NCSLMA Battle of the BooksElementary

Given by North Carolina School Library Media Association (NCSLMA)

71 Works / 122 Items 142,938 Books 5,215 Reviews 4.0
[[Years listed are the end of an academic year. So, books listed as 2024 are for the 2023-2024 school year.]]

Battle of the Books began as a program for middle school students, grades 6-8. The show more program has expanded to include the elementary and high school levels. Students at participating schools read books from a list established by the state Battle of the Books committees and then compete in quiz-bowl-style tournaments to test their knowledge of these books.

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Categories:
All, Elementary (122), High School (123), Middle School (176)
Years:
All, 2024 (16), 2023 (15), 2022 (15), 2021 (15), 2020 (15), 2019 (15), 2018 (15), 2025 (16)
Announced:
2025-05-01: 2024-2025 Upcoming
WorkYear
Shine On, Luz Véliz! by Rebecca Balcárcel
2025
Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper
2025
Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi
2025
Ban This Book by Alan Gratz
2025
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
2025
Shouting at the Rain by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
2025
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
2025
Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly
2025
Chester Keene Cracks the Code by Kekla Magoon
2025
From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
2025
Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
2025
Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
2025
Jack and the Geniuses: At the Bottom of the World by Bill Nye
Jack and the Geniuses-Book 1
2025
The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead
Student choice selection
2025
The Manifestor Prophecy by Angie Thomas
2025
Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks
2025
Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston
2024
Where the Watermelons Grow by Cindy Baldwin
2024
The Very, Very Far North by Dan Bar-el
2024
Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas
Student Choice Selection
2024
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
2024
Linked by Gordon Korman
Student Choice Selection runner-up - replaced Horizon
2024
Not If I Can Help It by Carolyn Mackler
2024
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty
2024
Wish by Barbara O'Connor
2024
Pax by Sara Pennypacker
2024
Wildfire: A Novel by Rodman Philbrick
2024
The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend by Sharon Robinson
2024
Root Magic by Eden Royce
2024
Walls Within Walls by Maureen Sherry
2024
The Elephant in the Room by Holly Goldberg Sloan
2024
Horizon by Scott Westerfeld
Student Choice Selection. Dropped due to availability issues during this year
2024
Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
2023
A Nest for Celeste by Henry Cole
2023
A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi
2023
The Last Musketeer by Stuart Gibbs
2023
The Last Last-Day-of-Summer (A Legendary Alston Boys Adventure) by Lamar Giles
Student Choice Selection
2023
The Great Treehouse War by Lisa Graff
2023
The League of Seven by Alan Gratz
2023
Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe by Jo Watson Hackl
2023
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez
2023
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
2023
Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim
2023
The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd
2023
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick
2023
Clean Getaway by Nic Stone
2023
Front Desk (Front Desk #1) (Scholastic Gold) by Kelly Yang
2023
Blood on the River: James Town 1607 by Elisa Carbone
2022
Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper
2022
Ban This Book by Alan Gratz
2022
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Book 1 of the Missing series
2022
The Old Willis Place by Mary Downing Hahn
2022
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
2022
Shouting at the Rain by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
2022
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
2022
Runaway Twin by Peg Kehret
2022
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
2022
From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
2022
Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
2022
Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
2022
Jack and the Geniuses: At the Bottom of the World by Bill Nye
Book 1 of the Jack and the Geniuses series
2022
Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks
2022
Where the Watermelons Grow by Cindy Baldwin
2021
The Very, Very Far North by Dan Bar-el
2021
Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears by Cornelia Cornelissen
2021
Kenny and the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi
2021
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
2021
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
2021
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
2021
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
2021
Not If I Can Help It by Carolyn Mackler
2021
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty
2021
Wish by Barbara O'Connor
2021
Pax by Sara Pennypacker
2021
Wildfire: A Novel by Rodman Philbrick
2021
The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend by Sharon Robinson
2021
Walls Within Walls by Maureen Sherry
2021
Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
2020
A Nest for Celeste by Henry Cole
2020
Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
2020
The Last Musketeer by Stuart Gibbs
2020
The Great Treehouse War by Lisa Graff
2020
The League of Seven by Alan Gratz
2020
Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe by Jo Watson Hackl
2020
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
2020
Ungifted by Gordon Korman
2020
The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd
2020
Greetings From Nowhere by Barbara O'Connor
2020
Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen
2020
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick
2020
Smells Like Dog by Suzanne Selfors
2020
Front Desk (Front Desk #1) (Scholastic Gold) by Kelly Yang
2020
Blood on the River: James Town 1607 by Elisa Carbone
2019
Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech
2019
Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper
2019
Ban This Book by Alan Gratz
2019
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
2019
The Old Willis Place by Mary Downing Hahn
2019
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
2019
Runaway Twin by Peg Kehret
2019
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
2019
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
2019
Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
2019
Jack and the Geniuses: At the Bottom of the World by Bill Nye
2019
How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O'Connor
2019
Becoming Naomi León by Pam Muñoz Ryan
2019
Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks
2019
Extra Credit by Andrew Clements
2018
Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears by Cornelia Cornelissen
2018
Kenny and the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi
2018
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
2018
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
2018
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
2018
Blue by Joyce Moyer Hostetter
2018
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
2018
Rules by Cynthia Lord
2018
The Candymakers by Wendy Mass
2018
Wish by Barbara O'Connor
2018
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
2018
Pax by Sara Pennypacker
2018
The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend by Sharon Robinson
2018
Walls Within Walls by Maureen Sherry
2018

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