Grade 2

Book reviews written by our Grade 2 students.

Mercy Watson is the star of this funny series by Kate DiCamillo. Mr. and Mrs. Watson just love their pet pig Mercy, even though she gets into quite a bit of mischief.  You will love her too! Mrs. S




Have you ever wanted to be a superhero?  8 year old Eugene loves being a superhero.  Not only does he battle evil villains, but he must also find his classroom's missing hamster.  This cartoony series will keep you laughing.




Just what is Heidi Heckelbeck's secret? I didn't figure it out until the end of the story, and then I had to read the second book of this fun series to really be sure.  Heidi Heckelbeck has a mind and a style of her own!





The Friz's class goes on a field trip to the ocean floor.  I like this book because they go on cool adventures. I like the videos too.  C. M.




Bad Kitty gets in a lot of trouble.  It is funny! L.G.

This book is about King Tut when he was a pharaoh. I like this book because I love history and mystery.  J.C.




It's abut a kid named Greg who writes in a diary.  He has a lot of bullies.  I like it because it's a long book and it's funny. P. R.




This is about a boy who has a horrible life with his aunt and uncle, but he goes to a wizard school.  I liked it because it was scary and there are a lot of mysteries.  A.L.S.





This book is about a boy who spends the summer with his grandmother, and finds the truth of him. It was just so interesting.  M.B.




This book is about a mighty silverback that is in a mall and loves painting. M.C.

This book is about a gorilla named Ivan that draws pictures. I liked it because it really goes deep into it, and it's really good. S.G.




This is about a kid who survived the Pompeii volcano. I like series books. A.J.S.





This book is about a girl who was trying to make a science project and she doesn't know what to do. She orders a box of super slime and it turns into a blob that starts eating everything. G. B.




This book is about a girl named Piper Reed and her dad is a Navy chief! She is the middle child so life can be hard for her. I liked it because she is funny. R.C.



This book is about a girl who has to find her prince, but her servant gains power from the towel with blood in the water. The reason this book is called the Goose Girl is because she claims to be a servant, but she's a princess who works for geese. I liked this book because it has a happy ending. S.M.




A girl named Nadia broke her leg and is scared to get back on the beam. I liked this book because she got back on the beam. B.M.



This is about dragons in life-size. There's some dragons that are real in this book. I like dragons so much I wanted to read it. J.R.



A boy had a pet fly. He named him Fly Guy. Fly Guy can say the boy's name, Buzz. I liked this book because stuff blows up. S.V.








This is about experiments that fail all the time, like crazy. One thing they did was snowballs with ketchup. I liked this book because when I picked it up it looked crazy. R.C.




This book has experiments with candy. I like candy and science and the illustrations are neat. T.K




This book is about a boy that saved a dog. It is sad because his sister died. The dog is so happy to be with a nice family. B.P.