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Do you still remember the Battle of the Books 2024-2025? It was full of excitement, challenges, and unforgettable reading adventures! This year, St. Paul Library proudly brings back the competition with a brand-new list of 10 amazing titles.

Students will dive into these books, discover their stories in depth, and then take part in a school-based test to showcase their reading skills. From there, the top 10 readers will be chosen to represent our school at the interschool competition hosted by UNIS.

This event is not only about reading and testing knowledge, but also about sharpening logical thinking, teamwork, and most importantly, developing a true love for books.

Get ready for another thrilling reading journey and become the proud BOOK WARRIORS of St. Paul!

Spy School

by Stuart Gibbs

Genre: Mystery

Summary: Ben Ripley may only be in middle school, but he’s already pegged his dream job: CIA or bust. Unfortunately for him, his personality doesn’t exactly scream “secret agent.” In fact, Ben is so awkward, he can barely get to school and back without a mishap. Because of his innate nerdiness, Ben is not surprised when he is recruited for a magnet school with a focus on science—but he’s entirely shocked to discover that the school is actually a front for a junior CIA academy. Could the CIA really want him?

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Ninja Kid

written by Anh Do

Genre: Adventure

Summary: Nelson is a nerd! Unfit, uncool...totally awkward! But when he wakes up on his tenth birthday, he discovers he is a NINJA! THE LAST NINJA ON EARTH! How is he going to save the world when he cannot even get his undies on the right way?! With the help of Grandmas inventions and his wild cousin Kenny, can Nelson master his new ninja skills AND save Duck Creek?

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Squished

by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Summary: Avery Lee, an eleven-year-old girl in Hickory Valley, Maryland, loves her home, school, and the summer fair with her best friends. But with six siblings, life feels loud and crowded, and all she wants is her own space to create art. When her older brother Theo gets a room to himself and her baby brother Max takes over the room she shares with Pearl, Avery is furious. She comes up with a plan to finally have her own room while juggling sleepless nights with Max, shifting friendships, and preparing her art for the fair. Just as things get complicated enough, Avery learns her family might move across the country.

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The Canyon's Edge

by Dusti Bowling

Genre: Adventure

Summary: This gripping novel in verse follows Nora, a young girl on a climbing trip with her father in the Arizona desert. Still grieving her mother’s death and haunted by a past tragedy, she longs for life to feel normal again. But when a sudden flash flood sweeps away her father and their supplies, Nora is left stranded and alone. Facing the desert’s deadly dangers—scorpions, snakes, and thirst—she must also confront the Beast that stalks her dreams. To survive and save her father, Nora has to overcome her deepest fears.

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The Magic Finger

by Roald Dahl

Genre: Fantasy

Summary: To the Gregg family, hunting is just plain fun. To the girl who lives next door, it's just plain horrible. She tries to be polite. She tries to talk them out of it, but the Greggs only laugh at her. Then one day the Greggs go too far, and the little girl turns her Magic Finger on them. When she's very, very angry, the little girl's Magic Finger takes over. She really can't control it, and now it's turned the Greggs into birds! Before they know it, the Greggs are living in a nest, and that's just the beginning of their problems....

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The One and Only Ivan

by Katherine Applegate

Genre: Animal Fiction

Summary: Ivan is a gentle gorilla living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall, where people watch him through glass every day. He no longer misses the jungle and spends his time thinking about TV shows, his friends Stella the elephant and Bob the dog, and most of all, his art. Ivan loves to draw, trying to capture feelings and sounds with colors and lines. Everything changes when Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her family, arrives at the mall. Through Ruby, Ivan begins to see life and art in a new way. He realizes that change is coming—and he must decide how to make it a change for the better.

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The Parker Inheritance

by Varian Johnson

Genre: Mystery

Summary: Candice discovers an old letter in her grandmother’s attic, tied to a long-buried scandal in Lambert, South Carolina. The letter speaks of an injustice, a hidden love, and a fortune awaiting whoever can solve its mystery. With Brandon, the quiet boy next door, Candice begins piecing together the clues. Their search takes them through the town’s troubled past of secrets, heroes, and betrayals. Along the way, they uncover hidden truths about their own families. The question remains—can they solve the puzzle before it’s lost forever?

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The Wild Robot

by Peter Brown

Genre: Science Fiction

Summary: Can a robot survive in the wild?

Summary: When Roz first opens her eyes, she finds herself alone on a remote island with no memory of how she got there. Facing storms and dangerous animals, she learns that survival means adapting to nature. Slowly, Roz befriends the island’s creatures and begins to feel at home. But just as life settles, her mysterious past returns to challenge everything.

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➡️ Click

by Kayla Miller

Genre: Animal Fiction

Summary: "Olive “clicks” with everyone in the fifth grade—until one day she doesn’t. When a school variety show leaves Olive stranded without an act to join, she begins to panic, wondering why all her friends have already formed their own groups . . . without her. With the performance drawing closer by the minute, will Olive be able to find her own place in the show before the curtain comes up?

➡️ Have a good day

by Nguyen Nhat Anh

Genre: Animal Fiction

Summary: The story takes place in a peaceful countryside village, where animals like pigs, dogs, and chickens live with Grandma Đỏ’s family and a little boy named Cu. One day, these animals begin making strange sounds: the pigs start clucking like chickens, the chickens bark like dogs, and the dogs oink like pigs. But it doesn't stop there—they even develop a unique “mixed” language to communicate with one another and with humans. A series of hilarious and touching situations unfold, capturing the attention of the entire village and leading to many delightful stories.

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We hope you will enjoy the 10 books selected for this year’s Battle of the Books. Take time to read, explore, and discover them. If you have any ideas or suggestions to make the competition more meaningful and effective, we would love to hear from you!

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Spy School

Ninja Kid

Squished

The Canyon's Edge

The Magic Finger

The One and Only Ivan

The Parker Inheritance

The Wild Robot

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