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Battle of the Books

NCSLMA sponsors the Battle of the Books programs for students, aimed at promoting a love of reading and familiarity with the best in literature for young people.

This program is for middle school students, grades 7-8 and elementary students in grades 5-6. Students at participating schools read books from a list established by the state Battle of the Books committee, and then compete in quiz-bowl-style tournaments to test their knowledge of these books.

 2012-2013 Battle of the Books List
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AirbornUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Kenneth Oppel
Bronx MasqueradeUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Nikki Grimes
Chicken BoyUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Frances O’Roark Dowell
Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War TwoUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Joseph Bruchac
Dead End in NorveltUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Jack Gantos
Death CloudUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Andrew Lane
Diamonds in the ShadowUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Caroline B. Cooney
Drums, Girls & Dangerous PieUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Jordan Sonnenblick
EverlostUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Neal Shusterman
FlushUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Carl Hiaasen
Freak the MightyUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Rodman Philbrick
George Washington, Spymaster: How the Americans Outspied the British and Won the Revolutionary WarUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Thomas B. Allen
The Graveyard BookUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Neil Gaiman
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of LifeUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Wendy Mass
Just Ella **Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Margaret Peterson Haddix
Left for Dead: A Young Man’s Search for Justice for the USS IndianapolisUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Peter Nelson
The Nine Pound HammerUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
John Claude Bemis
Out of My MindUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Sharon M. Draper
PeakUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Roland Smith
Peter and the StarcatchersUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain ScienceUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
John Fleischman
Saraswati’s WayUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Monica Schroder
Stones in WaterUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Donna Jo Napoli
Storm WarriorsUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Elisa Carbone
Under the MesquiteUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Guadalupe Garcia McCall
The Wednesday WarsUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Gary D. Schmidt
White Fang ***Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Jack London

 2012-2013 Elementary Battle of the Books
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A Dog’s Life: The Autobiography of a StrayUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Ann M. Martin
Because of Winn-DixieUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Kate DiCamillo
Becoming Naomi LeόnUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Blood on the River: James Town 1607Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Elisa Carbone
*FoundUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Margaret Peterson Haddix
How to Steal a DogUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Barbara O'Connor
John Smith Escapes Again!Use SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Rosalyn Schanzer
Lawn BoyUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Gary Paulsen
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMHUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Robert C.  O'Brien
The Mystery of the Lost ColonyUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Carole Marsh
Peace, LocomotionUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Jacqueline Woodson
PoppyUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Avi
Ruby HollerUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Sharon Creech
Runaway TwinUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Peg Kehret
ScumbleUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Ingrid Law
The Last Holiday ConcertUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Andrew Clements
The Lemonade WarUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Jacqueline Davies
Tuck EverlastingUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Natalie Babbitt
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