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Battle of the Books







The 2020 battles were a great success! The pandemic couldn't stop our students for continuing the battles, which we had virtually via Zoom.  We used the Breakout Room feature so teams could discuss their answers in private, and it worked very well!

The deadline to sign up for the 2021 Battle of the Books is Friday, October 23rd. I will also be accepting logo submissions for this year's t-shirt until that day.

Here are the 3rd Grade and 4th-5th Grade book lists:

3rd Grade Battle of the Books List 2021 (Link to Google Doc here)


  1. Bookmarks are People Too by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver

  2. A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold

  3. The Case of the Mixed Up Mutts by Dori Hillestad Butler

  4. Clementine, Friend of the Week by Sara Pennypacker*

  5. Dragons and Marshmallows by Asia Citro

  6. I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919 by Lauren Tarshis

  7. Judy Moody Saves the World by Megan McDonald

  8. The Lost Stone by Jordan Quinn*

  9. Monday with a Mad Genius by Mary Pope Osborne

  10. The Mysterious Moonstone by Eric Luper*

  11. Phineas L. MacGuire Erupts! By Frances O’Roark Dowell

  12. Rescue on the Oregon Trail by Kate Messner*

  13. The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin*

  14. The World According to Humphrey by Betty Birney*

  15. The Year of the Book by Andrea Cheng


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4th-5th Grade Battle of the Books List 2021 (Link to Google Doc here)


  1. The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

  2. Elvis and the Underdogs by Jenny Lee

  3. Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

  4. Extra Credit by Andrew Clements

  5. Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins*

  6. The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate

  7. The Real McCoys by Matthew Swanson & Robbi Behr

  8. Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff

  9. Shine by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

  10. Stubby by Kate Klimo

  11. Savvy by Ingrid Law

  12. Swindle by Gordon Korman

  13. Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm

  14. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

  15. Wish by Barbara O’Connor


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THIRD GRADE 2020 BATTLE




The third grade winning team was the Reading Rainbows.
4TH AND 5TH GRADE



The 4th and 5th grade winning team was The Swarm.


MIDDLE SCHOOL


The middle school winning team was the Battling Bears.


More Information about Battle of the Books:

 Battle of the Books is an optional reading program for BSS students in grades 3-8. It is a great way for students to be introduced to new books in the form of friendly competition. For those of you who are new to the program, it works like this:

There are three separate battles/divisions: one for third grade, one for fourth and fifth grade combined, and one for middle school students. Teams divide up the book list to ensure that all books are being read by at least one teammate.  On battle day, teams are asked questions about the books they have read.  All questions are asked in this format: “In what book …..?” and the answer is the title of the book.  For example, “In what book are a pig and a spider best friends?” The answer would be Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White. Teammates are able to discuss their thoughts before answering.  Teams get extra points the day of the battle if they know the authors of the books, so students should be studying those too!

 If you have any questions, just let me know at kferguson@blessedsacrament.org. 

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