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Battle of the Books
2007-2008
Each year the state of North
Carolina compiles a list of 26 exceptional books for middle school
students. In the spring, the middle schools compete in a
"Battle of the Books."
The annual list of titles has
been released and they are all great! Several of our students
are already reading, anxiously preparing for next year's
competition! We are going to be so good! You will hear more
about a reading club for next year, where we can have a chance to
talk about the books more in depth. Please remember that
even if you are not interested in the competition, all the books on
the list are quality reads. Visit the NCSLMA website for audio pronunciations of
the authors' names:
BOB Author Pronunciation Guide
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NCSLMA BATTLE of the BOOKS
Booklist 2007-2008
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TITLE
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AUTHOR |
RL |
PT |
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1 |
Angel on the Square |
Gloria Whelan |
5.6 |
8 |
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2 |
Catherine Called Birdy |
Karen Cushman |
6.4 |
8 |
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3 |
City of Ember |
Jeanne DuPrau |
5.0 |
9 |
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4 |
Eldest |
Christopher Paolini |
7.0 |
36 |
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5 |
Forged by Fire |
Sharon Draper |
4.7 |
5 |
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6 |
The Golden Compass |
Philip Pullman |
7.1 |
19 |
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7 |
Heaven |
Angela Johnson |
4.7 |
3 |
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8 |
Here Lies the Librarian |
Richard Peck |
5.1 |
4 |
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9 |
Hoot |
Carl Hiaasen |
5.2 |
9 |
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10 |
The Land |
Mildred D. Taylor |
5.0 |
18 |
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11 |
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment |
James Patterson |
4.6 |
11 |
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12 |
Milkweed |
Jerry Spinelli |
3.6 |
7 |
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13 |
My Dog Skip |
Willie Morris |
7.1 |
5 |
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14 |
Out of the Dust |
Karen Hesse |
5.3 |
3 |
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15 |
The Outsiders |
S.E. Hinton |
4.7 |
7 |
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16 |
Red Scarf Girl |
Ji-Li Jiang |
5.0 |
8 |
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17 |
Singer of all Songs |
Kate Constable |
6.2 |
13 |
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18 |
Surviving the Applewhites |
Stephanie Tolan |
5.5 |
7 |
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19 |
The Thief Lord |
Cornelia Funke |
4.8 |
13 |
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20 |
To Kill A Mockingbird |
Harper Lee |
5.6 |
15 |
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21 |
Touching Spirit Bear |
Ben Mikaelsen |
5.3 |
9 |
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22 |
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
Betty Smith |
5.8 |
23 |
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23 |
True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle |
Avi |
5.3 |
8 |
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24 |
Truesight |
David Stahler Jr. |
6.0 |
8 |
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25 |
Under a War-Torn Sky |
Laura Elliott |
4.8 |
10 |
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26 |
The Weirdo |
Theodore Taylor |
4.6 |
8 |
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