Battle of the Books Grade 6

Maxson Middle School

Battle of the Books Grade 6
2008

1. Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
2. Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
3. Holes by Louis Sachar
4. Rodzina by Karen Cushman
5. Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
6. Loser by Jerry Spinelli
7. Heaven by Angela Johnson
8. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos
9. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
10.The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson

Battle of the Books 2008

Here are the book lists for each grade level. You can find these books in our Maxson Library, at the Plainfield Public Library, and of course online, at www.bn.com, or at www.amazon.com.

Grade 8
1. Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher
2. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
3. The Ballad of Lucy Whipple by Karen Cushmany
4. Devil on My Heels by Joyce McDonald
5. Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen
6. Bucking the Sarge by Christopher Paul Curtis
7. The Other Side of Truth by Beverly Naidoo
8. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
9. Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
10. Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez