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The Elementary Battle of the Books competition is held each April.  4th and 5th graders who are interested in joining Shepherd's Battle of the Books team must read ALL of the books on the following list.  Mrs. Edward's will hold a tryout for the team sometime late in the fall, before which all interested students should have read and be able to answer questions about all of these books.  Good luck Eagles!
 

2011-2012 Booklist

Title

Author

How Tia Lola Came to Stay***

Julia Alvarez

The Penderwicks**

Jeanne Birdsall

The World According to Humphrey

Betty G. Birney

The Summer of the Swans      

Betsy Cromer Byars

Dear Mr. Henshaw

Beverly Cleary

Extra Credit

Andrew Clements

Free Baseball

Sue Corbett

Kenny & The Dragon

Tony DiTerlizzi

A Strong Right Arm

Michelle Y. Green

Princess Academy

Shannon Hale

Turtle in Paradise

Jennifer L. Holm

Blue

Joyce Hostetter

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Grace Lin

Rules

Cynthia Lord

Hatchet

Gary Paulsen

The Cricket in Times Square

George Selden

The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912*

Lauren Tarshis

The Dollhouse Murders

Betty Ren Wright

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*One title in the I survived series
**The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
***How Tia Lola Came to Visit Stay is the printed title on the book, but Visit will not be used in the official title for competition.
(Note – Subtitles have not been used for the official title and author names were taken from the title page of the book.)

For additional information about Battle of the Books, please contact Mrs. Marcia Edwards, our media specialist.
Last Modified on July 26, 2011