4th grade Battle of the Books
August-April
4th grade Battle of the Books
August-April
What is Battle of the Books? 18 Reasons to Become an Avid Reader
Battle of the Books requires students to read at least 10 of the 20 books on the list by April 1. Our Battle will be held the first week of April. If you read all 20 of the books on the list by May 1, let Ms.Dillon, our librarian, know, and she will make you a Battle of the Books Hall of Fame Reading Certificate with your photo on it. Your photo will be displayed on our Battle of the Books Hall of Fame Wall!
The Wishing Spell
by Chris Colfer
Listen to the audiobook in YouTube!
(The Land of Stories series, Book #1)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Brian Selznick
Part 2: Chapter 1 Part 2: Ch.2
(Caldecott Award winning book)
Watch Brian Selznick talk about his childhood and using his imagination.
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by Grace Lin
(Newbery Award winning book)
Mac Undercover
Book #1 Series: Mac B. Kid Spy
by Mac Barnett
The Girl in the Locked Room: A Ghost Story
by Mary Downing Hahn
OR..if you don't like scary books, you can read Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White, instead
Willodeen
by Katherine Applegate
Stay: The True Story of Ten Dogs
byMichaela Muntean
Where the Sidewalk Ends
A Light in the Attic
Falling Up
by Shel Silverstein
*Read any of these books (or all three) by Shel Silverstein!
Listen to the audiobook of Where the Sidewalk Ends in YouTube!
The Wild Robot
by Peter Brown
Front Desk
by Kelly Yang
The One and Only Ivan
by Katherine Applegate
(Newbery Award winning book)
The Lightning Thief
by Rick Riordan
(Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Book #1)
There's A Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
by Louis Sachar
Click here to watch videos of Ms. Dillon reading and teaching this book. More videos will be added over time.
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
by Chris Grabenstein
(Book #1 series)
Aquanaut
by Dan Santat
a graphic novel