NCSLMA Battle of the Books2020

Given by North Carolina School Library Media Association (NCSLMA)

52 Works 346,981 Books 8,894 Reviews 4.3
[[Years listed are the end of an academic year. So, books listed as 2024 are for the 2023-2024 school year.]]

Battle of the Books began as a program for middle school students, grades 6-8. The show more program has expanded to include the elementary and high school levels. Students at participating schools read books from a list established by the state Battle of the Books committees and then compete in quiz-bowl-style tournaments to test their knowledge of these books. show less
Categories:
All, Elementary (122), High School (123), Middle School (176)
Years:
All, 2024 (52), 2023 (47), 2022 (53), 2021 (53), 2020 (52), 2019 (56), 2018 (56), 2025 (52)
Announced:
2025-05-01: 2024-2025 Upcoming
WorkCategoryYear
Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
Elementary2020
A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home by Henry Cole
Elementary2020
Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
Elementary2020
The Last Musketeer by Stuart Gibbs
Elementary2020
The Great Treehouse War by Lisa Graff
Elementary2020
The League of Seven by Alan Gratz
Elementary2020
Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe by Jo Watson Hackl
Elementary2020
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Elementary2020
Ungifted by Gordon Korman
Elementary2020
The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd
Elementary2020
Greetings From Nowhere by Barbara O'Connor
Elementary2020
Woods Runner by Gary Paulsen
Elementary2020
The Mostly True Adventures Of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick
Elementary2020
Smells Like Dog by Suzanne Selfors
Elementary2020
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
Elementary2020
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
High School2020
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
High School2020
Far from the Tree by Robin Benway
High School2020
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
High School2020
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
High School2020
Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Questions will be drawn from the entire content of the book, cover to cover, which includes graphics and text
High School2020
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
High School2020
Warcross by Marie Lu
High School2020
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
High School2020
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
High School2020
Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War by Steve Sheinkin
High School2020
Scythe by Neal Shusterman
High School2020
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez
High School2020
Odd One Out by Nic Stone
High School2020
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
High School2020
Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty
Middle School2020
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
Middle School2020
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Middle School2020
Gym Candy by Carl Deuker
Middle School2020
The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
Middle School2020
The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan
Middle School2020
House Arrest by K. A. Holt
Middle School2020
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club by Phillip Hoose
Middle School2020
Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata
Middle School2020
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Middle School2020
Legend by Marie Lu
Middle School2020
Greenglass House by Kate Milford
Middle School2020
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Middle School2020
A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Middle School2020
The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez
Middle School2020
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Middle School2020
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling
Middle School2020
Bomb (Graphic Novel): The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin
Middle School2020
I'll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Middle School2020
The Bitter Side of Sweet by Tara Sullivan
Middle School2020
Crow by Barbara Wright
Middle School2020
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
Young Readers Edition with Patricia McCormick
Middle School2020

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