What is Battle of the Books?
It's a friendly competition that resembles the television program made popular in the "" - Reach for the Top. Students from a majority of the Board's elementary schools volunteer to read up to 10 books - and then to take part in the game-show style comprehension and memory quiz. The results are prepared the same day, and students seem to appreciate the chance to play. For some, less eager readers, the challenge prompts them to engage in a meaninful and goal-orienced competition.
Battle of the Books
Book List for 2011-2012
Junior List
|
Title |
Author |
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And then it happened—Book 1 |
Michael Wade |
|
The Birchbark House |
Louise Erdrich |
|
Bridge to Terabithia |
Katherine Paterson |
|
Dexter the Tough |
Margaret Peterson Haddix |
|
Journey to the River Sea |
Eva Ibbotson |
|
Kensuke’s Kingdom |
Michael Morpurgo |
|
Mealworm Diaries |
Anna Kerz |
|
Poppy |
Avi |
|
Titanic Trilogy |
Gordon Korman |
|
Wonderstruck |
Brian Selznick |
Intermediate List
|
Title |
Author |
|
Peak |
Roland Smith |
|
Divergent |
Veronica Roth |
|
Firegirl |
Tony Abbott |
|
The House of the Scorpion |
Nancy Farmer |
|
Island of the Blue Dolphins |
Scott O’Dell |
|
Thunder Over Kandahar |
Sharon E. McKay |
|
Undergrounders |
David Skuy |
|
War of the Eagles |
Eric Walters |
|
When You Reach Me |
Rebecca Stead |
|
Wolf Brother |
Michelle Paver |