly's pilgrim. New York : Lothrop Lee & Shepard Books, c1998.
Molly, the daughter of Russian immigrants, teaches her classmates something about pilgrims and the true meaning of Thanksgiving.
INT CORCornwell, Nicki. Christophe's story. London : Frances Lincoln Children's Books ;, 2007, c2006.
Christophe is a young refugee from Rwanda and his teacher wants him to tell his story to the class but fear keeps him silent.
INT FANFang, Vicky, author. Happy paws. First edition.
While Layla and her three Bots (Beep, Boop, and Bop) are setting up for their rock band's performance, she gets some bad news, Happy Days Amusement Park is closing; Layla thinks she has the perfect solution: turn the place into an amusement park for dogs--but the new rides have to pass a safety inspection before Happy Paws Amusement Park can open.
INT FARFaruqi, Saadia. Meet Yasmin! North Mankato, Minn. : Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint, [2019].
In this compilation of four separately published books, Pakistani American second grader Yasmin learns to cope with the small problems of school and home, while gaining confidence in her own skills and creative abilities.
INT GRIGrimes, Nikki. Almost zero : a Dyamonde Daniel book. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2010.
Dyamonde is angry at her mother for not buying her the shoes she wants, but when she finds out that a classmate is in a worse situation, she is determined to help.
INT GRIGrimes, Nikki. Halfway to perfect : a Dyamonde Daniel book. New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, c2012.
Despite what Dyamonde and Free say, Damaria worries that she is getting fat, until a classmate's problem with diabetes causes her to change her thoughts about body image.
INT GRIGrimes, Nikki. Make way for Dyamonde Daniel. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin Young Readers Group, c2009.
Spunky third-grader Dyamonde Daniel misses her old neighborhood, but when she befriends a boy named Free, another new student at school, she finally starts to feel at home.
INT GRIGrimes, Nikki. Rich : a Dyamonde Daniel book. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2009.
Free is excited about a local poetry contest because of its cash prize, but when he and Dyamonde befriend a classmate who is homeless and living in a shelter, they rethink what it means to be rich or poor.
INT KELKelley, Marty. The best friend bandit. North Mankato, MN : Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint, [2017].
Initially worried that the new girl in class, Tori, might steal her cookies, Molly is soon faced with a bigger problem--it seems that Tori is stealing Molly's best friend, Kayley.
INT KELKelley, Marty. Campground creature. North Mankato, Minn. : Picture Window Books, [2019].
Molly, her parents, and her friend Kayley are going camping for the weekend, and Molly is determined to take a picture of something wild--a bear would be nice, but when her father tells her about Bigfoot, she sets her sights on that mysterious creature.
INT KELKelley, Marty. Lucky break. North Mankato, Minn. : Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint, [2017].
There is going to be an art show at school with a twenty-five dollar prize for the winner, but when Molly Mac loses her lucky pencil she knows she is doomed to bad luck--and when she sprains her wrist her worst fears are confirmed.
INT KELKelley, Marty. Sammy's great escape. North Mankato, MN : Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint, [2017].
When Molly volunteers to look after Sammy McHamsterhead, the class pet, for the weekend she has visions of training him to do tricks and becoming rich and famous--but when she leaves the cage open and Sammy escapes she realizes that she has to find him or confess her carelessness to her teacher, Mr. Rose.
INT KELKelley, Marty. Tooth Fairy trouble. North Mankato, MN : Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint, [2017].
When one of Molly's teeth falls out she prepares for a visit from the Tooth Fairy, but first she wants to know exactly what the Fairy does with all those teeth, and whether giving up one of her teeth is really worth the money she will get--unless it is at least a million dollars.
INT KLIKline, Suzy. Song Lee and the "I hate you" notes. New York : Viking, c1999.
Song Lee is upset when she receives hateful notes in class, but she finds an appropriate and positive way to deal with them.
INT MCCMcCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-. Akimbo and the elephants. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books :, 2005.
Akimbo's wish -- Father elephant -- Stolen ivory -- The enemy -- The hunt -- Escape -- Rhino charge -- Elephants in danger. On the African game preserve where his father works, Akimbo devises a dangerous plan to capture a ring of elephant poachers.
INT MCCMcCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-. Akimbo and the lions. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books :, 2005.
A lion problem -- The trap -- Lion! -- Left behind -- Becoming friends -- Lion at school -- Back to the wild. When Akimbo and his park ranger father unintentionally capture a lion cub near an African game park, Akimbo wants to keep the cub.
INT SILSilverman, Maida. The glass menorah and other stories for Jewish holidays. 1st American ed. New York : Four Winds Press ;, 1992.
