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Battle of the Books
2025-2026
2025-2026
The MS competition will take place:
Tuesday, May 19
3:00pm
Register to participate by March 27, 2026
Becoming Muhammad Ali
by James Patterson & Kwame Alexander
Bloom
by Kenneth Oppel
Framed!
by James Ponti
The Forgotten Girl
by India Hill Brown
The Girl in the Well is Me
by Karen Rivers
The Last Mapmaker
by Christina Soontornvat
Mexikid
by Pedro Martín
Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein
by Jennifer Roy & Ali Fadhil
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe
by Carlos Hernandez
The Total Eclipse of Néstor López
by Adrianna Cuevas
Trapped
by Marc Aronson
Yusuf Azeem is Not a Hero
by Saadia Faruqi
Timeline of Events
Timeline of Events
October - January:
Start reading!
Talk to your friends about creating a team.
February-March:
Register to participate by March 27, 2026
March - May:
Keep reading!
Attend informational meetings
April 1 - Introductory Meeting - during Guided Study
May 12 - Battle Info Meeting
Attend author visits in the Vista Room (11:45am-12:15pm)
March 5 - Kenneth Oppel
March 20 - Pedro Martín
March 23 - India Hill Brown
March 31 - Marc Aronson (rescheduled)
April 9 - Jennifer Roy
April 14 - Christina Soontornvat
April 21 - Saadia Faruqi
April 27 - Adrianna Cuevas
Use the Team Planning Document to help organize your team
May 19:
Battle! 3:00pm in the Library
Steps to Join
Steps to Join
Make a team with 4-6 friends.
Register to participate here. (If you want to join and need help finding a team, you can indicate that on the form)
Try to read as many of the 12 books as you can. The more books read by all members, the stronger your team will be. However, you may also choose to assign books to members of the team in order to make sure that all books are read by at least one or two team members. This Team Planning Document might help.
Take notes on what you read.
The final battle will be on Tuesday, May 19 in the library.
Helpful Links
Helpful Links
Questions? Ask Ms. Lopez or Ms. Coquillard!
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