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.
2024 Scores
Teams
10/9
10/16
10/23
10/30
11/6
11/20
12/18
Totals
Apollo
140
108
126
138
128
X
Culver
122
148
165
118
X
132
Mark Twain
112
X
100
134
144
146
Melzer
148
188
140
X
118
132
Nelson
95
102
X
132
100
116
SJB
X
64
83
115
62
100
Washington
66
30
54
68
95
69
X
Abe, Julie Eva Evergreen: Semi-Magical Witch
Abler, Amanda The Spirit of Springer
Aronson, Sarah Just Like Rube Goldberg
Bryant, Jen Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball
Elliott, Zetta Dragons in a Bag
Faruqi, Saadia A Thousand Questions
Gardner, Whitney Long Distance
Hamza, Nina Ahmed Aziz’s Epic Year
Hannigan, Kate The Great Chicago Fire: Rising From the Ashes
Harrington, Janice Buzzing with Questions
Holm, Jennifer The Lion of Mars
Johnson, Varian Twins
Knisley, Lucy Stepping Stones
LaMotte, Lily Measuring Up
Lloyd, Megan Wagner Allergic
Lowery, Mike Everything Awesome About Sharks
McDunn, Gillian Caterpillar Summer
Paeff, Colleen and Carpenter, Nancy The Great Stink
Patterson, James and Alexander, Kwame Becoming Muhammad Ali
Riley, Scott The Floating Field
Stead, Rebecca The List of Things That Will Not Change
Shurtliff, Liesl The Mona Lisa Key
Swanson, Matthew Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom
Watson, Renee Ways to Make Sunshine
Weatherford, Carole Boston Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