Eight stories, describing the way the Berg family celebrates various Jewish holidays, including the Sabbath, Rosh Hashanah, Simchat Torah, and Hanukkah.
PB INT BARBarnes, Derrick. Brand-new school, brave new Ruby. New York : Scholastic, c2008.
When Ruby Booker starts third grade at Hope Road Academy, the same school her three illustrious older brothers attend, she tries hard to make an impression of her own.
PB INT BARBarnes, Derrick. Trivia queen, 3rd-grade supreme. New York : Scholastic, c2008.
When the Hope Road Academy holds its annual animal trivia contest, Ruby represents the third grade and competes against two of her older brothers.
PB INT DELDelacre, Lulu. Salsa stories. 1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, c2000.
A collection of stories within the story of a family celebration where the guests relate their memories of growing up in various Latin American countries. Also contains recipes.
PB INT GONGonzález, Saraí, 2005-. Sarai and the meaning of awesome.
Fourth grader Saraí Gonzalez can do anything. She can bake, dance, and run her own cupcake business. But when Saraí's grandparents are forced to move, even Saraí's not sure what to do. So she hatches a super-awesome plan with her younger sisters and cousin to buy back the house. Will Saraí find a way to save the day?.
PB INT GONGonzález, Saraí, 2005-. Sarai saves the music.
When cuts in the school budget threatens the band program, Sarai organizes a benefit concert to raise money, and gains the attention of her favorite singer, Sparkles Sanchez.
PB INT LEELee, Lyla, author. Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year parade. First Aladdin paperback edition.
Mindy is excited to go to the annual Lunar New Year parade in her new town! But the parade fun doesn't go exactly as planned. Can Mindy still find a way to celebrate?.
PB INT SOOSoontornvat, Christina author. The big freeze.
"The time has come for Princess Lina to choose her special magical weather specialty. Her cousin Jack Frost makes amazing snowflakes. Her Uncle Lee forms ice caves in glaciers. Her Great-Aunt Sunder creates winter storms on polar seas. Everyone has chosen something so impressive. Lina's not sure what she's going to do-- but she's determined to make her mark in a big way!" -- summary from Goodreads.com.
PB INT SOOSoontornvat, Christina, author. Diary of an ice princess.
PB INT SOOSoontornvat, Christina author. Icing on the snowflake.
"How cool diary! My cousin Wendy is getting married! We're going to have a big party in the skies, with lots of family, dancing and yummy food. The best part? Claudia's coming too! We're about to have an icy blast at the royal wedding of the year! Granddad has even given us jobs as Royal Communications Officers. That's a fancy way of saying that we're going to help everything run as smooth as ice, Diary. I may have accidentally frozen the ballroom and lost track of Gusty, but I'm sure no other snowballs will come our way. (Right?!)"--Page [4] of cover.
PB INT SOOSoontornvat, Christina author. On thin ice.
Diary, I am so excited! Next week, our class is going to do something called a field trip. And I get to ride on a yellow school bus! It's going to be just like in the movies, Diary! My cousin Jack Frost is going to be tagging along with us to an aquarium. His Winterheart magic is mega-impressive. Grandfather says I can learn a lot from him. But YAWN, Diary. I'm about to see penguins! I just hope Cousin Jack can chill out with the lessons and enjoy the trip...
PB INT SOOSoontornvat, Christina author. Slush puppy love.
"Princess Lina's BFF Claudia is desperate for a dog. So Lina decides to use her Winterheart magic to turn a puppy snow sculpture into the perfect pet. But the magical snow dog has a mind of its own--and it's running loose at school!" -- Amazon.
PB INT SOOSoontornvat, Christina author. Snow place like home.
Lina, a Windtamer who controls the wind and lives in a palace in the clouds, wants to go to a regular, non-magical school with her best friend Claudia, but first her grandfather must teach her to control her powers.
When Rosie is unable to invent a contraption to help one of Aunt Rose's Raucous Riveters friends, she calls on classmates Iggy Peck and Ada Twist to help.
INT BROBrown, Monica, 1969-. Lola Levine and the ballet scheme. 1st ed.: July 2016. New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2016.
"A new girl has joined Lola Levine's second-grade class. When they get off on the wrong foot, they are forced to spend time together...and learn they have more in common than they thought"--Provided by publisher.
INT BROBrown, Monica, 1969-. Lola Levine, drama queen. 1st ed.: January 2016. New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2016.
"Lola Levine is given a non-speaking part after getting stage fright during her class play audition. She saves the play from a couple of obstacles with the help of her grandmother"--Provided by publisher.
INT CITCitro, Asia. Caterflies and ice. Seattle, WA : Innovation Press, 2017.
