Battle of the Books 2011

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*FINAL 2011 LIST* Start reading, then check out Shelfari to talk to your friends about the books.

Attention TEACHERS: Here is the final, official list of Battle Books for 2011. A few titles are on order and should be in soon. PLEASE send all classroom copies of these titles to room 269 (news room). I will collect all books and send them to the library for kids and teachers to check out. Rest assured that if you let us borrow your personal copy, it will be returned to you or replaced. Thanks, and happy reading!

Grade 3 Battle Books:
Thank you, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco
All About My Brother by Sarah Peralta
Abby Takes a Stand by Patricia McKissack
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Skinnybones by Barbara Park
When the Circus Came to Town by Laurence Yep
The Big Wave by Pearl S. Buck
Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
The Sisters Grimm: Fairy Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley

Grade 4 Battle Books:
Three Young Pilgrims by Cheryl Harness
The Best School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson
Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater
Ellie McDoodle: Have Pen, Will Travel by Ruth McNally Barshaw
Fudge-A-Mania by Judy Blume
* Word After Word After Word by Patricia MacLachlan
* Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
* Rules by Cynthia Lord

Grade 5 Battle Books:
The View From Saturday by EL Konigsburg
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Pyan
Dear America: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
Out From Boneville by Jeff Smith
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
The Girl Who Threw Butterflies by Mick Cochrane
* Word After Word After Word by Patricia MacLachlan
* Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
* Rules by Cynthia Lord