Elementary Battle of the Books List

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1 Elementary Battle of the Books List Battle of the Books began as a program for middle school students, grades 6-8. The program has expanded to include the elementary and high school levels. Students at participating schools read books from a list established by the state Battle of the Books committees and then compete in quiz-bowl-style tournaments to test their knowledge of these books. Teaching Resources Center, Joyner Library A Selective Annotated Bibliography Titles in the Teaching Resources Center are cataloged with Dewey call numbers and are preceded by Curric. Please ask someone at the Teaching Resources Service Desk if you need any assistance. Lexile Score 820L School Year Title Information Carbone, Elisa. Blood on the River: James Town New York: Viking, Traveling to the New World in 1606 as the page to Captain John Smith, twelve-year-old orphan Samuel Collier settles in the new colony of James Town, where he must quickly learn to distinguish between friend and foe. Call Number C1775B 660L Creech, Sharon. Ruby Holler. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, C8612R Thirteen-year-old fraternal twins Dallas and lorida have grown up in a terrible orphanage but their lives change forever when an eccentric but sweet older couple invites them each on an adventure, beginning in an almost magical place called Ruby Holler. 1

2 740L Draper, Sharon M. Stella By Starlight. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, When a burning cross set by the Klan causes panic and fear in 1932 Bumblebee, North Carolina, fifth-grader Stella must face prejudice and find the strength to demand change in her segregated town. D7918ST 690L Gratz, Alan. Ban This Book. New York: Starscape, *Currently not A fourth grader fights back when rom the Mixed-Up iles of Mrs. Basil E. rankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg is challenged by a well-meaning parent and taken off the shelves of her school library. Amy Anne is shy and soft-spoken, but don't mess with her when it comes to her favorite book in the whole world. Amy Anne and her lieutenants wage a battle for the books as they start a secret banned books locker library, make up ridiculous reasons to ban every single book in the library to make a point, and take a stand against censorship. 750L 630L 550L Haddix, Margaret Peterson. ound. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, When thirteen-year-olds Jonah and Chip, who are both adopted, learn they were discovered on a plane that appeared out of nowhere, full of babies with no adults on board, they realize that they have uncovered a mystery involving time travel and two opposing forces, each trying to repair the fabric of time. Hahn, Mary Downing. The Old Willis Place: A Ghost Story. New York: Clarion Books, Tired of the rules that have bound them ever since "the bad thing happened," twelve-year-old Diana ignores her brother's warnings and befriends the daughter of the new caretaker, setting in motion events that lead to the release of the spirit of an evil, crazy woman who once ruled the old Willis place. Holm, Jennifer L. The ourteenth Goldfish. New York: Random House, Ellie's scientist grandfather has discovered a way to reverse aging, and consequently has turned into a teenager--which makes for complicated relationships when he moves in with Ellie and her mother, his daughter. H1173 H1244O H L Kehret, Peg. Runaway Twin. New York: Dutton Children s Books, K261RU Thirteen-year-old Sunny, accompanied by a stray dog, takes advantage of a windfall to travel from her Nebraska foster home to Enumclaw, Washington, to find the twin sister from whom she was separated at age three. 2

3 740L L Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time. New York: Ariel Books, L547WR Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government. 680L Lloyd, Natalie. A Snicker of Magic. New York: Scholastic Press, L7779S The Pickles are new to Midnight Gulch, Tennessee, a town which legend says was once magic--but elicity is convinced the magic is still there, and with the help of her new friend Jonah the Beedle she hopes to bring the magic back. 720L Martin, Ann M. Rain Reign. New York: eiwel and riends, M3632R Struggling with Asperger's, Rose shares a bond with her beloved dog, but when the dog goes missing during a storm, Rose is forced to confront the limits of her comfort levels, even if it means leaving her routines in order to search for her pet. 680L Nye, Bill. At the Bottom of the World. New York: Amulet Books, *Currently not Traveling to Antarctica for a prestigious science competition, twelve-year-old Jack and his genius foster siblings, Ava and Matt, become caught up in a mystery involving a missing scientist. 700L 830L O Connor, Barbara. How to Steal a Dog. New York: arrar, Straus & Giroux, Living in the family car in their small North Carolina town after their father leaves them virtually penniless, Georgina, desperate to improve their situation and unwilling to accept her overworked mother's calls for patience, persuades her younger brother to help her in an elaborate scheme to get money by stealing a dog and then claiming the reward that the owners are bound to offer. Ryan, Pam Muñoz. Becoming Naomi León. New York: Scholastic Press, When Naomi's absent mother resurfaces to claim her, Naomi runs away to Mexico with her great-grandmother and younger brother in search of her father. OC53H R957B 780L Weeks, Sarah. Save Me a Seat. New York: Scholastic Press, W4187SA Ravi has just moved to the United States from India and has always been at the top of his class; Joe has lived in the same town his whole life and has learning 3

4 problems--but when their lives intersect in the first week of fifth grade they are brought together by a common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and the need to take control of their lives. 830L 650L 820L 720L 800L School Year Clements, Andrew. Extra Credit. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Cornelissen, Cornelia. Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, DiTerlizzi, Tony. Kenny and the Dragon. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Graberstein, Chris. Escape rom Mr. Lemoncello s Library. New York: Random House, Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Among the Hidden. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, C59161E C8147S D634K G751ES H1173AH 610L Holm, Jennifer. Turtle in Paradise. New York: Random House, H7302TU 780L Hostetter, Joyce. Blue. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, H796B 810L Lin, Grace. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. New York: Little, Brown and Co., L6303W 670L Lord, Cynthia. Rules. New York: Scholastic Press, L8842R 740L Mass, Wendy. The Candymakers. New York: Little, Brown and Company, M3819C 850L O Connor, Barbara. Wish. New York: arrar, Straus and Giroux, *Currently not 1020L Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet. New York: Bradbury Press, P2854HAT 760L Pennypacker, Sara. Pax. New York: Balzer + Bray, P385P 4

