Battle of the Books
Battle of the Books will take place in Spring 2025.
Clubs are happening NOW in your school library!
Put your reading and trivia skills to the ultimate test!
The Battle of the Books (affectionately called "BoB") is an optional reading club in all three middle schools that meets weekly, culminating in a quiz-show style competition to see which team has read most widely and remembers the most details. This program encourages students to read for comprehension while nurturing an enthusiasm and love for reading. Students who participate will be expected to read several books from a list of titles, attend weekly lunchtime meetings in the library, and participate in the final competition. Participants will receive a T-shirt and all the honor and glory befitting them.
The school’s winning teams will go on to compete against teams from other middle schools in an evening competition in the spring.
The Books for 2024-2025
Title
When You Reach Me
Wild Robot
Chasing Secrets
Legendborn
The Ruins of Gorlan
The Inquisitor's Tale
Spin
Every Body Looking
How to Change Everything
Revolution in Our Time
Mexikid
Cloud and Wallfish
Family Style
Heart of the Sea
City Spies
Look Both Ways
Patron Saints of Nothing *
Everlasting Nora †
Ultraviolet
Mermaid, the Witch and the Sea
My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich
* 7th/8th grade book only
† 6th grade book only
Author
Rebecca Stead
Peter Brown
Gennifer Choldenko
Tracey Deonn
John Flanagan
Adam Gidwitz
Lamar Giles
Candice Iloh
Naomi Klein
Kekla Magoon
Pedro Martin
Anne Nesbit
Thien Pham
Nathaniel Philbrick
James Ponti
Jason Reynolds
Randy Ribay
Marie Miranda Cruz
Aida Salazar
Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Ibi Zoboi