# 2nd grade books about mystery

**3** books commonly assigned to 2nd grade students in US schools that explore mystery. 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.

**Reading difficulty:** the typical 2nd grade band is 420–820L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 1 titles here with a Lexile score, 1 is grade-level, 0 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

**Grade:** 2nd grade  ·  **Theme:** mystery
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 2nd grade mystery reading list

- [A Mischief of Mice](https://readinglist.school/book/a-mischief-of-mice) by Christie Matheson _(Grades K–3 · pub 2024)_
- [Down the Rabbit Hole](https://readinglist.school/book/down-the-rabbit-hole) by Peter Abrahams _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2005)_
- [The Boxcar Children](https://readinglist.school/book/the-boxcar-children) by Gertrude Chandler Warner _(490L · Grades 2–4 · pub 1924)_

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