5 640L 770L Robinson, Sharon. The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of riendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend. New York: Scholastic, Sherry, Maureen. Walls Within Walls. New York: Katherine Tegen Books, *Currently not *Currently not School Year 540L Applegate, Katherine. Crenshaw. New York: eiwel and riends, AP52C 730L Cole, Henry. A Nest for Celeste. New York: Katherine Tegen Books, C6749N 620L Couloumbis, Audrey. Jake. New York: Random House, C8319J 670L DiCamillo, Kate. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, D5471TA 860L George, Jessica Day. Tuesdays at the Castle. New York: Bloomsbury, G29353C1 740L Gratz, Alan. The League of Seven. New York: Starscape, G774L01 680L 550L Gutman, Dan. The Homework Machine. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Hunt, Lynda Mullaly. ish in a Tree. New York: Nancy Paulsen Books, G9858HOM H L Korman, Gordon. Ungifted. New York: Balzer + Bray, K842U 1070L Law, Ingrid. Savvy. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, L411S 690L Lin, Grace. The Year of the Dog. New York: Little, Brown, L6303Y 670L Lloyd, Natalie. The Key to Extraordinary. New York: Scholastic Press, L7779K 5

6 660L 720L O Connor, Barbara. Greetings from Nowhere. New York: arrar, Straus and Giroux, Park, Linda Sue. A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story. Boston, MA: Clarion Books, OC53G P21974L 870L Paulsen, Gary. Woods Runner. New York: Wendy Lamb Books, P2854WO 950L Philbrick, Rodman. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. igg. New York: Blue Sky Press, P534MO 670L Selfors, Suzanne. Smells Like Dog. New York: Little, Brown and Co., SE4868SMD 630L Wiles, Deborah. Love, Ruby Lavender. San Diego, CA: Harcourt, W647L School Year 570L Applegate, Katherine. The One and Only Ivan. New York: Harper, AP52O 770L Babbitt, Natalie. Tuck Everlasting. New York: arrar, Straus, Giroux, B113T 820L Carbone, Elisa. Blood on the River: James Town New York: Viking, C1775B 660L Creech, Sharon. Ruby Holler. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, C8612R 630L Davies, Jacqueline. The Lemonade War. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, D2875L01 670L 740L 750L DiCamillo, Kate. Because of Winn-Dixie. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, Draper, Sharon M. Stella By Starlight. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Haddix, Margaret Peterson. ound. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, D5471B D7918ST H1173 6

7 630L 550L Hahn, Mary Downing. The Old Willis Place: A Ghost Story. New York: Clarion Books, Holm, Jennifer L. The ourteenth Goldfish. New York: Random House, H1244O H L Kehret, Peg. Runaway Twin. New York: Dutton Children s Books, K261RU 900L Law, Ingrid. Scumble. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, L411SC.A 680L Lloyd, Natalie. A Snicker of Magic. New York: Scholastic Press, L7779S 870L 700L Martin, Ann M. A Dog s Life: The Autobiography of a Stray. New York: Scholastic, O Connor, Barbara. How to Steal a Dog. New York: arrar, Straus & Giroux, M3632DG OC53H 710L Paulsen, Gary. Lawn Boy. New York: Wendy Lamb Books, P2854LA 830L Ryan, Pam Muñoz. Becoming Naomi León. New York: Scholastic Press, R957B 600L Scott, Lisa Ann. School of Charm. New York: Katherine Tegen Books, *Currently not School Year 800L 800L 830L Alvarez, Julia. How Tía Lola Came to [Visit] Stay. New York: Random House, Birdsall, Jeanne. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of our Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy. New York: Random House, Clements, Andrew. Extra Credit. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, AL86HTI B53293P C59161E 730L Corbett, Sue. ree Baseball. Puffin, C8109 7

8 650L 820L 720L 800L 890L Cornelissen, Cornelia. Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, DiTerlizzi, Tony. Kenny and the Dragon. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Graberstein, Chris. Escape rom Mr. Lemoncello s Library. New York: Random House, Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Among the Hidden. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, Hale, Shannon. Princess Academy. New York: Bloomsbury Children s Books, C8147S D634K G751ES H1173AH H135P 610L Holm, Jennifer. Turtle in Paradise. New York: Random House, H7302TU 780L Hostetter, Joyce. Blue. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, H796B 810L Lin, Grace. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. New York: Little, Brown and Co., L6303W 670L Lord, Cynthia. Rules. New York: Scholastic Press, L8842R 740L Mass, Wendy. The Candymakers. New York: Little, Brown and Company, M3819C 1020L Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet. New York: Bradbury Press, P2854HAT 590L 740L 860L Tarshis, Lauren. The Sinking of the Titanic, New York: Scholastic, Wechter, Nell Wise. Taffy of the Torpedo Junction. Winston-Salem, NC: J.. Blair, Green, Michelle Y. A Strong Right Arm: The Story of Mamie Peanut Johnson. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, T177S W4102T B J6351G Last Updated Jun-18 ES 8