Battle of the Books 2024-25
If you are preparing for this year’s Battle of the Books competition, check out the important dates and resources below.
Dates to Remember
| Deadline to Sign-Up | School-Level Battles | District-Level Battles |
| Friday, December 30th | Tues., April 22 – 8th Grade Wed., April 23 – 7th Grade Thur., April 24 – 6th Grade |
Wednesday, April 30th |
Titles by Grade
| 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade |
| Falling Short | Linked | Lines of Courage |
| On Air with Zoe Washington | Daughter of the Deep | The Patron Thief of Bread |
| Hummingbird | Across the Desert | a thousand heartbeats |
| A Rover’s Story | out of my heart | What About Will |
| Frizzy | Dinged | 14 Ways to Die |
| Omar Rising | Swim Team | Seen and Unseen |
| The Hurricanes of Weakerville | Heroes | Deepfake |
| Fifty-Four Things Wrong | Alone | The Davenports |
| The Midnight Children | Iceberg | The Agathas |
| A Duet for Home | Attack of the Black Rectangles | What Once Was Mine |
*Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers will be shortened to Fifty-Four Things Wrong
*Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams’s Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration shortened to Seen and Unseen
| Iowa Children’s Choice Award Resources Deciding what to read next? Check out these bite-sized book talks that are about 90-seconds each.Watch book talks, book trailers, and learn more about the Iowa Children’s Choice Award books by exploring this interactive site. MackinVIA Group: 2024-25 Iowa Children’s Choice Award – MackinVIA |
| Iowa Teen Award Resources Deciding what to read next? Check out the ITA virtual bookshelf with links to book talks/trailers: Book Trailers – Google Slides MackinVIA Group: 2024-25 Iowa Teen Award – MackinVIA |
| Documents to Help You Prepare |