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BATTLE OF THE BOOKS 2026-2027 Reading List
5th & 6th Grade
The Playmakers by Chad Morris and Shelly Brown
The White Mountains by John Christopher
Ice Magic by Matt Christopher
Who Was Neil Armstrong? By Roberta Edwards
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein
The Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional… by Kelly Jones
Masterminds by Gordon Korman
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
The Mad Wolf’s Daughter by Diane Magras
The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull
Wonder by R. J. Palacio
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Scared Stiff by Willo Davis Roberts
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
Holes by Louis Sachar
Strong Like the Sea by Wendy Swore
Brothers at Bat: The True Story... by Audrey Vernick
All questions will be formatted as follows:
"In which book..."
You will need to answer with the full title of the book. You can also get bonus points for knowing the author's name.
Use the questions and flashcards below to help your team practice. Or better yet, make your own!
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Click on the images to save or print the practice questions or you can create your own as you read!
5-6 BOB PRACTICE Questions by book list B- Google Docs.pdfFLASHCARDS
Click on the images to save or print your practice author/title flashcards. Or make your own!
Be sure to click/scroll through all the pages.
2027 BOB 5/6 Flash CardsHow do you say it?! 5-6th
Grabenstein
GRAY-buhns-teyn
Rhymes with Frankenstein
Levine
luh-VEEN
Lowry
Rhymes with How-ree
Palacio
Puh-LAW-see-oh
Sachar
SACK-ur
Rhymes with backer
READING FORM
Print this form (or you can find them in the library). Fill one out for each battle book you read.
**you must read and fill out three of these before Thanksgiving to be included on a team**
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