NCSLMA Battle Of The Books Booklist 2009—2010
Wake County schools has announced the Battle Of The Books (BOB) reading list for 2009—2010. You can get started early for next year's competition. 
Don't know what BOB is? It's a fun, literary competition among middle schools. See if your school puts together a team. Read the books below and try out! We have copies of the list, as well as the books, in our Children's department.
We also have a BATTLE OF THE BOOKS Book Club, which meets monthly.
|
Book |
Author |
|---|---|
| AIRBORN | Kenneth Oppel |
| BRONX MASQUERADE | Nikki Grimes |
| BUD, NOT BUDDY | Christopher Paul Curtis |
| CASTAWAYS OF THE FLYING DUTCHMAN | Brian Jacques |
| CHASING VERMEER | Blue Balliett |
| CHICKEN BOY | Frances O’Roark Dowell |
| CODE TALKER | Joseph Bruchac |
| DICEY’S SONG | Cynthia Voigt |
| DRUMS, GIRLS, & DANGEROUS PIE | Jordan Sonnenblick |
| ESPERANZA RISING | Pam Munoz Ryan |
| FLUSH | Carl Hiaasen |
| FREAK THE MIGHTY | Rodman Philbrick |
| THE GRAVEYARD BOOK (hc) | Neil Gaiman |
| INVITATION TO THE GAME | Monica Hughes |
| JEREMY FINK & THE MEANING OF LIFE | Wendy Maas |
| JUST ELLA** | Margaret Peterson Haddix |
| THE KITE RIDER | Geraldine McCaughrean |
| THE LOTTERY ROSE | Irene Hunt |
| PEAK | Roland Smith |
| PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS | Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson |
| PHINEAS GAGE | John Fleischman |
| STORM WARRIORS | Elisa Carbone |
| STORMBREAKER | Anthony Horowitz |
| SUMMER OF MY GERMAN SOLDIER | Betty Greene |
| THE VIEW FROM SATURDAY | E.L. Konigsburg |
| THE WEDNESDAY WARS | Gary D. Schmidt |
| WHITE FANG *** | Jack London |
** JUST ELLA is the Aladdin Paperbacks edition.
*** WHITE FANG is the Puffin Books edition, complete and unabridged.