"When an unexpected snowstorm causes trouble for the magical creatures of the forest, Zoey and Sassafras come to the rescue. But their first attempt to save trapped caterfly eggs results in a big mistake. Can they figure out a way to fix things before the baby caterflies hatch?"--Publisher.
INT CITCitro, Asia. Dragons and marshmallows. Woodinville, WA : The Innovation Press, [2017].
"A girl, Zoey, and her cat, Sassafras, use science experiments to help a dragon with a problem."--OCLC.
INT CITCitro, Asia. Merhorses and bubbles. Woodinville, WA : The Innovation Press, [2017].
"Zoey and her cat, Sassafras, use science experiments to help a local stream and magical merhorses."--Provided by publisher.
INT CITCitro, Asia. Monsters and mold. Woodinville, WA : The Innovation Press, [2017].
"A girl, Zoey, and her cat, Sassafras, use science experiments to help a monster with a problem"--Provided by publisher.
INT COHCohen, Barbara, 1932-1992. Molly's pilgrim. New York : Lothrop Lee & Shepard Books, c1998.
Molly, the daughter of Russian immigrants, teaches her classmates something about pilgrims and the true meaning of Thanksgiving.
INT CORCornwell, Nicki. Christophe's story. London : Frances Lincoln Children's Books ;, 2007, c2006.
Christophe is a young refugee from Rwanda and his teacher wants him to tell his story to the class but fear keeps him silent.
INT FANFang, Vicky, author. Happy paws. First edition.
While Layla and her three Bots (Beep, Boop, and Bop) are setting up for their rock band's performance, she gets some bad news, Happy Days Amusement Park is closing; Layla thinks she has the perfect solution: turn the place into an amusement park for dogs--but the new rides have to pass a safety inspection before Happy Paws Amusement Park can open.
INT FARFaruqi, Saadia. Meet Yasmin! North Mankato, Minn. : Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint, [2019].
In this compilation of four separately published books, Pakistani American second grader Yasmin learns to cope with the small problems of school and home, while gaining confidence in her own skills and creative abilities.
INT GRIGrimes, Nikki. Almost zero : a Dyamonde Daniel book. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2010.
Dyamonde is angry at her mother for not buying her the shoes she wants, but when she finds out that a classmate is in a worse situation, she is determined to help.
INT GRIGrimes, Nikki. Halfway to perfect : a Dyamonde Daniel book. New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, c2012.
Despite what Dyamonde and Free say, Damaria worries that she is getting fat, until a classmate's problem with diabetes causes her to change her thoughts about body image.
INT GRIGrimes, Nikki. Make way for Dyamonde Daniel. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin Young Readers Group, c2009.
Spunky third-grader Dyamonde Daniel misses her old neighborhood, but when she befriends a boy named Free, another new student at school, she finally starts to feel at home.
INT GRIGrimes, Nikki. Rich : a Dyamonde Daniel book. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2009.
Free is excited about a local poetry contest because of its cash prize, but when he and Dyamonde befriend a classmate who is homeless and living in a shelter, they rethink what it means to be rich or poor.
INT KELKelley, Marty. The best friend bandit. North Mankato, MN : Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint, [2017].
Initially worried that the new girl in class, Tori, might steal her cookies, Molly is soon faced with a bigger problem--it seems that Tori is stealing Molly's best friend, Kayley.
INT KELKelley, Marty. Campground creature. North Mankato, Minn. : Picture Window Books, [2019].
Molly, her parents, and her friend Kayley are going camping for the weekend, and Molly is determined to take a picture of something wild--a bear would be nice, but when her father tells her about Bigfoot, she sets her sights on that mysterious creature.
INT KELKelley, Marty. Lucky break. North Mankato, Minn. : Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint, [2017].
There is going to be an art show at school with a twenty-five dollar prize for the winner, but when Molly Mac loses her lucky pencil she knows she is doomed to bad luck--and when she sprains her wrist her worst fears are confirmed.
INT KELKelley, Marty. Sammy's great escape. North Mankato, MN : Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint, [2017].
When Molly volunteers to look after Sammy McHamsterhead, the class pet, for the weekend she has visions of training him to do tricks and becoming rich and famous--but when she leaves the cage open and Sammy escapes she realizes that she has to find him or confess her carelessness to her teacher, Mr. Rose.
INT KELKelley, Marty. Tooth Fairy trouble. North Mankato, MN : Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint, [2017].
When one of Molly's teeth falls out she prepares for a visit from the Tooth Fairy, but first she wants to know exactly what the Fairy does with all those teeth, and whether giving up one of her teeth is really worth the money she will get--unless it is at least a million dollars.
INT KLIKline, Suzy. Song Lee and the "I hate you" notes. New York : Viking, c1999.
Song Lee is upset when she receives hateful notes in class, but she finds an appropriate and positive way to deal with them.
