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Elementary Battle of the Books
 
Congratulations to the 2011 Elementary Battle of the Books Winners!!!
First Place: Lakeshore Elementary
Second Place: Sharon Elementary
Third Place: Central Elementary
 
 

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.)
                                                                
 

2010-2011 Booklist

Title

Author

Ghost Soldier

Elaine Marie Alphin

Greetings from Nowhere

Barbara O’Connor

The Homework Machine

Dan Gutman

Island of the Blue Dolphins

Scott O'Dell

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

C.S. Lewis

Love, Ruby Lavender

Deborah Wiles

Room One: A Mystery or Two

Andrew Clements

Savvy

Ingrid Law

Shiloh

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

The Tale of Despereaux

Kate DiCamillo

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Judy Blume

The Year of the Dog

Grace Lin

 
 
 

2009-2010 Booklist

Title

Author

Becoming Naomi León

Pam Muñoz Ryan

The Best School Year Ever

Barbara Robinson

Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery

Deborah and James Howe

A Dog’s Life: The Autobiography of a Stray  

Ann M. Martin

Everything on a Waffle

Polly Horvath

How to Steal a Dog

Barbara O’Connor

The Last Holiday Concert

Andrew Clements

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

Robert C. O'Brien

Poppy

Avi

Ruby Holler

Sharon Creech

Tuck Everlasting

Natalie Babbitt

Yellow Bird and Me

Joyce Hansen

 
2008-2009 Booklist
Title
Author
Charlotte’s Web
E.B. White
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Beverly Cleary
The Dollhouse Murders
Betty Ren Wright
Hatchet
Gary Paulsen
How Tia Lola Came to Stay
Julia Alvarez
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
Bette Lord
Jackson Jones and the Puddle of Thorns
Mary Quattlebaum
The Penderwicks
Jeanne Birdsall
Rules
Cynthia Lord
Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears
Cornelia Cornelissen
A Strong Right Arm : The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson
Michelle Y. Green
The Summer of the Swans
Betsy Byars
 
2006-2007 Booklist
  • The Bad Beginning  by Lemony Snicket 
  • Becoming Naomi León by Pam Muñoz Ryan
  • The Best School Year Ever  by Barbara Robinson 
  • Bunnicula by Deborah and James Howe
  • Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath
  • Littlejim’s Dreams by Gloria Houston 
  • Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
  • Poppy by Avi
  • Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech
  • Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
  • A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
  • Yellow Bird and Me by Joyce Hansen 
 2007-2008 Booklist
  • Clementine  by Sara Pennypacker
  • Ghost Soldier   by Elaine Marie Alphin
  • The Homework Machine    by Dan Gutman
  • Island of the Blue Dolphins    by Scott O'Dell
  • The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe  by C.S. Lewis
  • Love, Ruby Lavender  by Deborah Wiles
  • Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park
  • Room One: A Mystery or Two  by Andrew Clements
  • Shiloh  by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
  • The Tale of Despereaux  by Kate DiCamillo
  • The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk  by Donald J. Sobol
  • The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin

  
 
Last Modified on June 21, 2012