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.
2023 Scores
Teams
10/11
10/18
10/25
11/1
11/15
11/29
12/6
Totals
Apollo
Culver
Mark Twain
Melzer
Nelson
SJB
Washington
Abe, Julie Eva Evergreen: Semi-Magical Witch
Abler, Amanda The Spirit of Springer
Bryant, Jen Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball
Caruso, Nick Does it Fart?
Clark-Robinson, Monica Let the Children March
Draper, Sharon Blended
Ewing Eve Maya and the Robot
Faruqi, Saadia A Thousand Questions
Gidwitz, Adam Creature in the Pines
Hannigan, Kate The Great Chicago Fire: Rising From the Ashes
Harrington, Janice Buzzing with Questions
Holm, Jennifer The Lion of Mars
Hubbard, Rita The Oldest Student
Johnson, Varian Twins
Lai, Remy Pie in the Sky
LaMotte, Lily Measuring Up
Levine, Karen Hana’s Suitcase
Lord, Cynthia Because of the Rabbit
McDunn, Gillian Caterpillar Summer
Mian, Zanib Accidental Trouble Magnet
Park, Linda Sue Prairie Lotus
Patterson, James and Alexander, Kwame Becoming Muhammad Ali
Scheidt, Dave Mayor Good Boy
Shurtliff, Liesl The Mona Lisa Key
Sumner, Jamie Roll With It
Weatherford, Carole Boston Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
