Battle of the Books is a national reading incentive program. Those students in grades 6-8 who wish to participate read the books on this list during the year, and then compete in the spring with other Catholic schools.
Battle of the Books 2009
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Author |
Title |
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Alcott, Louisa May |
Eight Cousins |
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Banks, Lynne Reid |
The Return of the Indian |
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Bauer, Joan |
Stand Tall |
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Bond, Nancy |
A String in the Harp |
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Curtis, Christopher Paul |
Bud, Not Buddy |
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Erickson, John R. |
Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog |
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George, Jean |
On the Far Side of the Mountain |
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Giff, Patricia Reilly |
Pictures of Hollis Woods |
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Hahn, Mary Downing |
December Stillness |
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Hamilton, Virginia |
M. C. Higgins, the Great |
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Hansen, Joyce |
I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl |
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Henkes, Kevin |
Olive's Ocean |
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Hobbs, William |
Jason's Gold |
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Holm, Jennifer L. |
Our Only May Amelia |
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Hunt, Irene |
The Lottery Rose |
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Lasky, Kathryn |
Beyond the Burning Time |
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Neville, Emily Cheaney |
It's Like This, Cat |
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Park, Linda Sue |
A Single Shard |
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Paulsen, Gary |
Brian's Winter |
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Peterson, Katherine |
Jip, His Story |
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Snyder, Zilphia Keatley |
Egypt Game |
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Soto, Gary |
Baseball in April and Other Stories |
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Speare, Elizabeth George |
The Bronze Bow |
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Steinbeck, John |
The Red Pony |
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Taylor, Mildred D. |
The Land |
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Taylor, Theodore |
Walking Up a Rainbow (Avon Flare Book) |
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Tolan, Stephanie S. |
Surviving the Applewhites |
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Woodson, Jacqueline |
Feathers |
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Wright, Betty Ren |
The Dollhouse Murders |
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Zindel, Paul |
The Pigman |
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All books lists could change through September 1 2008 due to publishing constraints, availability of titles/books, and further recommendations of ABB book selection committee. |
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