Get started on the official “Battle of the Books” book list and prepare for battle this coming school year!
America’s Battle of the Books is a voluntary reading incentive program for students in grades 3-12. The purpose is simply to encourage students to read good books and have fun while competing with peers. Many Provo City School District elementary schools participate in this program. Our students have a great time reading and competing.
The booklists for the 2017-2018 school year are listed below. Happy reading!
3-4 Grades
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater
Lincoln and Kennedy a Pair to Compare by Gene Barretta
Freckle Juiceby Judy Blume
Bobbie the Wonder Dogby Tricia Brown
Tornado by Betsy Byar
Muggie Maggie by Beverly Cleary
Tricking the Tallymanby Jacqueline Davies
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Phineas L. MacGuire…Erupts!: The First Experimentby Frances Dowell
By the Great Horn Spoon!by Sid Fleischman
Boxes for Kateby Candace Fleming
My Father’s Dragonby Ruth Stiles Gannett
Sheepby Valerie Hobbs
Nim’s Islandby Wendy Orr
Clementineby Sara Pennypacker
Knights of the Kitchen Table by Jon Scieszka
Boxcar Childrenby Gertrude Warner
Charlotte’s Webby E.B. White
You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?!by Jonah Winter
5-6 Grades
The White Mountains (Tripods Series #1) by John Christopher
Ice Magic by Matt Christopher
What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? by Jean Fritz
My Side of the Mountain by Jean George
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein
Redwall(Redwall Series #1) by Brian Jacques
Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmerby Kelly Jones
Harry’s Madby Dick King-Smith
Mastermindsby Gordon Korman
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Ella Enchantedby Gail Levine
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Davis Scared Stiff by Willo Roberts
Munoz Esperanza Risingby Pam Ryan
Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing Al-Brother Baseball Team by Audrey Vernick
On the Banks of Plum Creekby Laura Ingalls Wilder
Love, Ruby Lavender by Deborah Wiles
Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop
7-8 Grades
Eight Cousinsby Louisa May Alcott
A String in the Harpby Nancy Bond
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Walk Two Moonsby Sharon Creech
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Curtis
Becoming Ben Franklin: How a Candle-Maker’s Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty by Russell Freedman
On the Far Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
Our Only May Ameliaby Jennifer Holm
The Lottery Rose by Irene Hunt
Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L’Engle
A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life by James Paterson