Many of you are familiar with
Battle of the Books from experiencing it for the
first time this year. It was so much
fun that we are doing it again this next school
year. Included is
a list of the books. They are
grouped by grade.
A recap on what Battle of the Books is: students will get
into teams and read the books on their grade level list. They will have
from now until March to read. Then in March we will hold
"battles" where teams compete against each other in a game style
fashion and are asked questions about the books. Points are given for
correct title and correct author. (Author's last name is acceptable.)
I won't have copies available until the new school year.
However, reading in the summer counts towards next school year's Battle
of the Books. So let's get started!! Remember that you can read a
book, have someone read it to you, listen to it on CD or Tape. It doesn't
matter where you get the book from - a library, a neighbor, a store, just get a
hold of it and read. Please do not use YouTube as a source. Some of
the reading on YouTube is not complete and you will miss part of the book.
Don't worry about not being on a team yet and what books to
read. Just read whatever you like and when you get on a team you will
have an advantage - there will be more than one person on that team who has
read the book. Please call or email me if you have any questions. Thanks!
Mrs. Allen
3rd - 4th grade list:
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Reaching for the Moon - by Aldrin
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The Enormous Egg - by Butterworth
N
Henry Huggins - by Cleary
N
Benjamin Franklin - by D-Aulaire
N
The House of Sixty Fathers - Dejong
N
America's Paul Revere - Forbes
N
Rabbit Hill - Lawson
N
Strawberry Girl - Lenski
N
The Borrowers - Norton
N
Stuart Little - White
N
Superfudge - Blume
N
The Sword in the Tree - Bulla
N
Ramona the Pest - Cleary
N
Honus and Me: A Baseball Card Adventure - by Gutman
N
Bunnicula - by Howe
N
Paul Bunyan - by Kellogg
N
Dinosaurs Before Dark - byOsborne
N
Cricket in Times Square - by Selden
N
Christopher Mouse: the Tale of a Small Traveler – by Wise
N
Farmer Boy -by Wilder
5th-6th grade list:
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The Indian in the Cupboard - by Banks
N
The Secret Garden - by Burnett
N
The Incredible Journey - by Burnford
N
No Talking - by Clements
N
Boy of the Painted Cave - Denzel
N
The Tale of Despereaux - by DiCamillo
N
The Black Stallion - by Farley
N
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses - by Goble
N
Running out of Time - by Haddix
N
Phantom Tollbooth - by Juster
N
The Great Turkey Walk - by Karr
N
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - by Lewis
N
Shiloh - by Naylor
N
The Kite Fighters - by Park
N
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - by
Konigsburg
N
Soup - by Peck
N
Sideways Stories from Wayside School - by Sachar
N
Frozen Stiff - by Shanan
N
The Trouble with Tuck - by Taylor
N
Crooked Kind of Perfect - by Urban
