Battle of the Books
In partnership with Browsers Bookshop, we are excited to sponsor the 2026 Battle of the Books, ensuring that every school in the district can participate in this fun competition that encourages students to enjoy reading, and to broaden their reading interests and increase their reading comprehension.
Battle of the Books — or "BOB" for short — is a weeks-long opportunity for students to team up, read a curated list of books, and then compete to answer detailed questions about them in a gameshow-style format. Students can check out BOB books from their school library.
Want to help a student get hooked on books? Your gift will support literacy — and all of our work to cultivate student potential!
Books for 2026 BOB
Elementary School Titles (Grades 3, 4, 5)
Note: Not all schools read the same books
Maya's Song
Number the Stars
Oprah Winfrey
People of Sparks
Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
Ruby Finley vs Interstellar Invasion
Rules
Scary Stories for Young Foxes
SchooledSpace Case
Stink: The Incredible Stinking Kid
The 26-Story Treehouse: Pirate Problems!
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora
The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza
The First State of Being
The Girl Who Could Fly
The Last Cuentista
The Lemonade War
The Lost Library
The Secret Zoo
The Superteacher Project
Third Grade Angels
Tuck Everlasting
Ways to Make Sunshine
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-soaking Stream of Invention
World Famous Nine
Wrinkle in Time
A Long Walk to Water
A Place Where Hurricanes Happen
A Rover's Story
A Wolf Called Wander
All the Blues in the Sky
American Revolution: History Smashers
Balto of the Blue Dawn
Ben Yokoyama Breadcrumbs
Cardboard Kingdom
Cicely Tyson
Creature of the Pines
Crenshaw
Dash
Diamond Willow
Dragon Hoops
Dragons and Marshmallows
El Deafo
Front Desk
Great Pet Heist
Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills
Hoops
Iceberg
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
Kensuke's Kingdom
Lion of Mars
Lost and Found in the City (Ratnip)
Middle School Titles
15 Secrets to Survival
Cinder
Hoops
Iceberg
Impossible Creatures
Mascot
Piecing Me Together
Rez Ball
Shadow and Bone
Snowglobe
The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation)
The Winterton Deception
High School Titles
All Boys Aren't Blue
Halfway There
My Father the Panda Killer
My Lady Jane
Outsiders
Project Hail Mary
Promise Boys
Watch Us Rise