Battle of the Books has been postponed this year due to COVID-19. We are excited to bring the Battle of the Books back during the 2021-2022 school year.
This is the fifth year our 3rd-6th grade students will participate in the reading challenge called the Battle of the Books. Students will be grouped into teams of 4-5 students from their class that will participate in competitions against other teams answering questions from the books on their book list. The more books they read, the higher their chances are of winning the March Madness tournament that will be taking place during the last couple weeks of March. Below are the tentative book lists for 2019-20, please note that the lists may have some changes till the Fall.
Book List 5-6 Grades 2020-21:
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Christopher, John | The White Mountains (Tripods Series #1) |
| Christopher, Matt | Ice Magic |
| Edwards, Roberta | Who Was Neil Armstrong? |
| Fritz, Jean | What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? |
| George, Jean Craighead | My Side of the Mountain |
| Grabenstein, Chris | Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library |
| Jones, Kelly | Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer |
| Korman, Gordon | Masterminds |
| L'Engle, Madeleine | A Wrinkle in Time |
| Levine, Gail Carson | Ella Enchanted |
| Lowry, Lois | Number the Stars |
| Magras, Diane | The Mad Wolf's Daughter |
| Palacio, R.J. | Wonder |
| Paulsen, Gary | Hatchet |
| Roberts, Willo Davis | Scared Stiff |
| Ryan, Pam Munoz | Esperanza Rising |
| Sachar, Louis | Holes |
| Vernick, Audrey | Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team |
| Wiles, Deborah | Love, Ruby Lavender |
| Winthrop, Elizabeth | The Castle in the Attic |
Please note: Titles on booklists may change due to availability until 9-15-20. Please check at https://www.battleofthebooks.org/book-list/medium-20-book-list-5-6-grades-2020-21.php.
Book List 3-4 Grades 2020-21 :
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Applegate, Katherine | The One and Only Ivan |
| Atwater, Richard | Mr. Popper’s Penguins |
| Barretta, Gene | Lincoln and Kennedy: A Pair to Compare |
| Blume, Judy | Freckle Juice |
| Brown, Tricia | Bobbie the Wonder Dog: a true story |
| Byars, Betsy | Tornado |
| Cleary, Beverly | Muggie Maggie |
| Davies, Jacqueline | The Lemonade War |
| DiCamillo, Kate | Because of Winn-Dixie |
| Dowell, Frances | Phineas L. MacGuire…Erupts!: The First Experiment |
| Fleming, Candace | Boxes for Katje |
| Gannett, Ruth Stiles | My Father’s Dragon |
| LaReau, Kara | The Infamous Ratsos |
| Orr, Wendy | Nim’s Island |
| Pennypacker, Sara | Clementine |
| Scieszka, Jon | Knights of the Kitchen Table |
| Tarshis, Lauren | I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919 |
| Warner, Gertrude | Boxcar Children |
| White, E.B. | Charlotte’s Web |
| Winter, Jonah | You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?! |
Please note: Titles on booklists may change due to availability until 9-15-20. Please check at https://www.battleofthebooks.org/book-list/medium-20-book-list-3-4-grades-2020-21.php.
- 3rd = 74,037 pages
- 4th = 89,139 pages
- 5th = 87,893 pages
- 6th = 125,819 pages
Grand total = 376,888 pages!!!!!!
