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 2020-21 ::
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Applegate, Katherine | The One and Only Ivan |
| Atwater, Richard | Mr. Popper’s Penguins |
| Barretta, Gene | Lincoln and Kennedy: A Pair to Compare |
| Blume, Judy | Freckle Juice |
| Brown, Tricia | Bobbie the Wonder Dog: a true story |
| Byars, Betsy | Tornado |
| Cleary, Beverly | Muggie Maggie |
| Davies, Jacqueline | The Lemonade War |
| DiCamillo, Kate | Because of Winn-Dixie |
| Dowell, Frances | Phineas L. MacGuire…Erupts!: The First Experiment |
| Fleming, Candace | Boxes for Katje |
| Gannett, Ruth Stiles | My Father’s Dragon |
| LaReau, Kara | The Infamous Ratsos |
| Orr, Wendy | Nim’s Island |
| Pennypacker, Sara | Clementine |
| Scieszka, Jon | Knights of the Kitchen Table |
| Tarshis, Lauren | I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919 |
| Warner, Gertrude | Boxcar Children |
| White, E.B. | Charlotte’s Web |
| Winter, Jonah | You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?! |
Medium 20 Book List 5-6 Grades 2020-21 ::
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Christopher, John | The White Mountains (Tripods Series #1) |
| Christopher, Matt | Ice Magic |
| Edwards, Roberta | Who Was Neil Armstrong? |
| Fritz, Jean | What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? |
| George, Jean Craighead | My Side of the Mountain |
| Grabenstein, Chris | Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library |
| Jones, Kelly | Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer |
| Korman, Gordon | Masterminds |
| L'Engle, Madeleine | A Wrinkle in Time |
| Levine, Gail Carson | Ella Enchanted |
| Lowry, Lois | Number the Stars |
| Magras, Diane | The Mad Wolf's Daughter |
| Palacio, R.J. | Wonder |
| Paulsen, Gary | Hatchet |
| Roberts, Willo Davis | Scared Stiff |
| Ryan, Pam Munoz | Esperanza Rising |
| Sachar, Louis | Holes |
| Vernick, Audrey | Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team |
| Wiles, Deborah | Love, Ruby Lavender |
| Winthrop, Elizabeth | The Castle in the Attic |