America's Battle of the Books is a reading incentive program for students in 3rd through 6th grades. Students read books and come together in teams of four or five at the end of the school year to demonstrate their abilities and to test their knowledge of the books they have read.
Third & Fourth Grade List
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| The One and Only Ivan | Kathryn Applegate |
| Lincoln and Kennedy: A Pair to Compare | Gene Barretta |
| Freckle Juice | Judy Blume |
| Bobbie the Wonder Dog: a true story | Tricia Brown |
| Tornado | Betsy Byars |
| The Chocolate Touch | Patrick Skene Catlng |
| Muggie Maggie | Beverly Clearly |
| Frindle | Andrew Clements |
| The Lemonade War | Jaqueline Davies |
| Because of Winn-Dixie | Kate DeCamillo |
| Phineas L. McGuire…Erupts! The First Experiment | Frances Dowell |
| Boxes for Katje | Candace Fleming |
| The Infamous Ratsos | Kara LaReau |
| Nim’s Island | Wendy Orr |
| Clementine | Sarah Pennypacker |
| Knights of the Kitchen Table | Jon Scieszka |
| I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 | Lauren Tarshis |
| Boxcar Children | Gertrude Warner |
| Charlotte’s Web | E.B. White |
| You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax? | Jonah Winter |
Fifth and Sixth Grade List
| Title | Author |
| The White Mountains (Tripods Series #1) | Christopher, John |
| Ice Magic | Matt Christopher |
| Who Was Neil Armstrong | Roberta Edwards |
| My Side of the Mountain | Jean Craighead George |
| Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library | Chris Grabenstein |
| Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer | Kelly Jones |
| Masterminds | Gordon Korman |
| Ella Enchanted | Gail Carson Lavine |
| The Princess Academy | Shannon Hale |
| Number the Stars | Lois Lowry |
| The Mad Wolf’s Daughter | Diane Magras |
| Candy Shop War | Brandon Mull |
| Wonder | R.J. Polacco |
| Hatchet | Gary Paulsen |
| Scared Stiff | Willo Davis Roberts |
| Esperanza Rising | Pam Munoz Ryan |
| Holes | Louis Sachar |
| Brothers At Bat: The Story of an All-Brother Baseball Team | Audrey Vernick |
| Love, Ruby Lavender | Deborah Wiles |
| The Castle in the Attic | Elizabeth Winthrop |