- Brooks Global Studies
- Battle of the Books

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Battle of the Books is a program that encourages 4th and 5th grade students to read a variety of good books by outstanding authors of children's literature. The elementary list consists of 15 books from many different genres. Included are books that are historical fiction, humor, sci-fi, adventure, mystery, fantasy, and realistic fiction.
Teams from all over Guilford County participate and the competition is usually held at UNCG (pre covid) in April.
Preparation for Battle will include reading the books, taking AR tests & notes, and attending after school practices. At those practices we will be reading from the book list, having discussions, and practice battles. Up to 12 students are allowed on the team and the group becomes a strong representation of the excellence at Brooks.
North Carolina School Library Media Association
2022-2023 Elementary Battle of the Books titles
Title
Author
AR level
AR points
A Nest for Celest
Henry Cole
5.1
4
A Place at the Table
Saadia Faruqi & Laura Shovan
4.4
9
Clean Getaway
Nic Stone
5.0
5
Crenshaw
Katherine Applegate
3.8
3
Fish in a Tree
Lynda Mullaly Hunt
3.7
7
Front Desk
Kelly Yang
4.5
9
The Great Treehouse War
Lisa Graff
5.4
5
The Key to Extraordinary
Natalie Lloyd
4.7
7
The Last Last-Day-of-Summer
Lamar Giles
5.2
8
The Last Musketeer
Stuart Gibbs
5.0
7
The League of Seven
Alan Gratz
4.8
12
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
Rodman Philbrick
5.6
7
Sal & Gabi Break the Universe
Carlos Hernandez
4.9
14
Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe
Jo Watson Hackl
4.7
6
Stand Up, Yumi Chung
Jessica Kim
4.4
7