2014-2015 Renton School District
4 and 5 Grade Battle of the Books
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Dear Fourth & Fifth Grade Families,
Bryn Mawr Elementary will be participating in an exciting competition called Battle of the Books. This
fun reading program will encourage students to work together and read a wide range of genres and
authors. All fourth and fifth grade students have been given information during their weekly library
class about participating in this year’s competition. There are multiple copies of the battle books
available for checkout from the Bryn Mawr library. Participating students will be responsible for
reading at least four of the titles on the list. Working together as a team of four the goal is for all
sixteen books to be read before the battles begin in March. If a team wins the school championship,
they will need to participate in the district battle during the evening of Thursday, April 2nd, 2015. Battle
of the Books is a great way for students to read wonderful stories and compete to show their
understanding of the story elements of each book. It’s also a lot of fun!
The reading list has been included for your information and to assist you if you would like to help your
student find some of these books at the public library.
Thank you for your support.
Mary Jo McLaughlin
Bryn Mawr Elementary Librarian
425-204-4156
mary.mclaughlin@rentonschools.us
All of the questions in the competition begin with the words "In which book…" The correct answer is always the title of the book.
Title
The One And Only Ivan
Ralph S. Mouse
No Talking
Mr Chickee’s Funny Money
Brendan Buckley’s Universe and Everything in It
My Side of the Mountain
Ella Enchanted
Starry River of the Sky
Number the Stars
Snow Treasure
The Kite Fighters
Hatchet
Esperanza Rising
There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom
Breadcrumbs
My Name is Sally Little Song
Author
Katherine Applegate
Beverly Cleary
Andrew Clements
Christopher Paul Curtis
Sundee Frasier
Jean Craighead George
Gail Carson Levine
Grace Lin
Lois Lowry
Marie McSwigan
Linda Sue Park
Gary Paulson
Pam Munuz Ryan
Louis Sachar
Anne Ursa
Brenda Woods
Genre
Animal Fantasy
Adventure/Animal Fantasy
Realistic Fiction
Adventure/Mystery
Realistic Fiction
Adventure/Realistic Fiction
Fantasy
Fantasy/Historical Fiction
Historical Fiction
Historical Fiction
Historical Fiction
Adventure/Realistic Fiction
Historical Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
As students read these books, they are encouraged to make note of the setting, main
characters, and the main idea. One way to do this is to have an index card for each book.
Students can use the card as a bookmark and make notes as they read.
Lexile
570
860
820
1010
630
810
670
810
670
690
880
1020
750
490
720
780