Kids and Families

Battle of the Books

Do you like to read? Do you like trivia games? The Battle of the Books is back - participate in this fun, friendly team competition at your MMSD school! Ask your teacher or school librarian for more information, and be sure to attend the informational meeting. Make a team with your classmates and start reading. All of the books in this year's Battle of the Books competition are available through Madison Public Library.

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Elementary Grades

Bone: The Great Cow Race by Jeff Smith
Chester's Back! by Melanie Watt
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Ghosthunters and the Incredibly Revolting Ghost! by Cornelia Funke
Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard
Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke
Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
Scaredy Squirrel at Night by Melanie West
The Secret School by Avi
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems
The Robe of Skulls by Vivian French
The Scrambled States of America: Talent Show by Laurie Keller
The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo
There's an Owl in the Shower by Jean Craighead George
Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
Whittington by Alan W. Armstrong
Whopper Cake by Karma Wilson
The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry

Middle Grades

A Long Way from Chicago: A Novel in Stories by Richard Peck
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
Beyond the Deepwoods by Paul Stewart
Bone: The Great Cow Race by Jeff Smith
Crash by Jerry Spinelli braille
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Fire From the Rock by Sharon Draper
Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
Petey by Ben Mikaelsen
Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings
The Road to Paris by Nikki Grimes
Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board by Bethany Hamilton
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Robe of Sculls by Vivian French
The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanigan
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
Toad Rage by Morris Gleitzman
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

Senior Grades

A Bottle in the Gaza Sea by Valerie Zenatti
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled A. Hosseini
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Fire From the Rock by Sharon Draper
Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve
Jerk, California by Jonathan Friesen
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson
Nation by Terry Pratchett
No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row by Susan Kuklin
Paper Towns by John Green
Punk Rock Etiquette: The Ultimate How To Guide for Punk, Underground, DIY, and Indie Bands by Travis Nichols
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
The Fortunes of Indigo Skye by Deb Caletti
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson