The Battle competition will be held Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 6:00 pm in the Middle School Gymnasium

Students participate by forming their own teams of 4-5 students and reading books from the current Mark Twain Award List. 

Students have been reading the books since the beginning of school. They may form their own teams as soon as they turn in their signed permission slip. (permission slips will be available soon)

Nothing! This is absolutely free to students. 

The students gain knowledge and enjoyment from reading good books, sharing them with friends, and participating in teamwork.

Once students return their signed permission slips, they may form their own teams. Students may form teams of four to five players. However, the team may only consist of students in grades 4-6. The team may be a group of one grade level or mixed between the three. The students will also have to choose their own team name. Team names must be approved by the school librarian.

A typical “Battle” is a tournament or game in which student teams earn points by answering questions about the books they have read. The students play several rounds and the team with the most points wins. 

The books for this year’s Battle of the Books are from the 2024-2025 Mark Twain Award nominees list.

Meet the 2024-2025 Nominees