INT MCCMcCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-. Akimbo and the elephants. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books :, 2005.
Akimbo's wish -- Father elephant -- Stolen ivory -- The enemy -- The hunt -- Escape -- Rhino charge -- Elephants in danger. On the African game preserve where his father works, Akimbo devises a dangerous plan to capture a ring of elephant poachers.
INT MCCMcCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-. Akimbo and the lions. 1st U.S. ed. New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books :, 2005.
A lion problem -- The trap -- Lion! -- Left behind -- Becoming friends -- Lion at school -- Back to the wild. When Akimbo and his park ranger father unintentionally capture a lion cub near an African game park, Akimbo wants to keep the cub.
INT SILSilverman, Maida. The glass menorah and other stories for Jewish holidays. 1st American ed. New York : Four Winds Press ;, 1992.
Eight stories, describing the way the Berg family celebrates various Jewish holidays, including the Sabbath, Rosh Hashanah, Simchat Torah, and Hanukkah.
PB INT BARBarnes, Derrick. Brand-new school, brave new Ruby. New York : Scholastic, c2008.
When Ruby Booker starts third grade at Hope Road Academy, the same school her three illustrious older brothers attend, she tries hard to make an impression of her own.
PB INT BARBarnes, Derrick. Trivia queen, 3rd-grade supreme. New York : Scholastic, c2008.
When the Hope Road Academy holds its annual animal trivia contest, Ruby represents the third grade and competes against two of her older brothers.
PB INT DELDelacre, Lulu. Salsa stories. 1st ed. New York : Scholastic Press, c2000.
A collection of stories within the story of a family celebration where the guests relate their memories of growing up in various Latin American countries. Also contains recipes.
PB INT GONGonzález, Saraí, 2005-. Sarai and the meaning of awesome.
Fourth grader Saraí Gonzalez can do anything. She can bake, dance, and run her own cupcake business. But when Saraí's grandparents are forced to move, even Saraí's not sure what to do. So she hatches a super-awesome plan with her younger sisters and cousin to buy back the house. Will Saraí find a way to save the day?.
PB INT GONGonzález, Saraí, 2005-. Sarai saves the music.
When cuts in the school budget threatens the band program, Sarai organizes a benefit concert to raise money, and gains the attention of her favorite singer, Sparkles Sanchez.
PB INT LEELee, Lyla, author. Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year parade. First Aladdin paperback edition.
Mindy is excited to go to the annual Lunar New Year parade in her new town! But the parade fun doesn't go exactly as planned. Can Mindy still find a way to celebrate?.
PB INT SOOSoontornvat, Christina author. The big freeze.
"The time has come for Princess Lina to choose her special magical weather specialty. Her cousin Jack Frost makes amazing snowflakes. Her Uncle Lee forms ice caves in glaciers. Her Great-Aunt Sunder creates winter storms on polar seas. Everyone has chosen something so impressive. Lina's not sure what she's going to do-- but she's determined to make her mark in a big way!" -- summary from Goodreads.com.
PB INT SOOSoontornvat, Christina, author. Diary of an ice princess.
PB INT SOOSoontornvat, Christina author. Icing on the snowflake.
"How cool diary! My cousin Wendy is getting married! We're going to have a big party in the skies, with lots of family, dancing and yummy food. The best part? Claudia's coming too! We're about to have an icy blast at the royal wedding of the year! Granddad has even given us jobs as Royal Communications Officers. That's a fancy way of saying that we're going to help everything run as smooth as ice, Diary. I may have accidentally frozen the ballroom and lost track of Gusty, but I'm sure no other snowballs will come our way. (Right?!)"--Page [4] of cover.
PB INT SOOSoontornvat, Christina author. On thin ice.
Diary, I am so excited! Next week, our class is going to do something called a field trip. And I get to ride on a yellow school bus! It's going to be just like in the movies, Diary! My cousin Jack Frost is going to be tagging along with us to an aquarium. His Winterheart magic is mega-impressive. Grandfather says I can learn a lot from him. But YAWN, Diary. I'm about to see penguins! I just hope Cousin Jack can chill out with the lessons and enjoy the trip...
PB INT SOOSoontornvat, Christina author. Slush puppy love.
"Princess Lina's BFF Claudia is desperate for a dog. So Lina decides to use her Winterheart magic to turn a puppy snow sculpture into the perfect pet. But the magical snow dog has a mind of its own--and it's running loose at school!" -- Amazon.
PB INT SOOSoontornvat, Christina author. Snow place like home.
Lina, a Windtamer who controls the wind and lives in a palace in the clouds, wants to go to a regular, non-magical school with her best friend Claudia, but first her grandfather must teach her to control her powers.