Many schools in the Jordan School District participate in the Battle of the Books. We are excited to announce our Second Annual Battle of the Books competition at Mountain Point.
Students in Grades 3-6 will be participating in this program. In September, the teachers will create Battle of the Books (BOB) groups for the year. The groups will be mixed ability and as balanced as possible. From September 2020 to March 2021, the groups will try to read all 20 books on the book list. Grades 3 and 4 will share the same list and compete in the same bracket. Grades 5 and 6 will have their own list and compete in the same bracket. In April of 2021, we will hold our Battle of the Books competition. Every team is guaranteed 3 rounds. Each round will be scored and points will be added. During the 3rd round, the teams will be seeded by rank or points. The third round is an elimination round. The rounds will continue until we have 2 teams in the 3rd & 4th-grade bracket and 2 teams in the 5th & 6th-grade bracket. These two teams from each bracket will battle it out at a special assembly with all students 3-6 (and we will invite 2nd grade so they can see what the BOB program is all about).
Download and Print lists Here:
3rd/4th Battle of Books List 2020-21
5th/6th Battle of Books List 2020-21
3rd and 4th Grade Book List for 2020-21
| Author | Title |
| Applegate, Katherine | The One and Only Ivan |
| Atwater, Richard | Mr. Popper’s Penguins |
| Barretta, Gene | Lincoln and Kennedy: A Pair to Compare |
| Blume, Judy | Freckle Juice |
| Brown, Tricia | Bobbie the Wonder Dog: a true story |
| Byars, Betsy | Tornado |
| Cleary, Beverly | Muggie Maggie |
| Davies, Jacqueline | The Lemonade War |
| DiCamillo, Kate | Because of Winn-Dixie |
| Dowell, Frances | Phineas L. MacGuire…Erupts!: The First Experiment |
| Fleming, Candace | Boxes for Katje |
| Gannett, Ruth Stiles | My Father’s Dragon |
| LaReau, Kara | The Infamous Ratsos |
| Orr, Wendy | Nim’s Island |
| Pennypacker, Sara | Clementine |
| Scieszka, Jon | Knights of the Kitchen Table |
| Tarshis, Lauren | I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919 |
| Warner, Gertrude | Boxcar Children |
| White, E.B. | Charlotte’s Web |
| Winter, Jonah | You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?! |
5th and 6th Grade Book List for 2020-21
| Author | Title |
| Christopher, John | The White Mountains (Tripods Series #1) |
| Christopher, Matt | Ice Magic |
| Edwards, Roberta | Who Was Neil Armstrong? |
| Fritz, Jean | What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? |
| George, Jean Craighead | My Side of the Mountain |
| Grabenstein, Chris | Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library |
| Jones, Kelly | Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer |
| Korman, Gordon | Masterminds |
| L'Engle, Madeleine | A Wrinkle in Time |
| Levine, Gail Carson | Ella Enchanted |
| Lowry, Lois | Number the Stars |
| Magras, Diane | The Mad Wolf's Daughter |
| Palacio, R.J. | Wonder |
| Paulsen, Gary | Hatchet |
| Roberts, Willo Davis | Scared Stiff |
| Ryan, Pam Munoz | Esperanza Rising |
| Sachar, Louis | Holes |
| Vernick, Audrey | Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team |
| Wiles, Deborah | Love, Ruby Lavender |
| Winthrop, Elizabeth | The Castle in the Attic |