We are excited to announce that our 2nd-6th grade students will participate in the reading challenge Battle of the Books. This fun program is sponsored by the PTA.

Due to COVID-19 uncertainty, we are holding off on making teams for now. We hope our situation improves, and we hope to be able to make teams in January or February to battle in April or May. However, we encourage students to start reading right away! The Battle of the Books lists are full of best sellers and all-time favorites. The more books read, the higher the chances of winning the tournament we hope to hold in the spring.

We strongly encourage students to participate in this fun and educational event. Parents, support your students who are participating by encouraging and helping them read and answer questions about their books at home. Practice questions begin with, “In which book . . .” The answer would be the title and author. Book lists are as follows:

3rd-4th Grade List

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater

Lincoln and Kennedy: A Pair to Compare by Gene Barretta

Freckle Juice by Judy Blume

Bobbie the Wonder Dog: a true story by Tricia Brown

Tornado by Betsy Byars

Muggie Maggie by Beverly Cleary

The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

Phineas L. MacGuire…Erupts!: The First Experiment by Frances Dowell

Boxes for Katje by Candace Fleming

My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett

The Infamous Ratsos by Kara LaReau

Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr

Clementine by Sara Pennypacker

Knights of the Kitchen Table by Jon Scieszka

I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919 by Lauren Tarshis

Boxcar Children by Gertrude Warner

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?! by Jonah Winter

Examples of Competitions