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Battle of the Books (BOB) 2023-2024

Battle of the Books is a reading incentive program designed to encourage students to read quality literature.  http://battleofthebooks.org

3rd - 4th Grade Books

The One and Only Ivan - Katherine Applegate

Lincoln and Kennedy: A Pair to Compare - Gene Barretta

Freckle Juice - Judy Blume

Bobbie the Wonder Dog: a true story - Tricia Brown

Tornado - Betsy Byars

The Chocolate Touch - Patrick Skene Catling

Muggie Maggie - Beverly Cleary

Frindle - Andrew Clements

The Lemonade War - Jacqueline Davies

Because of Winn-Dixie - Kate DiCamillo

Phineas L. MacGuire. . . Erupts!: The First Experiment - Frances Dowell

Boxes for Katje - Candace Fleming

The Infamous Ratsos - Kara LaReau

Nim's Island - Wendy Orr

Clementine - Sara Pennypacker

Knights of the Kitchen Table - Jon Scieszka

I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 - Lauren Tarshis

Boxcar Children - Gertrude Warner

Charlotte's Web - E.B. White

You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?! - Jonah Winter

5th - 6th Grade Books

The White Mountains (Tripods Series #1) - John Christopher

Ice Magic - Matt Christopher

Who Was Neil Armstrong? - Roberta Edwards

My Side of the Mountain - Jean Craighead George

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library - Chris Grabenstein

Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farm - Kelly Jones

Masterminds - Gordon Korman

Ella Enchanted - Gail Carson Levine

The Princess Academy - Shannon Hale

Number the Stars - Lois Lowry

The Mad Wolf's Daughter - Diane Magras

The Candy Shop Wars - Brandon Mull

Wonder - R.J. Palacio

Hatchet - Gary Paulsen

Scared Stiff - Willo Davis Roberts

Esperanza Rising - Pam Munoz Ryan

Holes - Louis Sachar

Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team - Audrey Vernick

Love, Ruby Lavender - Deborah Wiles

The Castle in the Attic - Elizabeth Winthrop