Curious Picks for Grades 2-4

Top picks for grades 2-4 inspired by the Summer Reading Club 2024 theme: World of Curiosities

Updated July 4, 2024
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Salma Joins the Team
Ramadan, Danny
Paper Book
Moving across the world was Salma's first big adventure. Now you can join her on even more adventures in her new home--from cooking Syrian food, to becoming a big sister, and more! Book Three: Salma Joins the Team Salma dreams of becoming a champion swimmer like her hero, Olympian...

Primary fiction

The eyes & the impossible
Eggers, Dave
Paper Book
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER * #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An enthralling novel for all ages by award-winning author Dave Eggers, told from the perspective of one uniquely endearing dog--featuring beautiful artwork from Caldecott honoree Shawn Harris. ...

Intermediate fiction

Legend of the Star Dragon
West, Tracey, 1965- author. 
Paper Book
The legendary Star Dragon must battle the powerful Shadow Dragon in the latest action-packed installment of this New York Times bestselling series! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent...

Primary fiction

Ruffing it
Patterson, James, 1947- author. 
Paper Book
Junior, the first dog author to make the New York Times bestseller list, tells his latest howlarious tale of going off-leash in the wilderness.​ Junior is so excited--his human family is going on vacation and this time they're taking him with them. And...

Primary fiction

Magic tree house. 1, Dinosaurs before dark, the graphic novel
Laird, Jenny, 1969- adapter. 
Paper Book
The #1 bestselling chapter book is now a graphic novel! Magic. Mystery. Time-travel. Get whisked back in time in the magic tree house with Jack and Annie! Where did the tree house come from?      Before Jack and Annie can find out, the mysterious...

Graphic novel

Unicorn Boy
Roman, Dave
Paper Book
Go on a magical journey with this quirky, young reader's graphic novel about a boy who sprouts a unicorn horn and uses his newfound powers to help those in need! The first few years of Brian Reyes' life were unremarkable--nothing weird about this kid, no sir. Then, one day, a...

Graphic novel

The Wondrous Wonders
Jourdy, Camille, 1979- author, artist. 
Paper Book
It's perfect weather for a family picnic, but Jo is in a bad mood. Hurt by her parents' divorce and struggling to accept her new stepfamily, she decides to run away and live alone in the woods. But she soon discovers that she's far from alone! Jo stumbles into a magical world populated by weird and...

Graphic novel

Baby-sitters little sister. 1, Karen's witch
Farina, Katy, author, artist. 
Paper Book
A fresh and fun graphic novel series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, featuring Kristy's little stepsister!Karen Brewer lives next door to Mrs. Porter, who wears long robes and has wild gray hair. Mrs. Porter has a black cat named Midnight and always seems to be working in her garden. Karen...

Graphic novel

Spirited. 1, Day of the Living Liv
Livingston, Liv, author, artist. 
Paper Book
The only living girl in a ghost town struggles to find her place in the first book in the Spirited graphic chapter book series. Olivia "Liv" Livingston thinks life on the right side of Narrow Bridge is, well, just right! What's not to love about the perfect town of Pleasant Place...

Graphic novel

A true home
George, K.
Paper Book
Courage, kindness, and adventure abounds in this charming, illustrated chapter book about a little mouse who finds the perfect home with some help from new friends. When Mona the Mouse stumbles across the wondrous world of the Heartwood Hotel in the middle of a...

Primary fiction

Dr. Wangari Maathai plants a forest
Purtill, Corinne 
Paper Book
Get inspired by the Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist and environmentalist Dr. Wangari Maathai in Dr. Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest.

Intermediate fiction

Dogtown
Applegate, Katherine 
Paper Book
Now a New York Times bestseller, an Indie bestseller, and an Amazon Best Children's Book! From beloved authors Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko and with illustrations by Wallace West, Dogtown is at once an uplifting story and a page-turning adventure, sure to find a...

Intermediate fiction

Worst love spell ever!
Coven, Wanda
Paper Book
In this hilarious sequel to the New York Times bestseller Worst Broommate Ever, witch-in-training Heidi Heckelbeck wants her crush to notice her. Featuring black-and-white illustrations and doodles throughout and sparkly foil on the cover! Heidi is...

Intermediate fiction

Willow Moss and the lost day
Valente, Dominique
Paper Book
The ordinary becomes extraordinary in this sparkling first book in the Starfell series, a modern classic perfect for fans of Nevermoor and The Land of Stories. Willow Moss's small magic has always seemed unremarkable. But when the most feared witch in the land of Starfell appears on the...

Intermediate fiction


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