Mission Unstoppable: The Genius Files by Dan Gutman (DRA 50). Pax by Sara Pennypacker (DRA 40-50). Determined to end a long war among the seven dragon tribes, the Talons of Peace draws on a prophecy calling for a great sacrifice, compelling five dragonets to fulfill a painful destiny against their will. Hospitalized with the dreaded atom bomb disease, leukemia, a child in Hiroshima races against time to fold one thousand paper cranes to verify the legend that by doing so a sick person will become healthy. Battle of the Books is a reading incentive program in which teams of students read books, write questions, and later answer questions about the books they have read. Kek, an African refugee, is confronted by many strange things at the Minneapolis home of his aunt and cousin, as well as in his fifth-grade classroom, and longs for his missing mother, but finds comfort in the company of a cow and her owner. Responsibilities: Teachers. Wild Robot by Peter Brown (DRA 40). Make sure each student reads at least two books. Captain Nobody by Dean Pitchford (DRA 40). City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau (DRA 60). Then among other teams from their grade level, to see who can recall the most about the books they read. Why have Battle of the Books? The Battle of the Books program has a long history dating back to a radio program sponsored by the Chicago Public Library in the early 1940's.
Share books with students (you may want to keep track of who has what book using the forms provided). Battle Of The Books is a voluntary AkASL reading program that is endorsed by the Anchorage School District. Because of the Rabbit by Cynthia Lord (DRA 40). "Battles" are held at the school, district, and state levels. Take care of the books and return them promptly. On a cross-country vacation with their parents, twins Coke and Pepsi, soon to be thirteen, fend off strange assassins as they try to come to terms with their being part of a top-secret government organization known as The Genius Files.
5th Grade Battle of the Books Titles - 2022-2023. Competition with focus on academics. The various battles will be based on the books in the 2020 Caudill Young Readers Program. The Hart family of Portland, Oregon, faces many setbacks after Ryan's father loses his job, but no matter what, Ryan tries to bring sunshine to her loved ones. Promotion of literature and libraries. Recognition of importance of reading. The 2020 Battle will be based on selected titles from the 2020 Caudill List.
The program is designed to encourage recreational reading, goal setting, and the satisfaction derived from practicing and working together. Choose a team spokesperson/captain. Remind students regularly of their responsibilities. Teams participate at the school level, and the Frontier Charter winners will be able to compete at the ASD Tournament(s). Twelve-year-old Austin Ives writes letters to his younger brother describing his three-thousand-mile journey from their home in Pennsylvania to Oregon in 1851. Assign students to 4 multi-ability teams per classroom. Organize and order materials. Work cooperatively with their teammates. The Field Champion Team will represent Field School at the Crosstown Battle of the Books.
Chocolate Touch by Patrick Catling (DRA 30). Enjoy the books they read. When ten-year-old Newton dresses up as an unusual superhero for Halloween, he decides to keep wearing the costume after the holiday to help save townspeople and eventually his injured brother. Conduct tournaments. Stranger Next Door by Peg Kehret (DRA 50). Eleven-year-old Charlie Reese has been making the same secret wish every day since fourth grade. The teams will earn points during the battle by responding to a question with a short answer, title of the book and the author.
Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate (DRA 60). Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Elanor Coerr (DRA 40). Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix (DRA 50). Visiting her grandmother in Australia, Livy, ten, is reminded of the promise she made five years before to Bob, a strange, green creature who cannot recall who or what he is. The Bad Guys, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Shark, Mr. Snake, and Mr. Piranha, want to be heroes, and they decide that the way to do it is to free the 200 dogs in the city dog pound--but their plan soon goes awry. Recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao is a nasty skinflint who exploits them; while her mother (who was an engineer in China) does the cleaning, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with demanding customers and other recent immigrants--not to mention being only one of two Chinese in her fifth grade class, the other being Mr. Yao's son, Jason. Bob by Wendy Mass & Rebecca Stead (DRA 40).
Read at least two of the books for their grade level. Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui Sutherland (DRA 60). Organize and schedule the tournaments. Students who wish to compete can read and discuss the books, quiz each other on the contents, and then compete in teams of not more than four students to correctly answer questions based on the books.
In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty. They will later compete as teams, first in their classroom and. A clever cat's heroism helps two twelve-year-old boys become friends after their families, one of which is in a witness protection program, move to neighboring houses in Hilltop, Washington. Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey (DRA 34). Lions & Liars by Kate Beasley (DRA 40). A lightning strike made Lucy, twelve, a math genius but, after years of homeschooling, her grandmother enrolls her in middle school and she learns that life is more than numbers. After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a young boy named Peter decides to leave home and get his best friend back. On the last night of summer, Emma and her Maine game warden father rescue a small domestic rabbit stuck in a fence; the very next day Emma starts fifth grade after years of being homeschooled, excited and apprehensive about making new friends, but she is paired with Jack, a hyperactive boy, who does not seem to fit in with anyone--except that they share a love of animals, which draws them together, because of the rabbit. Library Media Specialist.
Meet with teachers and students to answer questions. Provide books to the teachers. Enjoy your students enthusiasm about the books. Fifth-grader Frederick is sent to a disciplinary camp where he and his terrifying troop mates have just started forging a friendship when they learn a Category 5 hurricane is headed their way. Wish by Barbara O'Connor (DRA 40). A boy acquires a magical gift that turns everything his lips touch into chocolate. In the city of Ember, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.