West Yadkin Elementary invites rising 4th - 5th grade students to embark on a reading adventure.
The Battle of the Books is a reading focused quiz competition. Team members read, read and re-read! The list for the 2022-2023 year is filled with exciting stories for boys and girls. Grab a book and dive in!
What is Battle of the Books?
Elementary Battle of the Books is a program that challenges students to read a selection of novels and compete as a team in answering various questions. The purpose of Elementary Battle of the books is to motivate students to read, monitor their own comprehension, and become active participants in book discussions. Battle of the Books encourages students to read quality literature on a variety of topics and themes, The books are written at different levels that will both challenge and entertain students. Through Elementary Battle of the Books, we strive to promote a love for literature and the important character education goals of teamwork, respect, and good sportsmanship.
Students who are interested in joining must have permission from parents/guardians and a recommendation of a teacher. Students must also meet the guidelines listed below:
o Read at least 5 EBOB books from your grade level by November 12th.
4th grade | Level: |
Fish In A Tree | 3.7 |
Crenshaw | 3.8 |
A Place At the Table | 4.4 |
Stand Up, Yumi Chung | 4.4 |
Front Desk | 4.5 |
The Key To Extraordinary | 4.7 |
Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe | 4.7 |
Sal & Gabi Break the Universe | 4.9 |
5th Grade | |
The League Of Seven *YA | 4.8 |
The Last Musketeer | 5 |
Clean Getaway | 5 |
A Nest For Celeste | 5.1 |
The Last Last Day of Summer | 5.2 |
The Great Treehouse War | 5.4 |
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P Figg | 5.3 |
The West Yadkin Elementary Battle of the Books county competition will be held in March. We invite parents to attend and show their support. |
A Nest For Celeste |
Henry Cole |
A Place At the Table |
Saadia Faruqi & Laura Shovan |
Clean Getaway |
Nic Stone |
Crenshaw |
Katherine Applegate |
Fish In A Tree |
Linda Mullaly Hunt |
Front Desk |
Kelly Yang |
The Great Treehouse War |
Lisa Graff |
The Key To Extraordinary |
Natalie Lloyd |
The Last Last Day of Summer |
Lamar Giles |
The Last Musketeer |
Stuart Gibbs |
The League of Seven |
Alan Gratz |
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg |
Rodman Philbrick |
Sal & Gabi Break the Universe |
Carlos Hernandez |
Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe |
Jo Watson Hackl |
Stand Up, Yumi Chang |
Jessica Kim |