AkASL Battle of the Books 5th-6th
Compiled by Alta Collins @ NLABC, Anchorage School District
Anchorage School District (ASD) Official Summaries for 2017-2018 TENTATIVE AkASL Battle of the Books
The Battle of the Books is a statewide Alaskan reading motivation and comprehension program sponsored by the Alaska Association of School Librarians. The goals of the program are to encourage and recognize students who enjoy reading, broaden reading interests, increase reading comprehension, and promote academic excellence. Visit the AkASL Official BOB site for bookmarks & activities. Passwords for practice questions are not available to the public (parents, students, teachers).
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Diary of a Minecraft Zombie By Zack Zombie
Ever wonder what it would be like to be a Minecraft Zombie? In the first book of this hilarious Minecraft adventure series, you get to read the diary of an actual 12 year old Minecraft Zombie. Take a peek at what is really between the hollow eyes, and dead expression that we normally see when we face the dreaded Zombies of Minecraft. Are zombies really different from us? You'll be surprised at what you discover.
- Humorous Fiction
Do Not Pass Go By Kirkpatrick Hill
When Deet's father is jailed for using drugs, Deet learns that prison is not what he expected, nor are other people necessarily the way he thought they were.
- Realistic Fiction
- Author Page
Dragon Slippers By Jessica Day George
Orphaned after a fever epidemic, Creel befriends a dragon and unknowingly inherits an object that can either save or destroy her kingdom.
- Fantasy
- Book Trailer
Golden Goblet By Eloise Jarvis McGraw
A young Egyptian boy struggles to reveal a hideous crime and reshape his own destiny.
- Historical Fiction, Mystery
Gregor the Overlander By Suzanne Collins
- Fantasy Fiction
- Book Trailer
Immigrant Kids By Russell Freedman
Text and contemporary photographs chronicle the life of immigrant children at home, school, work, and play during the late 1800's and early 1900's.
- Nonfiction
Keeper of the Lost Cities By Shannon Messenger
At age twelve, Sophie learns that the remarkable abilities that have always caused her to stand out identify her as an elf, and after being brought to Eternalia to hone her skills, discovers that she has secrets buried in her memory for which some would kill.
- Fantasy
- Book Trailer
Menagerie By Tui T. Sutherland and Kari Sutherland
When twelve-year-old Logan Wilde wakes up to discover a baby griffin hiding under his bed, he suddenly finds himself thrown into a mystery involving his classmate Zoe Kahn and a magical menagerie right in the middle of his sleepy Wyoming town.
- Fantasy Fiction
- Author Page
No Talking By Andrew Clements
"Boys vs. girls" : The noisy fifth grade boys of Laketon Elementary School challenge the equally loud fifth grade girls to a "no talking" contest.
- Realistic Fiction
- Book Trailer
Rules By Cynthia Lord
Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with an young paraplegic.
- Realistic Fiction
- Book Trailer
Tapper Twins Go to War By Geoff Rodkey
An oral history that reports, through transcribed recordings, text messages, photographs, illustrations, screenshots, and more, an epic prank war between twelve-year-old twins Reese and Claudia Tapper of New York City.
- Realistic Fiction
- Book Trailer
What Was the March on Washington? By Kathleen Krull
Describes the 1963 March on Washington, helmed by Martin Luther King, Jr., where over two hundred thousand people gathered to demand equal rights for all races, and explains why this event is still important in American history today.
- Nonfiction