School Library System - WSWHE BOCES: Battle of the Books
Battle of the Books
March 13, 2023
SUNY Adirondack
BOTB Results - March 2022
BOTB Winners - 2022
3rd Grade
1st Place - Johnsburg CSD
2nd Place - Queensbury Elementary
3rd Place - St. Mary's-St. Alphonsus
4th Place - Lake George Elementary
4th Grade
1st Place - Lake George Elementary
2nd Place - Johnsburg CSD
3rd Place - Glens Falls Kensington
4th Place - Queensbury Intermediate
5th Grade
1st Place - Lake George Elementary
2nd Place - Queensbury Intermediate
3rd Place - Fort Ann CSD
4th Place - Bolton CSD
6th Grade
1st Place - Queensbury Middle
2nd Place - Johnsburg CSD
3rd Place - Glens Falls Middle
4th Place - (tie) Argyle CSD / Warrensburg Elem
Battle of the Books Rules - 2023
Books to Read by Grade - 2022-2023
PLEASE NOTE:
We have retired the following titles from the BOTB lists.
River of Dreams
Bird in a Box
Blood on the River
Blizzard!
Click on the blue headings below to go to TeachingBooks lists for each grade level!
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet
The Ghost of Fossil Glen by Cynthia DeFelice
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Phineas L. MacGuire ... Erupts! by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca
A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
Nurse, Soldier, Spy by Marissa Moss
I Am Helen Keller by Grace Norwich and Mark Elliott
NEW: Upside-Down Magic by Sarah Mylnowski
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
El Deafo by Cece Bell
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
The Amazing Impossible Erie Canal by Cheryl Harness
Those Rebels, John & Tom by Barbara Kerley
Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy
Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing Up Scieszka by Jon Scieszka
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
NEW: Ban this Book (a novel) by Alan Gratz
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Phineas Gage by John Fleischman
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
A Dog's Life by Ann M. Martin
Breakout by Kate Messner
My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen
Elephant Run by Roland Smith
Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White by Melissa Sweet
Funny Bones by Duncan Tonatiuh
NEW: The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
New Kid by Jerry Craft
Escape!: The Story of The Great Houdini by Sid Fleischman
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo
The Legend of Bass Reeves by Gary Paulsen
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson
The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood
NEW: All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat
**I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World by Malala Yousafzai (with Patricia McCormick)
** I Am Malala is the YOUNG READERS' edition for Battle of the Books. Note the co-author.
New BOTB Titles for 2023
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Upside-Down Magic by ISBN: 9780545800457Publication Date: 2015-09-29Meet the Upside-Down Magic kids in the first topsy-turvy adventure of this New York Times bestselling series, now a Disney Channel Original Movie! It's never easy when your magic goes wonky. For Nory, this means that instead of being able to turn into a dragon or a kitten, she turns into both of them at the same time-a dritten. For Elliott, the simple act of conjuring fire from his fingertips turns into a fully frozen failure. For Andres, wonky magic means he's always floating in the air, bouncing off the walls, or sitting on the ceiling. For Bax, a bad moment of magic will turn him into a . . . actually, he'd rather not talk about that. Nory, Elliott, Andres, and Bax are just four of the students in Dunwiddle Magic School's Upside-Down Magic class. In their classroom, lessons are unconventional, students are unpredictable, and magic has a tendency to turn wonky at the worst possible moments. Because it's always amazing, the trouble a little wonky magic can cause! -
Ban This Book by ISBN: 9780765385581Publication Date: 2018-05-01You're Never Too Young to Fight Censorship! In Ban This Book by Alan Gratz, a fourth grader fights back when From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg is challenged by a well-meaning parent and taken off the shelves of her school library. Amy Anne is shy and soft-spoken, but don't mess with her when it comes to her favorite book in the whole world. Amy Anne and her lieutenants wage a battle for the books that will make you laugh and pump your fists as they start a secret banned books locker library, make up ridiculous reasons to ban every single book in the library to make a point, and take a stand against censorship. Ban This Book is a stirring defense against censorship that's perfect for middle grade readers. Let kids know that they can make a difference in their schools, communities, and lives! "Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero.... Stand up and cheer, book lovers. This one's for you." --Kathi Appelt, author of the Newbery Honor-winning The Underneath "Ban This Book is absolutely brilliant and belongs on the shelves of every library in the multiverse."--Lauren Myracle, author of the bestselling Internet Girls series, the most challenged books of 2009 and 2011 "Quick paced and with clear, easy-to-read prose, this is a book poised for wide readership and classroom use."--Booklist "A stout defense of the right to read." --Kirkus Reviews "Gratz delivers a book lover's book that speaks volumes about kids' power to effect change at a grassroots level." --Publishers Weekly -
The War That Saved My Life by ISBN: 9780147510488Publication Date: 2016-05-31*Newbery Honor book *Winner of the Schneider Family Book Award This #1 New York Times bestseller is an exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War II, from the acclaimed author of Fighting Words, and for fans of Fish in a Tree and Sarah, Plain and Tall. Ten-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada's twisted foot to let her outside. So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war, Ada doesn't waste a minute--she sneaks out to join him. So begins a new adventure for Ada, and for Susan Smith, the woman who is forced to take the two kids in. As Ada teaches herself to ride a pony, learns to read, and watches for German spies, she begins to trust Susan--and Susan begins to love Ada and Jamie. But in the end, will their bond be enough to hold them together through wartime? Or will Ada and her brother fall back into the cruel hands of their mother? "Achingly lovely...Nuanced and emotionally acute."--The Wall Street Journal "Unforgettable...unflinching."--Common Sense Media ★ "Brisk and honest...Cause for celebration." --Kirkus, starred review ★ "Poignant."--Publishers Weekly, starred review ★ "Powerful."--The Horn Book, starred review "Affecting."--Booklist "Emotionally satisfying...[A] page-turner."--BCCB "Exquisitely written...Heart-lifting." --SLJ "Astounding...This book is remarkable."--Karen Cushman, author The Midwife's Apprentice "Beautifully told."--Patricia MacLachlan, author of Sarah, Plain and Tall "I read this novel in two big gulps."--Gary D. Schmidt, author of Okay for Now "I love Ada's bold heart...Her story's riveting."--Sheila Turnage, author of Three Times Lucky -
All Thirteen: the Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by ISBN: 9781536209457Publication Date: 2020-10-13Winner of the 2021 Kirkus Prize for Young People's Literature A 2021 Newbery Honor Book A 2021 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book A 2021 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist A 2021 Orbis Pictus Honor Book A unique account of the amazing Thai cave rescue told in a heart-racing, you-are-there style that blends suspense, science, and cultural insight. On June 23, 2018, twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach enter a cave in northern Thailand seeking an afternoon's adventure. But when they turn to leave, rising floodwaters block their path out. The boys are trapped! Before long, news of the missing team spreads, launching a seventeen-day rescue operation involving thousands of rescuers from around the globe. As the world sits vigil, people begin to wonder: how long can a group of ordinary kids survive in complete darkness, with no food or clean water? Luckily, the Wild Boars are a very extraordinary "ordinary" group. Combining firsthand interviews of rescue workers with in-depth science and details of the region's culture and religion, author Christina Soontornvat--who was visiting family in Northern Thailand when the Wild Boars went missing--masterfully shows how both the complex engineering operation above ground and the mental struggles of the thirteen young people below proved critical in the life-or-death mission. Meticulously researched and generously illustrated with photographs, this page-turner includes an author's note describing her experience meeting the team, detailed source notes, and a bibliography to fully immerse readers in the most ambitious cave rescue in history.
