2025-2026 Battle of the Books List

1. Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park  by Lori Alexander
2. Erno Rubik and His Magic Cube  by Kerry Aradhya 
3. Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better  by Glenda Armand
4. Flip!: How Frisbee Took Flight   by Margaret Muirhead
5. Signs of Hope: The Revolutionary Art of Sister Corita Kent  by Mara Rockliff
6. Volcanoes  by Neil Cross Beckermann
7. Haiku, Ew!: Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature Lynn Brunelle
8. Boo Hag Flex by Justina Ireland
9. Chupacarter and the Haunted Piñata  by George Lopez and Ryan Calejo
10. Dogtown  by Katherine Applegate
11. Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor  by Alan Gratz
12. Resist: A Story of D-Day  by Alan Gratz
13. Liars Society  by Alyson Gerber  
14. Millie  by McCall Hoyle
15. Nimbus  by Jan Eldredge
16. Wrath of the Rain God  by Karla Arenas Valenti
17. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919  by Lauren Tarshis
18. Miracle on Ice!  by James Buckley Jr.
19.  Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic by Candace Fleming
20. Next Stop  by Debbie Frog

Students in the book club will read, discuss and study books for the 2025-2026 "Battle of the Books" competition.

Book Club members will read the 20 books on the battle list. These books include many of the 2024-25 Texas Bluebonnet list. This year several other titles have been added to spark student reading enjoyment.
Students will become familiar with the books to prepare for the annual "Battle of the Books", a multi-school competition held in the Spring!
The Book Club will meet to read and have fun while preparing for the "Battle!"

See Mrs. McYoung in the library for permission slips and Club information!