GES is so excited to have Battle of the Books teams for grades 3-6 this year! We have 10 students from each grade level on our teams. Battle of the Books is a reading incentive program in elementary schools across our area. Students read 10 books from a pre-set list, selected by classroom teachers and librarians, then answer a variety of “In which book” questions to earn team points during the competition. This year’s Battle of the Books competition will be held at Suny Adirondack on Monday, March 14th, 2022 during the school day.
How are students selected?
Teachers recommended the 10 students for each grade level to participate in Battle of the Books.
What are the participants reading?
They are reading pre-selected books - see below for some of the books by grade level.
Have your students join along!
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade
Battle of the Books Examples 2021-2022
*taken from
BOCES Website -- check out the site to see the full list of books assigned by grade level
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A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord
ISBN: 9780545700283
Publication Date: 2017-05-09
This powerful novel explores a friendship between a small-town girl and the daughter of migrant workers.When Lily's blind dog, Lucky, slips his collar and runs away, it's Salma who manages to catch him. After their initial chance meeting, Salma and Lily bond over painting bee boxes for Lily's grandfather, and Salma's friendship transforms Lily's summer.
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Front Desk by Kelly Yang
ISBN: 9781338157826
Publication Date: 2019-06-25
Mia Tang has a lot of secrets.Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel.Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. Number 3: She wants to be a writer. But how can she when her mom thinks she should stick to math because English is not her first language?It will take all of Mia's courage, kindness, and hard work to get through this year.
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Breakout by Kate Messner
ISBN: 9781681195384
Publication Date: 2019-06-04
Told in letters, poems, text messages, news stories, and comics--a series of documents Nora collects for the Wolf Creek Community Time Capsule Project--Breakout is a thrilling story that will leave readers thinking about who's really welcome in the places we call home. Nora Tucker is looking forward to summer vacation in Wolf Creek--two months of swimming, popsicles, and brushing up on her journalism skills for the school paper. But when two inmates break out of the town's maximum security prison, everything changes
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New Kid by Jerry Craft (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780062691194
Publication Date: 2019-02-05
Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself?