Character Counts Books for 2nd & 3rd Grade Readers

Trustworthiness
Be honest - Don't deceive, cheat or steal - Be reliable - Do what you say you'll do - Have the courage to do the right thing - Build a good reputation - Be loyal - Stand by your family, friends and community
• Baylor, Byrd. I'm in Charge of Celebrations (J/Fic/Baylor) 30p
• Cameron, Eleanor. Stories Julian Tells (J/Fic/Cameron) 71p
• Demi. The Empty Pot (J 398.2 Dem) 32p
• De Paola, Tomie. Strega Nona's Magic Lessons (J/E/DeP) 32p
• Greene, Stephanie. Owen Foote, Super Spy (J/Fic/Greene) 90p
• Kline, Suzy. Mary Marony and the Chocolate Surprise (J/Fic/Kline) 85p
• Korman, Gordon. Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire (J/Fic/Korman) 84p
• Kroll, Virginia. Annabelle's Un-Birthday (J/Fic/Kroll) 40p
• Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. One of the Third Grade Thonkers (J/Fic/Naylor) 136p
• Polacco, Patricia. Thunder Cake (J/E/Pol) 32p
• San Souci, Robert D. Kate Shelley: Bound for Legend (J 363.122 San) 30p

Respect
Treat others with respect - Follow the Golden Rule - Be tolerant of differences - Use good manners - Be considerate of others - Don't threaten, hit, or hurt anyone - Deal peacefully with anger, insults and disagreements
• Blume, Judy. Freckle Juice (J/Fic/Blume) 40p
• Bunting, Eve. Clancy's Coat (J/Fic/Bun) 48p
• Bunting, Eve. Smoky Night (J/E/Bun) 30p
• Cannon, Janell. Verdi (J/E/Can) 44p
• Coatsworth, Elizabeth Jane. The Cat Who Went to Heaven (J/Fic/Coatsworth) 62p
• Garland, Sherry. The Lotus Seed (J/E/Gar) 32p
• Goble, Paul. The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses (J/E/Gob) 32p
• Golenbock, Peter. Teammates (J 796.357092 Gol) 38p
• Greene, Stephanie. Owen Foote, Second Grade Strongman (J/Fic/Greene) 81p
• Howe, James. Pinky and Rex and the Bully (J/Fic/Howe) 48p
• Hru, Dakari. Joshua's Masai Mask (J/E/Hru) 29p
• Kidd, Diana. Onion Tears (J/Fic/Kidd) 62p
• Nunes, The Last Dragon (J/E/Nun) 30p
• Orr, Katherine Shelley. Story of a Dolphin (J/E/Orr) 29p
• Polacco, Patricia. Mrs. Katz and Tush (J/E/Pol) 30p
• Polacco, Patricia. Just Plain Fancy (J/E/Pol) 28p
• Ruepp, Krista. Midnight Rider (J/Fic/Ruepp) 61p
• Ryder, Joanne. Each Living Thing (J/E/Ryd) 32p
• Seuss, Dr. The Butter Battle Book (J/E/Suess) 48p

Responsibility
Do what you're supposed to do - Persevere: keep on trying! - Do your best - Use self-control - Be self-disiplined - Think before you act; consider the consequences - Be accountable for your choices
• Bradby, Marie. More Than Anything Else (J/E/Bra) 28p
• Caudill, Rebecca. Did You Carry the Flag Today, Charley? (J/Fic/Caudill) 94p
• Cherry, Lynne. The Great Kapok Tree (J/E/Che) 36p
• Cooney, Barbara. Miss Rumphius (J/E/Coo) 32p
• Cowley, Joy. The Video Shop Sparrow (J/E/Cow) unp.
• Cox, Judy. Cool Cat, School Cat (J/Fic/Cox) 84p
• Hesse, Karen. Sable (J/Fic/Hesse) 81p
• McDonald, Megan. The Great Pumpkin Switch (J/E/McD) 30p
• McDonough, Yona Zeldis. A Doll Named Dora Anne (J/B/McDonough) unp.
• Munsch, Robert N. The Paper Bag Princess (F/E/Mun) 28p
• Paterson, Katherine. The King's Equal (J/Fic/Paterson) 64p
• Sachar, Louis. Marvin Redpost: Alone in His Teacher's House (J/Fic/Sachar) 83p
• Schroeder, Alan. Ragtime Tumpie (J/Fic/Schroeder) 32p
• Shannon, David. A Bad Case of Stripes (J/E/Sha) unp.
• Uchida, Yoshiko. The Bracelet (J/E/Uch) unp.

