Westside's Battle of the Books

2025 Battle of the Books 

The 2025 Battle of the Books will be held on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at Westside Middle School. 

This annual Westside district tradition will provide an opportunity for teams of 3-5 students in 4th-6th grade to participate in a quiz bowl-style competition where they answer questions based on content from the 10 2024-2025 Golden Sower chapter book nominees.

Registration will open September 15, 2024 and be open until Jan. 15, 2025.

Please visit our FAQ or Rules pages for more information about the event, or email us at westsidebattleofthebooks@gmail.com with any questions!


List of Books for the 2025 Battle

For the 2025 battle, we will use the 2024-2025 Golden Sower chapter book nominees.

Bunnicula: The Graphic Novel by James Howe and Andrew Donkin

Controlled Burn by Erin Soderberg Downing

Cress Watercress by Gregory Maguire, illustrated by David Litchfield

Finally Seen by Kelly Yang

Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzales, illustrated by Gabriela Epstein

The Midnight Children by Dan Gemeinhart

Odder by Katherine Applegate, illustrated by Charles Santoso

A Rover’s Story by Jasmine Warga

Wayward Creatures by Dayna Lorentz

The Witchlings by Claribel A. Ortega

All of these books are available at your school library. The books can also be borrowed from the Omaha Public Library. Many books are available as ebooks, audiobooks, and downloadable audiobooks.

If you would like to purchase books, check out The Bookworm, Half Price Books, Amazon, or Ebay.

Battle of the Books is proudly sponsored by the Westside Community Council.