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When children are getting comfortable with chapter books, some of the books will have features that make them a lot less daunting to their young readers. This is intended as a list of approachable chapter books for 1st or 2nd graders, which will help build the stamina for longer or more text heavy books. Please add to this list only books satisfying the format of chapter books, traditionally published, partly illustrated and of reasonable length, vocabulary level and interest for a typical 6-8 year old who's working towards transitioning into more advanced chapter books. Comic book format is fine, if the contents are appropriate. No e-books, please, and only books one could expect to locate in school libraries, public libraries or vintage collections.

All books should be part of a series, where a series would need to consist of at least three books (unless at least two books are already out and the third planned to be published). Only the first book in each series should be added. The advantage of series is that once kids find a book that is a good fit, they will have access to a whole stack of similar books to practice on.
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