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Battle of the Books by SARAH LILLY
Robbins' Battle of the Books
The Robbins' Battle of the Books progam is an entirely voluntary one, whose goal is to promote literacy and an appreciation of literature.  Fourth and fifth grade students can participate by forming teams of four. Each team will be responsible for reading a list of twenty books.  Students choose their own teams and team names.

The list of books is from a statewide Battle of the Books list developed by Wisconsin school librarians. While there are a wide variety of books on the list, the program is meant to be a challenge to students who participate. Students have until late February to carefully read the books before the “battles” begin. Most successful teams divide the list up amongst teammates to make sure all the titles have been read by at least one team member.

The students will participate in four rounds of round robin competition. The top four teams who emerge from this round of competition will battle in March for the championship and for champion of the consolation bracket.  This will take place in the afternoon.

Battle books are available for checkout through the library. These titles can also be found through the public library as well. Finally, teachers and parents are also encouraged to read these books along with their students.  Again, this is an entirely voluntary program. However, once a student has made a commitment to be a part of a team he/she may not quit.  Good luck!


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Congratulations to the Book Butterflies!
2024 Battle of the Book Champions!
 



2024-2025 Book List
The One and Only Ruby by Katherine Applegate
 Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year by Andrea Beaty
 Midnight at the Barclay Hotel by Fleur Bradley
 The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
 Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
  Sadako and theThousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr
A Very Cranky Book by Angela DiTerlizzi
 Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
 Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Big Cheese by Jory John
 Ostriches Eat Sausages: An Alphabet Book by Robin R. Kelley
 Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider by Jessica Lanan
 Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca
 The Challenger Disaster: Tragedy in the Skies by Pranas T. Naujokaitis
 City Spies by James Ponti
 Absolutely Nat by Maria Scrivan
 Big Tree by Brian Selznick
 Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series by Traci Sorell
 The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass
 Roll With It by Jamie Sumner