Battle of the Books

2024-2025

Battle of the Books is a bowl-style trivia tournament that's all about books, engaging hundreds of young minds every year.

Dozens of teams in grades 3-6 compete against each other in interschool battles and finals tournaments to determine a districtwide champion for all of Douglas County.

Book Lists

Get ready to battle! These are the books that this year's trivia battle questions will be based upon. All of these titles will be available as "Your Lucky Day" books at your local DCL branch.
3rd-4th Grade Books

3rd-4th Grade Books

5th-6th Grade Books

5th-6th Grade Books

Title and Author Pronunciation List

    3rd & 4th Grade

  • Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon |  Listen
  • Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt |  Listen
  • The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies |  Listen
  • The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead |  Listen
  • No Talking by Andrew Clements |  Listen
  • Once Upon A Tim by Stuart Gibbs |  Listen
  • Stella by McCall Hoyle |  Listen
  • Stuntboy, in the Meantime by Jason Reynolds |  Listen
  • The Wild Robot by Peter Brown |  Listen
  • Willodeen by Katherine Applegate |  Listen

    5th & 6th Grade

  • Ghost by Jason Reynolds |  Listen
  • Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate |  Listen
  • The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba |  Listen
  • The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm |  Listen
  • Lotería by Karla Arenas |  Listen
  • The Puzzling World of Winston Breen by Eric Berlin |  Listen
  • Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson |  Listen
  • The Sisters Grimm: The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley |  Listen
  • Slugfest by Gordon Korman |  Listen
  • Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech |  Listen
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