 | First Chapters |
| These first chapter-book series are a great way to transition from Easy Readers to Juvenile Fiction. Books on this list are approximately 50-100 pages long with some illustrations. Most can be found in paperback editions as well.
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| Author | Title | Call Number |
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| Adler | Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds A fifth-grader with a photographic memory helps solve the mystery of the stolen diamonds. Cam Jansen Adventure (58 pp.) | J Adler |
| Applegate | Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs When there's trouble with the open house play, Roscoe decides to help by using the "don't-you-dare" glue. Roscoe Riley Rules (79 pp.) | J Paperback AP |
| Barrows | Ivy + Bean Seven-year-old Bean finds that her new neighbor, Ivy, is less boring than she first suspected. Ivy + Bean (113 pp.) | J Barrows |
| Brown | Arthur's Mystery Envelope It looks like trouble when the principal sends home a large envelope marked confidential. Arthur Chapter Books (58 pp.) | J Brown |
| Clements | Jake Drake, Bully Buster It is up to Jake Drake to take matters into his own hands when a SuperBully moves into the neighborhood. Jake Drake (73 pp.) | J Clements |
| Coven | Heidi Heckelbeck Has a Secret When a former homeschooler enters public school in second grade, she encounters a mean girl. Heidi Heckelbeck (118 pp.) | J Coven |
| Giff | Number One Kid When Mitchell's family moves, he and his sister must adjust to a new school. Zigzag Kids (67 pp.) | J Giff |
| Greenburg | On the Dog Andrew is sucked through his shrinking machine and ends up in a dog's nose. Andrew Lost (78 pp.) | J Greenburg |
| Grimes | Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel A spunky third-grader misses her old neighborhood until she befriends another new student. Dyamonde Daniel (74 pp.) | J Grimes |
| Gutman | Miss Daisy Is Crazy! Miss Daisy's unusual teaching methods surprise her second grade students. My Weird School (83 pp.) | J Gutman |
| Hicks | Basketball Bats Henry and his basketball teammates, the Bats, learn a lesson about working as a team. Gym Shorts (55 pp.) | J Hicks |
| Klein | Tooth Trouble First grader Freddy is unhappy to be the only one in his class who still has not lost a tooth. Ready, Freddy! (95 pp.) | J Paperback KL |
| Kline | Horrible Harry in Room 2B Being Harry's best friend in second grade isn't always easy, but it is a lot of fun. Horrible Harry (56 pp.) | J Kline |
| Krulik | Anyone But Me Katie Carew wishes she could be anyone but herself, and turns into a hamster. Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo (76 pp.) | J Paperback KR |
| McDonald | Judy Moody Third grader Judy Moody is in a first day of school bad mood until she gets to create the Me collage. Judy Moody (152 pp.) | J McDonald |
| McDonald | Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid The shortest kid in second grade learns all about the shortest president just in time for Presidents' Day. Stink Moody (102 pp.) | J McDonald |
| Meadows | Ruby, the Red Fairy The Rainbow Fairies must prevent Fairyland from losing its colors and turning gray forever. Rainbow Magic (65 pp.) | J Paperback ME |
| Osborne | Dinosaurs Before Dark Jack and Annie find a magic tree house, which whisks them back to the time of the dinosaurs. Magic Tree House (68 pp.) | J Osborne |
| Park | Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus Junie B. starts kindergarten, but what will happen when she decides not to ride the bus home? Junie B. Jones (69 pp.) | J Park |
| Pilkey | Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot A mouse befriends a giant robot and saves the city from an evil rat scientist. Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot (111 pp.) | J Pilkey |
| Roy | The Absent Author Dink Duncan and his friends investigate the kidnapping of famous mystery author Wallis Wallace. A to Z Mysteries (86 pp.) | J Roy |
| Rylant | In Aunt Lucy's Kitchen Three nine-year-old cousins keep busy having fun while staying with their aunt for a year. Cobble Street Cousins (53 pp.) | J Rylant |
| Sachar | Kidnapped at Birth? Marvin decides that he looks different from his family because he is the lost prince of Shampoon. Marvin Redpost (68 pp.) | J Sachar |
Last Updated: 2/13
