Which Titles Are On Ames Library Battle of the Books Lists?

The has released its book lists for 5^th and 6^th grade Battle of the Books clubs. The Battle of the Books trivia contests don't begin until next spring but contestants can start reading the books now.

In fact the contest was created to combat what's known as the summer slide or loss in reading level.

“When students read books over the summer, they lose far less ground in terms of reading level,” said Jerri Heid, Ames Public Library Youth Services Specialist, in a release from the library.

Fifth grade teams begin battling March 7 and 6^th grade teams begin their competition April 4. Students interesting in participating in the 2013 Battle of the Books should start forming teams and reading now.

The lists follow below and you might not even have to go to the library if you a computer or the on your phone. Books with both the e-audio and e-book designation can be downloaded from the library's website and e-books are available on the pocket library app.

5^th Grade Battle of the Books List 2013

Horton Halfpott, or, the Fiendish Mystery of Smugwick Manor, or, the Loosening of M’Lady Luggertuck’s Corset (J ANG)

by Tom Angleberger

Mockingbird (J ERS, J CD ERS, e-book*)

by Kathryn Erskine

Getting Air (J GUT)

by Dan Gutman

Found (J HAD, J CD HAD)

by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Boom! (J HAD, J CD HAD, e-book*)

by Mark Haddon

The Black Tower (J HER V7)

by Betsy Byars

Small as an Elephant (J JAC, e-book*)

by Jennifer Jacobson

Runaway Twin (J KEH)

by Peg Kehret

Inside Out and Back Again (J LAI, J CD LAI)

by Thanhha Lai

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (J LIN, J CD LIN, e-audio*, e-book*)

by Grace Lin

Big Nate: In a Class By Himself (J PEI)

by Lincoln Peirce

Here Lies Linc (J RAY, e-book*)

by Delia Ray

Maniac Magee (J SPI, J CD SPI, e-audio*)

by Jerry Spinelli

I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 (J TAR)

by Lauren Tarshis

Young Fredle (J VOI, J CD VOI, e-book*)

by Cynthia Voig

Someone Named Eva (J WOL, e-book*)

by Joan Wolf

The Liberation of Gabriel King (YA GOI, YA CD GOI)

by K.L. Going

Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos (YA LAF)

by R.L. LaFevers

Million-Dollar Throw (YA LUP, e-book*)

by Mike Lupica

Esperanza Rising (YA RYA, YA CD RYA, e-audio*)

by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Dealing with Dragons (YA WRE, YA CD WRE, e-audio*)

by Patricia Wrede

Smile (YA GR NOVEL TEL)

by Raina Telgemeier

Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini (J 920 HOUDINI, H., e-audio*)

by Sid Fleischman

Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting (J 940.4 MUR)

by Jim Murphy

6^th Grade Battle of the Books List 2013

Wild Things (J CAR, J CD CAR)

by Clay Carmichael

Out of My Mind (J DRA)

by Sharon M. Draper

The Graveyard Book (J GAI, J CD GAI, e-book*)

by Neil Gaiman

The Westing Game (J RAS)

by Ellen Raskin

Paint the Wind (J RYA, J CD RYA, e-audio*)

by Pam Muñoz Ryan

The Name of This Book is Secret (J SEC V1, J CD SEC V1, e-book*)

by Pseudonymous Bosch

The Mysterious Benedict Society (J STE, J CD STE, e-audio*, e-book*)

by Trenton Lee Stewart

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (YA ANG, YA CD ANG)

by Tom Angleberger

Walk Two Moons (YA CRE, YA CD CRE, e-audio*)

by Sharon Creech

The Watsons Go to Birmingham- 1963 (YA CUR, YA LP CUR, YA CD CUR, e-audio*, e-book*)

by Christopher Paul Curtis

The Maze Runner (YA DAS, YA CD DAS, e-audio*, e-book*)

by James Dashner

The Ruins of Gorlan (YA FLA, YA CD FLA, e-book*)

by John Flanagan

Football Genius (YA GRE, e-audio*, e-book*)

by Tim Green

Deep and Dark and Dangerous (YA HAH, e-book*)

by Mary Downing Hahn

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (YA KEL, YA CD KEL, e-audio*)

by Jacqueline Kelly

Hattie Big Sky (YA LAR, e-audio*, e-book*)

by Kirby Larson

Cryptid Hunters (YA SMI)

by Roland Smith

The Thief (YA TUR, YA CD TUR)

by Megan Whalen Turner

Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert (J 363.11 ARO)

by Marc Aronson

Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart (J 920 EARHART, A.)

by Candace Fleming

Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Mostly True Stories of Growing up Scieszka (J 920 SCIESZKA, J.)

by Jon Scieszka

* Items marked, “e-audio” or “e-book” are available for download from the Ames Public Library website. Please ask a Librarian for assistance.