Reading List for the 2015 In House Battle of the Books
at St Catherine’s School
Next year we’ll have an in house battle of the books which will include the following books. Get a head
start and considering reading a few this summer.
Picture Books
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Little Jack Horner, Live from the Corner, by Helaine Becker
Evangeline, by Helene Boudreau
When I Was Eight, by Christy Jordan-Fenton
Snook Alone, by Marilyn Nelson
Irena Sendler & the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto, by Susan Goldman Rubin
Mama, I’ll Give You the World, by Roni Schotter
Easy Readers
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That Night’s Train, by Ahmad Akbarpour
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The Year of the Book, by Andrea Cheng
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The Way Home, by Becky Citra
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The Legend of Diamond Lil, by Doreen Cronin
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Bink & Gollie, by Kate DiCamillo
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Danny, Who Fell in a Hole, by Cary Fagan
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Penny & Her Song, by Kevin Henkes
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Kindred Souls, by Patricia MacLachlan
Middle Readers
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Goblin Secrets, by William Alexander
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My Name is Mina, by David Almond
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Madhattan Mystery, by John J. Bonk
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The Mostly True Story of Jack, by Kelly Barnhill
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Hollow Earth, by John Barrowman
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Summer at Forsaken Lake, by Michael D. Beil
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The Prince Who Fell From the Sky, by Jean Claude Bemis
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Summer of the Wolves, by Polly Carlson-Voiles
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Ruby Redfort: Look Into My Eyes, by Lauren Child
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The Power of Harmony, by Jan Coates
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The Land of Stories, Chris Colfer
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The Mighty Miss Malone, by Christopher Paul Curtis
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Chickadee, by Louise Erdrich
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Signed by Zelda, by Kate Feiffer
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Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang, Ian Fleming
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Dead End in Norvelt, by Jack Gantos
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Tuesdays at the Castle, by Jessica Day George
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Darwen Arkwright & the Peregrine Pact, by A.J. Hartley
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The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, by Christopher Healy
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Buddy, by M.H. Herlong
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Chomp, by Carl Hiaasen
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The Whole Story of Half a Girl, by Veera Hiranandani
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Mr. & Mrs. Bunny - Detectives Extraordinaire!, by Polly Horvath
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Small as an Elephant, by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
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The Grand Plan to Fix Everything, by Uma Krishnaswami
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Winter Pony, by Iain Lawrence
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A Tale of Two Castles, by Gail Carson Levine
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Wildwood, by Colin Meloy
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The Apothecary, by Maile Meloy
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The Inquisitor’s Apprentice, by Chris Moriarty
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Tracing Stars, by Erin E. Moulton
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Not a Chance, by Michelle Mulder
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The Phantom’s Gold, by Eric Murphy
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The Secret Spiral, by Gillian Neimark
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Liesl & Po, by Lauren Oliver
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Gods & Warriors, by Michelle Paver
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The Whole Truth, by Kit Pearson
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The Humming Room, by Ellen Potter
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Swallows & Amazons, by Arthur Ransome
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Deadweather & Sunrise, by Geoff Rodkey
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Beswitched, by Kate Saunders
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The Great Wall of Lucy Wu, by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
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The Storm Makers, by Jennifer E. Smith
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The Grave Robber’s Apprentice, by Allan Stratton
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Breadcrumbs, by Anna Ursu
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Pie, by Sarah Weeks
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The Sewing Basket, by Susan White
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The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman, by Meg Wolitzer
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Saint Louis Armstrong Beach, by Brenda Woods
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Buried Secrets at Louisbourg, by JoAnn Yhard
Young Adult
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A Girl Named Faithful Plum, by Richard Bernstein
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Laugh With the Moon, by Shana Burg
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Flyaway, by Lucy Christopher
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The Last Dragonslayer, by Jasper Fforde
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The False Prince, by Jennifer A. Nielsen
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Dear Blue Sky, by Mary Sullivan
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The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Summer Days, Starry Nights, by Vikki VanSickle