Battlle 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 

     

    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