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.
Medium 20 Book List 3-4 Grades 2021-22 ::
| Title | Author |
| The Sword in the Tree | Bulla, Clude Robert |
| Dandelions | Bunting, Eve |
| The Enormous Egg | Butterworth, Oliver |
| Henry Huggins | Cleary, Beverly |
| Jake Drake, Bully Buster | Clements, Andrew |
| Honus and Me | Gutman, Dan |
| Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery | Howe, Deborah & James |
| Invisible Inkling | Jenkins, Emily |
| Orphan Train Girl | Kline, Christina Baker |
| From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | Konigsburg, E. L. |
| Rabbit Hill | Lawson, Robert |
| Judy Moody Gets Famous! | McDonald, Megan |
| The Superlative A. Lincoln | Meyer, Eileen R. |
| Dinosaurs Before Dark | Osborne, Mary |
| My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother | Polacco, Patricia |
| May B | Rose, Caroline Starr |
| How Ben Franklin Stole the Lightning | Schanzer, Rosalyn |
| The Cricket in Times Square | Selden, George |
| Stuart Little | White, E. B. |
| Christopher Mouse: The Tale of a Small Traveler | Wise, William |
Medium 20 Book List 5-6 Grades 2021-22 ::
| Title | Author |
| Crenshaw | Applegate, Katherine |
| The Secret School | Avi |
| A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home | Cole, Henry |
| The Tale of Despereaux | DiCamillo, Kate |
| Tuesdays at the Castle | George, Jessica Day |
| Running Out of Time | Haddix, Margaret |
| Midnight Rider | Harlow, Joan Hiatt |
| Roller Girl | Jamieson, Victoria |
| Slacker | Korman, Gordon |
| Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe | Lewis, C. S. |
| Wild Wings | Lewis, Gill |
| Shiloh | Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds |
| The Kite Fighters | Park, Linda |
| We’re Not From Here | Rodkey, Geoff |
| Sideways Stories From Wayside School | Sachar, Louis |
| Frozen Stiff | Shahan, Sherry |
| The Mysterious Benedict Society | Stewart, Trenton |
| The Trouble With Tuck | Taylor, Theodore |
| A Crooked Kind of Perfect | Urban, Linda |
| Bridge Home | Venkatraman, Padma |