HONG KONGBATTLE OF THE BOOKS

2013-1014The Battle of the Books is reading program for grade 4 and 5 students. Students who wish to participate read a variety of different books and participate in “battles” or trivia throughout the school year. .

READING LIST

GRADE 4 READINGWhile students are welcome to read any of the 2013-2014 titles, we encourage students to start with the books assigned to their grade level.

CHARLOTTEʼS WEBBY E.B. WHITE

THE ABOMINABLESBY EVA IBBOTSON

HARRIET THE SPYBY LOUISE FITZHUGH

EACH LITTLE BIRD THAT SINGSBY DEBORAH WILES

TOMʼS MIDNIGHT GARDENBY PHILIPPA PEARCE

EMMY AND THE INCREDIBLE SHRINK-ING RATBY LOUISE FITZHUGH

HALF UPON A TIMEBY JAMES RILEY

STARRY RIVER OF THE SKYBY GRACE LIN

RAMONA AND HER FATHERBY BEVERLY CLEARY

THE TALE OF DESPEREAUXBY KATE DICAMILLO

GRADE 5 READINGWhile students are welcome to read any of the 2013-2014 titles, we encourage students to start with the books assigned to their grade level.

THE BREADWINNERBY DEBORAH ELLIS

BREAKING STALINʼS NOSEBY EUGENE VELCHIN

A SINGLE SHARDBY LINDA SUE PARK

THE SECRET GARDENBY FRANCES HODGSON BURNETT

SOLDIER DOGBY SAM ANGUS

NOAH BARLEYWATER RUNS AWAYBY JOHN BOYNE

WONDERBY R.J. PALACIO

ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINSBY SCOTT OʼDELL

THE SEARCH FOR DELICIOUSBY NATALIE BABBITT

ANASTASIA KRUPNIKBY LOIS LOWRY