Battle of the Books 2018-2019

Grades 3-5

Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix                 BL 4.8     5 points

The Best Man by Richard Peck                                               BL 4.1     6 points

The Forgetting by Sharon Cameron                                       BL 4.8     16 points

All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook by Leslie Connor     BL 3.8     11 points

Wishtree by Katherine Agglegate                                          BL 4.2      3 points

Orphan Train Girl by Christina Baker Kline                            BL 4.5      6 points

The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson                                  BL 4.9+    13 points

The Shadow of the Sun by Anne Sibley O’Brien                    BL 5.1     13 points

One for Sorrow by Mary Downing Hahn                                BL 4.3     8 points

Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk                                                  BL 4.9     9 points

Rebound by Kwame Alexander and Ron Butler

Ryan Quinn and the Rebel’s Escape by Ron McGee              BL 5.3     9 points

Grades 3-8

The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis                                         BL 4.5     4 points

Sticks and Stones by Abby Cooper                                          BL 4.8     8 points

Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse                                   BL 4.9+   11 points

Refugee by Alan Gratz                                                                       BL  5.3     10 points

Supergifted by Gordan Korman                                              BL 5.4      9 points

Nothing but the Truth by Avi                                                  BL 3.6      4 points

Restart by Gordon Korman                                                     BL 5.1     9 points

Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan        BL 4.8      5 points

Grades 6-8

The Best Kind of Magic by Crystal Cestari

Winter by Marissa Meyer                                                       BL 5.9+    33 points

The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis        BL 5.8      8 points

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett                   BL 6.3      13 points

Scythe by Neal Shusterman                                                   BL 6.5     17 points

Dear Martin by Nic Stone                                                       BL 4.8     6 points

The Sun is also a Star by Nicola Yoon                                                BL 4.7     10 points

The Plot to Kill Hitler by Patricia McCormick                         BL 7.6     4 points

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells                                           BL 7.4     6 points

Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II by Alan Gratz                        BL 5.3     10 points

A Problematic Paradox by Eliot Sappngfield

Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maude Montgomery             BL 7.3     17 points

Welcome back! Middle School students will be greeted with a new checkout counter in the library making it easier to return and check out books.

Electronic Books

E-books are another way to enjoy reading. Although they have been around for quite a few years, they haven’t always been easily accessible for schools. There are a couple sources of e-books available now making them more approachable in the classroom. Wilcox-Hildreth Schools subscribe to a growing collection through the Follett Company called Destiny Discover. Students can check out age appropriate books by logging in with their AR username and password. This allows them to use an array of electronic devices, even at home, to read the books.
Another source is through the Nebraska Schools Overdrive Library Service. Schools can now have accounts that their students can log into and check out an e-book. This collection, even though new to us, is growing fast. Parents should be aware that with this site it is more difficult to set age limits. Knowing what your child is doing online is always a good idea. Like the Follett books, the Overdrive e-books can be read at home as well.
Another source for students is Proquest, a database that can be used at school only. There are many complete nonfiction books available here. Username and password is needed.