# 2nd grade Mystery books

**5** mystery books commonly assigned to 2nd grade students in US schools. Every title's grade range covers 2nd grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Grade:** 2nd grade  ·  **Genre:** Mystery
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/standards-instruction/appendix-b-text-exemplars-and-sample-performance-tasks.pdf

## 2nd grade Mystery reading list

- [Baby Monkey, Private Eye](https://readinglist.school/book/baby-monkey-private-eye) by Brian Selznick _(Grades K–3 · pub 2018)_
- [Down the Rabbit Hole](https://readinglist.school/book/down-the-rabbit-hole) by Peter Abrahams _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2005)_
- [In a Dark, Dark Room](https://readinglist.school/book/in-a-dark-dark-room) by Alvin Schwartz _(Grades K–3 · pub 1984)_
- [Piggins](https://readinglist.school/book/piggins) by Jane Yolen _(Grades K–3 · pub 1987)_
- [The Apothecary](https://readinglist.school/book/the-apothecary) by Maile Meloy _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2011)_

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