THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS is a program that helps students to become familiar with a variety of genres and authors that they would not normally read. The club is run by Mrs. Purifoy, the media specialist, at York. We meet Tuesdays from 4:00-5:30. This club is open to any 4th or 5th grader who wants to challenge themselves as readers. A list of 15 books was selected by a committee of Media Specialists from across the state. During each meeting, we discuss the books and practice answering questions based on this list of books.
Elementary Battle of the Books 2019-2020
Title Author
A Nest for Celeste Henry Cole
Crenshaw Katherine Applegate
Fish in a Tree Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Front Desk Kelly Yang
The Great Treehouse War Lisa Graff
Greetings from Nowhere Barbara O'Connor
The Key to Extraordinary Natalie Lloyd
The Last Musketeer Stuart Gibbs
The League of Seven Alan Gratz
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P Figg Rodman Philbrick
Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe Jo Watson Hackl
Smells Like Dog Suzanne Selfors
Tuesdays at the Castle Jessica Day George
Ungifted Gordon Korman
Woods Runner Gary Paulsen
A Nest for Celeste Henry Cole
Crenshaw Katherine Applegate
Fish in a Tree Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Front Desk Kelly Yang
The Great Treehouse War Lisa Graff
Greetings from Nowhere Barbara O'Connor
The Key to Extraordinary Natalie Lloyd
The Last Musketeer Stuart Gibbs
The League of Seven Alan Gratz
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P Figg Rodman Philbrick
Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe Jo Watson Hackl
Smells Like Dog Suzanne Selfors
Tuesdays at the Castle Jessica Day George
Ungifted Gordon Korman
Woods Runner Gary Paulsen