"Battle of the Books" 2011

"Battle of the Books" is a reading competition sponsored by local public libraries.

Here's how it works:

• Participating students from local elementary schools (grades 4 and 5) and middle schools (all grades) are asked to read 20 books.
• The students receive the lists in the spring and are encouraged to read the books during the summer break.
• The following spring, the students meet at the public library to practice answering questions based on the books they have read.
• The competition follows, first on the city level and then regionally against five other school districts.

"Battle of the Books"

• provides an alternative to athletic competition
• exposes students to quality literature
• fosters school spirit
• and is a lot of fun!

GRADES 4 & 5 (Title - Author)

• The Strange Case of Origami Yoda - Angleberger, Tom
• The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity - Barnett, Mac
• The 100 Year Old Secret - Barrett, Tracy
• Masterpiece - Broach, Elise
• Frindle - Clements, Andrew
• Gregor the Overlander - Collins, Suzanne
• Bud Not Buddy - Curtis, Christopher Paul
• Because of Winn Dixie - DiCamillo, Kate
• The Magician’s Elephant - DiCamillo, Kate
• Honus and Me - Gutman, Dan
• Punished - Lubar, David
• Clementine - Pennypacker, Sara
• Captain Nobody - Pritchford, Dean
• Sign of the Beaver - Speare, Elizabeth George
• When You Reach Me - Stead, Rebecca

GRADES 6, 7 & 8 (Title - Author)

• The Strange Case of Origami Yoda - Angleberger, Tom
• Sounder - Armstrong, William H.
• One-Handed Catch - Auch, M.J.
• Storm Warriors - Carbone, Elisa
• Half-Moon Investigations - Colfer, Eoin
• Dovey Coe - Dowell, Frances O’Roark
• The Million Dollar Kick - Gutman, Dan
• Out of the Dust - Hesse, Karen
• The Black Book ot Secrets - Higgins, F.E.
• When Zachary Beaver Came to Town - Holt, Kimberly Willis
• Rules - Lord, Cynthia
• Mister Monday - Nix, Garth
• Lawn Boy - Paulsen, Gary
• Bystander - Preller, James
• The Schwa Was Here - Shusterman, Neal