A Dog's Life: An Autobiography of a Stray by Ann M. Martin
Poppy by Avi
My Teacher is an Alien by Bruce Coville
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Checked by Cynthia Kadohata
Ungifted by Gordon Korman
A Work in Progress by Jarrett Lerner
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
New Kid by Jerry Craft
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly
The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brailler
Shooting Kabul by N.H. Senzai
Absolutely Truly Heather by Vogel Frederick
After the Shot Drops by Randy Ribay
Believe: The Victorious Story of Eric LeGrand (Young Reader's Edition) by Eric LeGrand
Doll Bones by Holly Black
Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini by Sid Fleischman
Homecoming by Cynthia Voight
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
How Angel Peterson Got His Name by Gary Paulsen
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Matched by Aly Condie
Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale
Tangerine by Edward Bloor
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Go to http://www.teachingbooks.net
Scroll down the page and select “Hear authors pronounce and tell the stories of their names.”
All participating students are REQUIRED to:
read AT LEAST 4 of the books from their list
complete a memory jogger for each of their 4 required books
December - book 1
memory jogger due 12/18
January - book 2
memory jogger due 1/16
February - book 3
memory jogger due 2/12
March - book 4
memory jogger due 3/11
April - practice!
May 20- Interscholastic Battle
June - Staff/Student Battle for grades 7 & 8
Find a copy of the Battle of Books Contest Rules from NJASL here