Battle of the Books

2025-2026

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
  • The Adventures of a Girl Called Bicycle by Christina Uss |  Listen
  • Always, Clementine by Carlie Sorosiak |  Listen
  • A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold |  Listen
  • I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 by Lauren Tarshis |  Listen
  • Meesh the Bad Demon by Michelle Lam |  Listen
  • Odder by Katherine Applegate |  Listen
  • Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar |  Listen
  • The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett & Jory John |  Listen
  • A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements |  Listen
  • Woof by Spencer Quinn |  Listen
    5th & 6th Grade
  • 15 Secrets to Survival by Natalie D. Richards |  Listen
  • The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket |  Listen
  • Deep Water by Jamie Sumner |  Listen
  • Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine |  Listen
  • Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein |  Listen
  • The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers |  Listen
  • Hamra and the Jungle of Memories by Hanna Alkaf |  Listen
  • The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster |  Listen
  • Princess Academy by Shannon Hale |  Listen
  • Unplugged by Gordon Korman |  Listen
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