Attention all rising 4th and 5th grade students! If you are interested in joining Bolton's team for the next school year in the Battle of the Books, summer is a great time to start your reading. See the list below for the book list for next year's competition.
North Carolina School Library Media Association 2025-2026 Elementary Battle of the Books
"Willa of the Wood" * - Robert Beatty
"Swim Team"** - Johnnie Christmas
"Ferris" - Kate DiCamillo
"Maya and the Robot" - Eve L. Ewing
"A Place at the Table" - Saadia Faruqi & Laura Shovan
"The Last Musketeer" - Stuart Gibbs
"The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" - Lamar Giles
"The Great Treehouse War" - Lisa Graff
" Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe " - Jo Watson Hackl
"Sal & Gabi Break the Universe" - Carlos Hernandez
"Stand Up, Yumi Chung!" - Jessica Kim
"The Boy at the Back of the Class" - Onjali Q. Rauf
"Clean Getaway" - Nic Stone
"Stuck" - Jennifer Swender
"Front Desk" - Kelly Yang
"A Royal Conundrum" *** Lisa Yee
* Student Choice Selection
**Questions for Swim Team will be taken from the entire contents of the book, cover to cover, including graphics and text.
*** Book 1 of The Misfits series