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

Author

Title

Alcott, Louisa May

Eight Cousins

Banks, Lynne Reid

The Return of the Indian

Bauer, Joan

Stand Tall

Bond, Nancy

A String in the Harp

Curtis, Christopher Paul

Bud, Not Buddy

Erickson, John R.

Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog

George, Jean

On the Far Side of the Mountain

Giff, Patricia Reilly

Pictures of Hollis Woods

Hahn, Mary Downing

December Stillness

Hamilton, Virginia

M. C. Higgins, the Great

Hansen, Joyce

I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl

Henkes, Kevin

Olive's Ocean

Hobbs, William

Jason's Gold

Holm, Jennifer L.

Our Only May Amelia

Hunt, Irene

The Lottery Rose

Lasky, Kathryn

Beyond the Burning Time

Neville, Emily Cheaney

It's Like This, Cat

Park, Linda Sue

A Single Shard

Paulsen, Gary

Brian's Winter

Peterson, Katherine

Jip, His Story

Snyder, Zilphia Keatley

Egypt Game

Soto, Gary

Baseball in April and Other Stories

Speare, Elizabeth George

The Bronze Bow

Steinbeck, John

The Red Pony

Taylor, Mildred D.

The Land

Taylor, Theodore

Walking Up a Rainbow (Avon Flare Book)

Tolan, Stephanie S.

Surviving the Applewhites

Woodson, Jacqueline

Feathers

Wright, Betty Ren

The Dollhouse Murders

Zindel, Paul

The Pigman

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.