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Battle of the Books

Battle of the Books

5-6 Grades Battle of the Book List 

Title Author
The White Mountains  John Christopher
Who was Neil Armstrong   Roberta Edwards
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library Chris Grabenstein
Unusual Chickens from the Exceptional Poultry Farmer   Kelly Jones
The Princess Academy  Shannon Hale
Number the Stars   Louis Lowry
The Mad Wolf's Daughter   Diana Magras
Candy Shop War   Brandon Mull
Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an All-Brother Baseball Team   Audrey Vernick
The Castle in the Attic   Elizabeth Winthrop
Love, Ruby Lavendar   Deborah Wiles
Ice Magic   Matt Christopher
My Side of the Mountain   Jean Craighead George
Masterminds   Gordon Korman
Ella Enchanted   Gail Carsen Levine
Wonder   R. J. Palacio
Hatchet   Gary Paulsen
Scared Stiff   Willo Davis Roberts
Esperanza Rising   Pam Mūnoz Ryan
Holes  Louis Sacher

                 

3-4 Grades Battle of the Book List 

Title Author
 The One and Only Ivan  Katherine Applegate
 Freckle Juice  Judy Blume
 Tornado  Betsy Byars
 Muggie Maggie  Beverly Cleary
 The Lemonade War  Jacqueline Davies
 Phineas L. McGuire ...Erupts Frances O'Rourke Dowell
 The Infamouse Ratsos  Kara Lareau
 Clementine  Sara Pennypacker
I Survived the Great Molasses Flood  Lauren Tarshish
 Charlotte's Web  E.B. White
 Lincoln & Kennedy: A Pair to Compare  Gene Barretta
 Bobbie the Wonder Dog  Tricia Brown
 The Chocolate Touch  Patrick Scene Katling
 Frindle  Andrew Clements
 Because of Winn-Dixie Kate DiCamillo
 Boxes for Katje  Candace Fleming
 Nim's Island  Wendy Orr
Knights of the Kitchen Table  Jon Scieszka
 Boxcar Children  Gertrude Chandler Warner
 You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!  Jonah Winter