5th Grade Battle of the Books
16 will enter...only 1 will survive.
Below are descriptions of each book in the Battle of the Books Contest. Each description was written by the publisher of the book, and adapted here to help you choose which bracket to start reading. Pick one bracket, read both books, and vote for a winner. Voting for round one is February 17-23rd on the Hilltop Library Website. The winning books from round one will move on to round two.
Prizes: Students must take an AR test and score at least 7/10, and then VOTE for their favorite book to be eligible to win a prize. Prizes are given randomly, so you can win even if you don't vote for the winning title! Prizes will include books, posters and more!
May the best book win!
Fiction
West of the Moon by Margi Preus
The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
The Madman of Piney Woods by Christopher Paul Curtis
Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Fox Lee
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer Holm
Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell
Non Fiction
Dolphins of Shark Bay by Pamela Turner
Ride alongside the author Pamela S. Turner and her scientific team and meet a cast of dolphin characters. They seek to answer the question: just why are dolphins so smart? And what does their behavior tell us about human intelligence, captive animals, and the future of the ocean?
Eye to Eye by Steve Jenkins
For most animals, eyes are the most important source of information about the world in a biological sense. The simplest eyes—clusters of light-sensitive cells—appeared more than one billion years ago, and provided a big survival advantage to the first creatures that had them.
All Different Now by Angela Johnson
Through the eyes of one little girl, All Different Now tells the story of the first Juneteenth, the day freedom finally came to the last of the slaves in the South. Since then, the observance of June 19 as African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond.
The Story of Buildings by Patrick Dillon
We spend most of our lives in buildings. We make our homes in them. We go to school in them. We work in them. But why and how did people start making buildings?
Tuesday Tucks Me In by Luis Carlos Montalvan
As narrated by Tuesday, Tuesday Tucks Me In is a day in the life of this service dog. The book takes us through a typical day of adventures, starting with Tuesday waking military veteran Luis Carlos Montalván in the morning.
Grandfather Gandhi by Arun Gandhi
One thick, hot day, Arun Gandhi travels with his family to Grandfather Gandhi’s village. Silence fills the air—but peace feels far away for young Arun. Can Arun ever live up to the Mahatma? Will he ever make his grandfather proud?
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement.
Hello I'm Johnny Cash by G. Neri
There’s never been anyone like music legend Johnny Cash. His deep voice is instantly recognizable, and his heartfelt songs resonate with listeners of all ages and backgrounds.