Battle of the Books

Students in Battle of the Books work as a team and meet once per week during lunch to read and discuss six different books from an approved list.  Different Diocesan schools rotate to host the Battle of the Books competition in April.  Students in 4^th-8^th grade can participate in Battle of the Books.  Our Battle of the Books coaches are Mrs. Monica Benes, Mrs. Kim Markey, and Mrs. Jenny Scherf.

7th and 8th Grade Novels
 
5 People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
A Single Bead by Stephanie Engelman
One for the Murphys by Linda Mullaly Hunt
Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen
Shooting Kabul by N.H. Senzai

6th Grade Novels
 
7 Riddles to Nowhere by AJ Cattapan
Awakening by Claudia Cangilla McAdam
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pies by Jordan Soddenblick
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
Pepino, Good as Bread by Ann Rubino
Refugee by Alan Gratz

4th and 5th Grade Novels
 
AKA Genius by Marilee Haynes
Heart of a Shepherd by Roseanne Parry
Jake & Lily by Jerry Spinelli
The Wolf & The Shield: An Adventure with St. Patrick by Sherry Weaver Smith
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
Wishtree by Katherine Applegate