The Battle of the Books is an annual reading competition that encourages quality reading, team spirit and friendly competition. Sponsored by local public libraries in conjunction with the Williamsburg Regional Library, this exciting contest has students in fourth through eighth grades reading and answering questions about books representing a variety of genres of children's literature. Four person teams from participating York County elementary and middle schools compete against each other for the opportunity to represent York County in the regional contest against schools from Newport News, Hampton, Gloucester, Poquoson and Williamsburg.

Follow the book title link to check for availability and to request the title through the library catalog. Most titles are also available in the Library's OverDrive eCollection.

2019 Grades 4-5 Titles

Battle of the Books 2019 List for Grades 4-5 (PDF)
 

• The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett & Jory John
• The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
• Confessions of an Imaginary Friend by Michelle Cuevas
• The Witches by Roald Dahl
• Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
• Masterminds by Gordon Korman
• Half a Chance by Cynthia Lord
• Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
• Framed! by James Ponti
• The Hero Two Doors Down by Sharon Robinson
• Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell
• One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

2019 Grades 6-8 Titles

Battle of the Books 2019 List for Grades 6-8 List (PDF)
 

• Booked by Kwame Alexander
• El Deafo by Cece Bell
• Greetings from Witness Protection! by Jake Burt
• Better Nate than Ever by Tim Federle
• The Perfect Place by Teresa E. Harris
• Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
• ReStart by Gordon Korman
• Ghost by Jason Reynolds
• Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
• The Way Home Looks Now by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
• Cardboard by Doug TenNapel
• One Came Home by Amy Timberlake

Battle of the Books Practices

The January 2019 practice schedule has not been finalized.