Battle of the Books is a school-library partnership where local schools put together teams of enthusiastic readers and Niles-Maine librarians pick the books. Teams meet to battle over book quiz questions and a winner is declared after weeks of meeting.
All of the competitors, their families, and their coaches are invited each year to the Battle Awards Ceremony. That’s when the winning school gets their plaque and everyone gets to hear a speech by one of the authors on the Battle book list.
2025 Scores
Teams
10/8
10/15
10/22
10/29
11/5
11/19
12/3
Totals
Apollo
51
82
HFA
Culver
130
152
HFA
Mark Twain
93
X
HFA
Melzer
115
117
HFA
Nelson
59
99
X
SJB
X
86
HFA
Washington
132
119
HFA
Note: The 3rd Meet of Battle of the Books was canceled due to an unforeseen power outage at the library. In lieu of rescheduling, we will average each team’s score at the end, and that average will be added to the team’s overall total. For now, Week 3 will simply say HFA, which stands for Hold for Average.
Aronson, Sarah Just Like Rube Goldberg
Balcárcel, Rebecca Shine On, Luz Véliz!
Beckerman, Nell Caves
Brown, India The Girl in the Lake
Chau, Alina Marshmallow & Jordan
Collier, Nicole Just Right Jillian
Elliott, Zetta Dragons in a Bag
Eschmann, Reese Etta Invincible
Gardner, Whitney Long Distance
Gonzalez, Christina Invisible
Gravel, Elise Killer Underwear Invasion
Hamza, Nina Ahmed Aziz’s Epic Year
Knisley, Lucy Stepping Stones
Lloyd, Megan Wagner Allergic
Lowery, Mike Everything Awesome About Sharks
Ortega, Claribel Frizzy
Paeff, Colleen and Carpenter, Nancy The Great Stink
Paulsen, Bree Garlic & The Vampire
Reynolds, Aaron The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter
Riley, Scott The Floating Field
Stead, Rebecca The List of Things That Will Not Change
Swanson, Matthew Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom
