Battle of the Books is a competition in which students read from a list of award-winning and highly recommended books. We end the program with a "Battle" of questions to see who knows the books best.

• • • • • • • • Open to ALL 7th and 8th Graders!

              • Two check-in meetings 

              • Kahoot battle (and celebration) in January!

Battle of the Books Reading List

Dry – Neal Shusterman (Dystopian)

Ender’s Game – Orson Scott Card (Science Fiction)

The Loop – Jeremy Robert Johnson (Dystopian/Science Fiction)

The Unwanteds – Lisa McMann (Fantasy)

Sorcery of Thorns (Sorcery of Thorns, Book 1) – Margaret Rogerson (Fantasy) 

Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas (Fantasy)

The Inheritance Games – Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Mystery)

The Lie Tree - Frances Hardinge (Mystery)

They Called Us Enemy - George Takei (Graphic Memoir)

Almost American Girl – Robin Ha (Graphic Memoir)

Free Lunch - Rex Ogle (Memoir)

Obsessed: A Memoir of My Life with OCD  – Allison Britz (Memoir)

Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea – Sungju Lee and Susan McClelland (Memoir)

Around the World in Eighty Days – Jules Verne (Classic)

The Book Thief – Markus Zusak (Historical Fiction)

I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys (Historical Fiction)

Twelfth Night– William Shakespeare (Comedic Play)

The Family Romanov – Candace Fleming (Nonfiction)

I Will Always Write Back - Caitlin Alifirenka, Martin Ganda with Liz Welch (Nonfiction)

Furia – Yamile Saied Méndez (Realistic Fiction) 

We Were Liars – e. lockhart (Realistic Fiction)

A World Away – Nancy Grossman (Realistic Fiction)

Wild Bird – Wendelin Van Draanen (Realistic Fiction)

All American Boys – Jason Reynolds (Realistic Fiction)