Here are some grade appropriate books for your child to read this summer. Most of these titles can be purchased at Barnes and Noble or rented at Chester County Library. SECOND GRADE ENTERING THIRD GRADE: "Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective" - Donald J. Sobol Ten-year-old Leroy (nicknamed “Encyclopedia”) Brown always manages to solve his father’s cases at the dinner table, so he decides to pen his own detective agency. "Fables" - Arnold Lobel Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich. Caldecott Medal Book "The Faithful Friend" - Robert D. San Souci A retelling of the traditional tale from the French West Indies in which two friends, Clement and Hippolyte, encounter love, zombies, and danger on the island of Martinique. Caldecott Honor Book and a Coretta Scott King Honor Book "How to Be Cool in the Third Grade" - Betsy Duffey When Robbie York is marked as a target by a bully at school, he decides that the only way to survive the third grade is by being cool. "I and You and Don't Forget Who: What Is a Pronoun?" - Brian P. Cleary This book tells a story in rhyme, using different types of pronouns, leading children to become more apt to remember what pronouns are. "I Was a Third Grade Science Project" - Mary Jane Auch Josh and his best friend, Brian, the class brain, team up for their science project. While Josh takes a passive interest in it, Brian comes up with the idea of hypnotizing his dog, Arful, into thinking he's a cat. "Math For All Seasons" - Greg Tang Fun math riddles that will help you stretch your mind. Rhyming verses, clues, and twists to help you quickly solve math problems. Learn clever tricks for counting throughout the year. "Pink and Say"- Patricia Polacco This heart-wrenching historical picture book, based on a true story, presents us with two men from the Union army who meet after a battle of the Civil War. Say, the white younger man, has been wounded. Pink, a black man, carries him home to where his mother is surviving in ruins of a deserted plantation. "Ramona Quimby, Age 8" – Beverly Clearly Ramona Quimby, one of the most loved characters in children's fiction, has now reached third grade. At school, she acquires a new teacher, Mrs. Whaley, who addresses the class as "you guys." Newbery Honor Book "Snowflake Bentley" - Jacqueline Briggs Martin A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations. Caldecott Medal Book "Tea with Milk" - Allen Say After growing up near San Francisco, a young Japanese woman returns with her parents to their native Japan, but she feels foreign and out of place. "Whipping Boy" – Sid Fleischman Jemmy is Prince Brat's whipping boy, taking any punishment due to the prince, until the prince decides to run away, taking Jemmy with him and leading them into a series of adventures with notorious outlaws. Newbery Medal Book "Young Thomas Edison" - Michael Dooling Includes bibliographical references. Presents a short illustrated biography of inventor Thomas Edison, and chronicles his childhood and early interest in science, as well as his many inventions.