Battle of the Books is more than a program to us here at South Newton Middle School. B.O.B. is a four month long adventure that encourages students to work together in a team dynamic, read novels that are part of the Young Hoosier list, and compete against each other in a competition of literary understanding.
2024-2025's MS BOB picks:
Air: Monica Roe
When the War was Ours: Liz Kessler
The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls: James Bird
Rivals: Tommy Greenwald
Grounded for All Eternity: Darcy Marks
What about Will: Ellen Hopkins
Tumble: Celia Perez
Swim Team & Invisible: Johnnie Christmas & Christina Diaz Gonzalez
The Clackity: Lora Senf
Maizy Chen's Last Chance:Lisa Yee
Lines of Courage: Jennifer Nielsen
The Lost Year: Katherine Marsh
2023-2024's MS BOB picks:
Isaih Dunn is My Hero
Kelly J. Baptist
Red, White, and Whole
Rajani LaRocca
The Boys in the Back Row
Mike Jung
Amari and the Night Brothers
B.B. Alston
Living With Viola
Rosena Fung
Concealed
Christina Diaz Gonzalez
Lupe Wong Won't Dance
Donna Barba Higuera
Ophie's Ghosts
Justina Ireland
Liar's Room
Dan Poblocki
Troubled Girls of Dragomire
Anne Ursu
Healer of the Water Monster
Brian Young
Starfish
Lisa Fipps