Battle of the Books
2012 Battle of the Books Scores
Battle of the Books is an optional reading program for fourth and fifth graders. Students read from a list of fifty books and take part in a tournament question-and-answer activity. Signup is during the month of October. The tournament begins in January. For the tournament, students are placed onto teams.
Students in grade 4 must read 10 books to qualify; and students in grade 5 must read 15 books to qualify. Students should make an index card for each book read listing the author, title, main characters, and 2-3 sentences summarizing the story.
Here is the reading list for 2011-2012, which is the same list used by the Highland Park Public Library Book Match program. You can also find a printable copy of the list here.
