America's Battle of the Books is a reading incentive program for students in 3rd thru 12th grades. Students read books and come together in teams of four or five to demonstrate their abilities and to test their knowledge of the books they have read. The student competitions are usually similar to the TV series Family Feud or Whiz Kids styles of competitions. However, the structure, format, and rules of the competitions may vary depending on the educational goals, student needs, local resources, and personal preferences at various school sites, school districts, county libraries, or offices of education.
Students get a BRAG TAG for every book they have read on their grade level list.
See the lists below for 3-4 grades and for 5-6 grades.
Book List 3-4 Grades 2025-26 :: Book List Link
| Author | Title |
| Arnold, Elana K. | A Boy Called Bat |
| Bulla, Clyde R. | The Chalk Box Kid |
| Birney, Betty G. | Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs |
| Brown, Peter | The Wild Robot |
| Byars, Betsy | Wanted…Mud Blossom |
| Coville, Bruce | Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher |
| Creech, Sharon | Moo |
| Draper, Sharon M. | Out of My Mind |
| Fagan, Cary | Wolfie & Fly |
| Guglielmo, Amy | Pocket Full of Colors |
| Gutman, Dan | The Million Dollar Shot |
| Hobbs, Will | Bearstone |
| Kehret, Peg | Earthquake Terror |
| Levine, Ellen | Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the… |
| Look, Lenore | Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other… |
| Lord, Cynthia | A Handful of Stars |
| Lowry, Lois | All About Sam |
| Rappaport, Doreen | Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller |
| Robinson, Barbara | The Best School Year Ever |
| Tarshis, Lauren | I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 |
Book List 5-6 Grades 2025-26 :: Book List Link
| Title | Author |
| Barnhill, Kelly | The Girl Who Drank the Moon |
| Creech, Sharon | Ruby Holler |
| Curtis, Christopher P. | Bud, Not Buddy |
| DuPrau, Jeanne | City of Ember: the First Book of Ember |
| Elliott, Zetta | Dragons in a Bag |
| Haddix, Margaret P. | Found |
| Hale, Nathan | One Dead Spy: Hazardous Tales #1 |
| Hannigan, Katherine | Ida B…and Her Plans to Maximize Fun… |
| Klise K. & Klise, M. Sarah | Regarding the Fountain: A Tale, in Letters… |
| LaFaye, A. | Worth |
| Law, Ingrid | Savvy |
| Lord, Cynthi | Rules |
| McSwigan, Marie | Snow Treasure |
| Morpurgo, Michael | War Horse |
| Nielsen, Jennifer A. | The False Prince |
| Paterson, Katherine | Bridge to Terebithia |
| Rowling, JK | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone |
| Ruckman, Ivy | Night of the Twisters |
| Shurtliff, Liesl | Rump: The (Fairly) True Tale of Rumpelstiltskin |
| Stewart, Whitney | Who Was Walt Disney |