Fairness
Play by the rules - Take turns and share - Be open-minded; listen to others - Don't take advantage of others - Don't blame others carelessly
• Bishop, Claire Huchet. The Five Chinese Brothers (J/E/Bishop) unp.
• Bunting, Eve. Fly Away Home (J/E/Bun) 32p
• Cosby, Bill. The Meanest Thing to Say (J/B/Cosby) 34p
• Couric, Katie. The Brand New Kid (J/E/Cou) 32p
• Estes, Eleanor. The Hundred Dresses (J/Fic/Estes) 80p
• Holcomb, Nan. Fair and Square (J/Fic/Holcomb) unp.
• Marsden, Carolyn. The Gold-Threaded Dress (J/Fic/Marsden) 71p
• Mochizuki, Ken. Heroes (J/Fic/Mochizuki) 32p
• Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. King of the Playground (J/E/Nay) 30p
• Sherman, Charlotte Watson. Eli and the Swamp Man (J/Fic/Sherman) 90p
• Sykes, Julie. That's Not Fair, Hare! (J/E/Syk) unp.
• Viorst, Judith. Rosie and Michael (J/E/Vio) 39p
• West, Tracey. Fire in the Valley (J/Fic/West) 75p

Caring
Be kind - Be compassionate and show you care - Express gratitude - Forgive others - Help people in need
• Best, Cari. Three Cheers for Catherine the Great (J/E/Bes) unp.
• Blos, Joan W. Old Henry (J/E/Blo) 32p
• Bulla, Clyde Robert. The Paint Brush Kid (J/PB/Bulla) 64p
• Bunting, Eve. Going Home (J/E/Bun) unp.
• Bunting, Eve. The Wall (J/E/Bun) 29p
• Carlson, Natalie Savage. The Family Under the Bridge (J/Fic/Car) 99p
• Castaneda, Omar S. Abuela's Weave (J/E/Cas) 30p
• Cohen, Barbara. Molly's Pilgrim (J/Fic/Cohen) 32p
• Jukes, Mavis. Blackberries in the Dark (J/Fic/Jukes) 48p
• Mathis, Sharon Bell. The Hundred Penny Box (J/Fic/Mathis) 47p
• Miles, Miska. Annie and the Old One (J/Fic/Miles) 44p
• Mollel, Tololwa M. My Rows and Piles of Coins (J/E/Mol) 32p
• Polacco, Patricia. Thank You, Mr. Falker (J/E/Pol) unp.
• Rodowsky, Colby F. Not My Dog (J/Fic/Rodowsky) 69p
• Schuch, Steve. A Symphony of Whales (J/E/Sch) unp.
• Stanley, Diane. Raising Sweetness (J/E/Sta) unp.
• Stewart, Sarah. The Gardener (J/E/Ste) unp.

Citizenship
Do your part to improve your school and community - Protect the environment - Cooperate - Stay informed - Vote - Be a good neighbor - Obey laws and rules - Respect authority
• Ackerman, Karen. Araminta's Paint Box (J/E/Ack) 32p
• Brown, Jeff. Stanley in Space (J/Fic/Brown) 102p
• Choi, Sook Nyul. Halmoni and the Picnic (J/E/Cho) 31p
• DiSalvo-Ryan, Dyanne. City Green (J/E/Dis) 32p
• Estes, Eleanor. The Hundred Dresses (J/Fic/Est) 80p
• Isaacs, Anne. Swamp Angel (J/E/Isaacs) 35p
• Roop, Connie. Grace's Letter to Lincoln (J/Fic/Roop) 68p
• Sachar, Louis. Marvin Redpost: Class President (J/Fic/Sachar) 67p
• Stevens, Carla. Lily and Miss Liberty (J/Fic/Stevens) 64p
• Surat, Michele Maria. Angel Child, Dragon Child (J/E/Sur) 35p

Biographies
• Adler, David A. A Picture Book of Florence Nightingale (J 921 Nightingale) 30p
• Adler, David A. A Picture Book of Frederick Douglass (J 921 Douglass) 30p
• Adler, David A. A Picture Book of Harriet Tubman (J 921 Tubman) 29p
• Adler, David A. A Picture Book of Helen Keller (J 921 Keller) 30p
• Blos, Joan W. The Heroine of the Titanic: a Tale Both True and Otherwise of the Life of Molly Brown (J 921 Brown) unp.
• Christensen, Bonnie. The Daring Nellie Bly (J 921 Bly) unp.
• Hudson, Wade. Five Bold Freedom Fighters (J 323.092 Hud) 48p
• Jones, Lynda. Five Brilliant Scientists (J 509.22 Jon) 48p
• Kent, Deborah. Jane Addams and Hull House (J 361.3092 Ken) 31p
• Kroll, Steven. By the Dawn's Early Light (J 921 Key) 40p
• McGovern, Ann. The Secret Soldier: The Story of Deborah Sampson (J 921 Gannett) 62p
• Miller, William. Zora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree (J 813.52 Mil) 26p
• Parks, Rosa. I Am Rosa Parks (J 976.147 Par) 48p
• Tompert, Ann. Joan of Arc (J 921 Joan) unp.

Nonfiction
• Bender, Marie. Caring Counts (J 179.9 Ben) 32p
• Bender, Marie. Fairness Counts (J 179.9 Ben) 32p
• Bender, Marie. Good Citizenship Counts (J 323.6 Ben) 32p
• Bender, Marie. Respect Counts (J 179.9 Ben) 32p
• Bender, Marie. Responsibility Counts (J 179.9 Ben) 32p
• Clark, Ann Nolan. In My Mother's House (J 970.004 Cla) 56p
• Climo, Shirley. The Egyptian Cinderella (J 398.2 Cli) 32p
• Diakite, Baba Waque. The Hunterman and the Crocodile (J 398.20966 Dia) unp.
• Fritz, Jean. Shh! We're Writing the Consitution (J 342.73029 Fri) 64p
• Hoberman, Mary Ann. Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers (J 811.54 Hob) 32p
• Hooks, William H. Moss Gown (J 398.2 Hoo) 48p
• Johnston, Marianne. Dealing with Anger (J 152.4 Joh) 24p
• Johnston, Marianne. Dealing with Insults (J 158. /Joh) 24p
• Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody. Balto and the Great Race (J 636.73 Kim) 99p
• Louie, Ai-Ling. Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China (J 398 Lou) 31p
• Myers, Walter Dean. Harlem (J 811.54 Mye) unp.
• Nikola-Lisa, W. Bein' with You this Way (J 811.54 Nik) unp.
• San Souci, Robert D. The Talking Eggs (J 398.21 San) 32p
• Steptoe, John. Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters (J 398.2 Ste) 32p

Heroes and Superheroes
• Ackerman, Karen. The Night Crossing (J/Fic/Ackerman) 56p
• Ball, Duncan. Emily Eyefinger (J/Fic/Ball) 82p
• Bennett, William J., ed. The Children's Book of Heroes (J 808.80352 Chi)
• Bright, J.E. Why We Became Rescue Heroes: The Teammates Tell Their Exciting Stories (J PB Bright) 32p
• Brown, Jeff. Stanley, Flat Again (J/Fic/Brown) 87p
• Byars, Betsy Cromer. My Dog, My Hero (J/Fic/Byars) 47p
• DeLaCroix, Alice. The Hero of Third Grade (J/Fic/Delacroix) 72p
• Duncan, Lois. Wonder Kid Meets the Evil Lunch Snatcher (J/Fic/Duncan) 76p
• Early, Margaret. William Tell (J 398.22 Ear) 29p
• Gauch, Patricia Lee. This Time, Tempe Wick? (J/Fic/Gauch) 43p
• Hooks, William H. The Girl Who Could Fly (J/Fic/Hooks) 53p
• Krensky, Stephen. Buster Baxter, Cat Saver (J/Fic/Brown) 58p
• McCann, Jesse. Batman: Time Thaw (J PB McCann) 40p
• Minahan, John A. Abigail's Drum (J/Fic/Minahan) 64p
• Pinkwater, Daniel Manus. Wingman (J/Fic/Pinkwater) 63p
• Scieszka, Jon. Knights of the Kitchen Table (J/Fic/Scieszka) 55p
• Valgardson, W. D. Winter Rescue (J/E/Val) unp.

Updated: 31 December 2003 cei
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