Battle of the Books Returning To WMS

After a short absence, the WMS library will again sponsor a Battle of the Books for each grade this upcoming May.  Students compete on teams against other students in their grade based on their knowledge of ten selected books.  All reading classes have been informed of the battle and teams will be organized by mid-week.  The actual date of the battle is still being determined, but will be sometime in May during the school day.  Medals for the winning teams are given, plus everyone who participates will receive a chance to win a large gift bag full of prizes.


The books on each list are...

8th grade

Code Orange – Caroline B. Cooney

Here Lies the Librarian – Richard Peck

Catherine, Called Birdy – Karen Cushman

The Wednesday Wars - Gary D. Schmidt

Hoot – Carl Hiaasen

The Egypt Game - Zilpha Keatley Snyder

Summer of My German Soldier – Bette Greene

Heat – Mike Lupica

The War of the Worlds – H.G. Wells

City of Ember – Jeanne DuPrau

7th Grade

Jacob Have I Loved – Katherine Patterson

The Teacher’s Funeral – Richard Peck

Each Little Bird That Sings – Deborah Wiles

The Liberation of Gabriel King – K.L. Going

Tangerine – Edward Bloor

Ella Enchanted – Gail Carson Levine

Among the Hidden – Margaret Peterson Haddix

Al Capone Does My Shirts – Gennifer Choldenko

Holes – Louis Sachar

The Midwife’s Apprentice – Karen Cushman

6th Grade

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - E. L. Konigsburg

Summer of the Swans – Betsy Byars

Island of the Blue Dolphins – Scott O’Dell

Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You - Barthe DeClements

Love, Ruby Lavender – Deborah Wiles

Shooting the Moon - Frances O'Roark Dowell

The Dollhouse Murders – Betty Ren Wright

The Mystery of Drear House – Virginia Hamilton

Sign of the Beaver - Elizabeth George Speare

I Survived: The Attacks of 9/11 – Lauren Tarshis