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Over The Rainbow Toys is pleased to to support children's literacy with our Book Nook, where we stock an excellent selection of reading materials, from picture books, through early readers, non-fiction titles, and up to selections for young adults. In addition, we are aslo carrying the titles selected for this year's state wide Battle of the Books.
The Battle of the Books is a statewide Alaskan reading motivation and comprehension program sponsored by the Alaska Association of School Librarians. The goals of the program are to encourage and recognize students who enjoy reading, broaden reading interests, increase reading comprehension, and promote academic excellence.
Lists of books are chosen and questions are written for all grade levels. Students read the books, discuss them, quiz each other on the contents, and then compete in teams of not more than three students to correctly answer questions based on the books in a "quiz show" format. Questions begin with the words "In which book..." so that the answer will always be a title and author. Teams may participate at the local, district and state levels of competition - with the exception of K-2 students whose competition goes only through the district level.
For more information, ask your school librarian, or go to
www.akla.org/akasl/bb/bbhome.html
2012 Battles are Feb 27 - March 1
| 2011-2012 Battle of the Books List -Final |
| There is a new change this year. Sixth grade can compete with the 5th/6th level or the 6th-8th level. This is a district decision. |
| Level |
Title |
Author |
| |
Grades K-2 |
|
| 1 |
Amanda Pig and the Wiggly Tooth |
Jean Van Leeuwen |
| 2 |
Don't Go Near the Water! |
Veronika Martenova Charles |
| k |
Giant Cabbage |
Cherie Stihler |
| K |
Henry's Amazing Imagination |
Nancy Carlson |
| 1 |
Home for Dixie |
Emma Jackson |
| 1 |
Hungry Giant of the Tundra |
Terri Sloat |
| k |
Little Beauty |
Anthony Browne |
| 2 |
Mercy Watson to the Rescue |
Kate DiCamillo |
| K |
Mitten |
Alvin Tresselt |
| 2 |
Mount Rushmore Calamity |
Sara Pennypacker |
| 2 |
Bugged! |
Michelle Knudsen |
| 1 |
Number One Kid |
Patricia Reilly Giff |
| 2 |
Patsy Ann of Alaska |
Tricia Brown |
| 1 |
Puss in Boots |
Charles Perrault |
| k |
Smelly Bill |
Daniel Postgate |
| 2nd |
Nate the Great (ALT) |
Marjorie Weinman Sharmat |
| 1 |
Joe and Sparky Get New Wheels (ALT) |
Jamie Michalak |
| K |
Itchy Little Musk Ox (ALT) |
Tricia Brown |
| |
Grades 3/4 |
|
| 3rd-4th |
Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights |
Debbie S Miller |
| 3rd-4th |
Dial-a-ghost |
Eva Ibbotson |
| 3rd-4th |
Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity |
Mac Barnett |
| 3rd-4th |
Chameleon wore Chartreuse |
Bruce Hale |
| 3rd-4th |
Dying to Meet You |
Kate Klise |
| 3rd-4th |
Ellie McDoodle: Have pen, will travel |
Ruth Barshaw |
| 3rd-4th |
Flight of the Phoenix |
R.L. La Fevers |
| 3rd-4th |
King's Equal |
Katherine Paterson |
| 3rd-4th |
Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane |
Kate DiCamillo |
| 3rd-4th |
Piper Reed: Navy Brat |
Kimberly Holt |
| 3rd-4th |
Puppy Power |
Judy Cox |
| 3rd-4th |
Secret Order of the Gumm Street Girls |
Elise Primavera |
| 3rd-4th |
Skinnybones |
Barbara Park |
| 3rd-4th |
Sound Off |
David Steinberg |
| 3rd-4th |
Year of Miss Agnes |
Kirkpatrick Hill |
| 3rd-4th |
One-Eyed Giant (ALT) |
Mary Pope Osborne |
| 3rd-4th |
Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute (ALT) |
Jarett Krosoczka |
| |
Grades 5/6 |
|
| 5th/6th |
Alcatraz versus the evil Librarians |
Brandon Sanderson |
| 5th/6th |
Chinese Cinderella |
Adeline Mah |
| 5th/6th |
Closed for the Season |
Mary Downing Hahn |
| 5th/6th |
Dexter the Tough |
Margaret Peterson Haddix |
| 5th/6th |
Diamond Willow |
Helen Frost |
| 5th/6th |
Dragon Rider |
Cornelia Funke |
| 5th/6th |
Island of the Blue Dolphins |
Scott O'Dell |
| 5th/6th |
Long Way from Chicago |
Richard Peck |
| 5th/6th |
Mighty 12 |
Charles Smith |
| 5th/6th |
Never Mind! |
Avi |
| 5th/6th |
No Talking |
Andrew Clements |
| 5th/6th |
Rules |
Cynthia Lord |
| 5th/6th |
Strange Case of Origami Yoda |
Tom Angleberger |
| 5th/6th |
War Horse |
Michael Morpurgo |
| 5th/6th |
Watsons Go to Birmingham |
Christopher Paul Curtis |
| 5th/6th |
Herbert's wormhole (ALT) |
Peter Nelson |
| 5th/6th |
Mudshark (ALT) |
Gary Paulsen |
| |
Grades 6-8 |
|
| 6th-8th |
Book of a Thousand Days |
Shannon Hale |
| 6th-8th |
Boy |
Roald Dahl |
| 6th-8th |
Boy in the Striped Pajamas |
John Boyne |
| 6th-8th |
Fever, 1793 |
Laurie Halse Anderson |
| 6th-8th |
Heroes of the Valley |
Jonathan Stroud |
| 6th-8th |
How Angel Peterson Got His Name |
Gary Paulsen |
| 6th-8th |
If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period |
Gennifer Choldenko |
| 6th-8th |
Olympians. 1, Zeus, King of the Gods |
George O'Connor |
| 6th-8th |
Schooled |
Gordon Korman |
| 6th-8th |
Uglies |
Scott Westerfeld |
| 6th-8th |
War Canoe |
Jamie Bryson |
| 6th-8th |
Warrior Heir |
Cinda Williams Chima |
| 6th-8th |
Zach's Lie (ALT) |
Roland Smith |
| 6th-8th |
After Ever After (ALT) |
Jordan Sonnenblick |
| |
High School |
|
| HS |
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian |
Sherman Alexie |
| HS |
Beautiful Creatures |
Kami Garcia |
| HS |
Bloody Jack |
L.A. Meyer |
| HS |
If I Stay |
Gayle Forman |
| HS |
Leviathan |
Scott Westerfeld |
| HS |
Little Brother |
Cory Doctorow |
| HS |
Lord of Flies |
William Golding |
| HS |
My Mother the Cheerleader |
Robert Sharenow |
| HS |
Shiver |
Maggie Stiefvater |
| HS |
Touching the Void |
Joe Simpson |
| HS |
Two Old Women |
Velma Wallis |
| HS |
Wanting Mor |
Rukhsana Khan |
| HS |
Gospel Acording to Larry (ALT) |
Janet Tashjian |
| HS |
Feed (ALT) |
M.T. Anderson |
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