BATTLE OF THE BOOKS 2023
FAQs: Battle of the Books Frequently Asked Questions
Battle of the Books is a reading program for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who live or go to school in Northville. Teams of 2 - 6 middle school students are invited to read from a selected set of books and compete to answer questions based on those books. Among the team, members read 1 to 7 books, arrange practice sessions, and participate in the final competition. Each team is required to have one adult to act as a Team Manager.
Registration begins on Thursday, December 1. You can register by clicking here or in-person at the Northville District Library.
Upon registration, each team can pick up a free set of all seven Battle Books at the Library. Each team needs to have a team name on the registration form, and all registrations must be submitted by Monday, January 30.
The competition will take place at Northville High School on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at 6:30PM.
Battle of the Books – Past Selections
Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
The Lost Property Office by James Hannibal
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
Breakout by Kate Messner
The Someday Birds by Sally Pla
Malamander by Thomas Taylor
The Iron Tomb by Peter Vegas
Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
A Diamond in the Desert by Kathryn Fitzmaurice
Greenglass House by Kate Milford
Ice Dogs by Terry Lynn Johnson
Loki’s Wolves by Kelley Armstrong & Melissa Marr
Masterminds by Gordon Korman
Turn Left at the Cow by Lisa Bullard
Close to Famous by Joan Bauer
A Diamond in the Desert by Kathryn Fitzmaurice
Greenglass House By Kate Milford
Ice Dogs by Terry Lynn Johnson
Loki’s Wolves by Kelly Armstrong & Melissa Marr
Masterminds by Gordon Korman
Turn Left at the Cow by Lisa Bullard
Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Breaking Stalin’s Nose by Eugene Yelchin
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
Loot by Jude Watson
Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty
The Swap by Megan Shull
The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel
Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph Bruchac
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
The Iron Trial by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare
Paperboy by Vince Vawter
Spy School by Stuart Gibbs
Zen and the Art of Faking It by Jordan Sonnenblick
Once upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris
The Paladin Prophecy (Book1) by Mark Frost
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein
The Ghost of Graylock by Dan Poblocki
Over the Wall by John Ritter
Bluefish by Pat Schmatz
One Came Home by Amy Timberlake
The False Prince: Book 1 of the Ascendance Trilogy by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Code Orange by Caroline B. Cooney
Okay for Now by Gary Schmidt
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott
Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
The Girl Who Threw Butterflies by Mick Cochrane
The Raft by S. A. Bodeen
The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan
The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
All Shook Up by Shelley Pearsall
The Candymakers by Wendy Mass
The Great Wide Sea by M.H. Herlong
Payback Time by Carl Deuker
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Dark Life by Kat Falls
Killer Pizza by Greg Taylor
Moon Over Manifest by Claire Vanderpool
Schooled by Gordon Korman
Tangerine by Edward Bloor
The White Mountains by John Christopher
Scat by Carl Hiaasen
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Stormbreaker: An Alex Rider Adventure by Anthony Horowitz
Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements
Elephant Run by Roland Smith
Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass
Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
Scepter of the Ancients (Skulduggery Pleasant) by Derek Landy
Shackleton’s Stowaway by Victoria McKernan
Shakespeare’s Secret by Elise Broach
VIRTUAL BATTLE OF THE BOOKS 2021
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS 2017
2022 Battle of the Books LiveStream Recording
| Place | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Page Punchers | 232 |
| 2 | Bibliphiles | 212 |
| 3 | Titans of the Text | 208 |
| 4 | Reading Royals | 200 |
| 5 | Bibliomaniacs | 160 |
| 5 | The Unread | 160 |
| 6 | Team Wipe Out | |
| 7 | Enchanted Books | |
| 8 | Star Friends | |
| 9 | Enc6lopedic | |
| 10 | The Librarians | |
| 11 | M&Ms | |
| 12 | B.O.S.S. | |
| 13 | Golden Readers | |
| 14 | Legentibus | |
| 15 | For the Love of Books | |
| 16 | Rapid Readers |
2021 Battle of the Books Live
| Team Name | Team Score | Place |
| Page Punchers | 224 | 1 |
| Titans of the Text | 207 | 2 |
| Reading Detectives, Inc. | 198 | 3 |
| The Grim Readers | 186 | 4 |
| Reading Royals | 184 | 5 |
| M & Ms | 176 | 6 |
| Book Bunnies | 174 | 7 |
| The Librarians | 149 | 8 |
| B.O.S.S. | 139 | 9 |
| The Bibliomaniacs | 139 | 9 |
| Bed Bath & Books | 138 | 10 |
| Enchanted Books | 133 | 11 |
| Sherlock Pugs | 124 | 12 |
| The Fictitious Four | 116 | 13 |
| Super Readers | 104 | 14 |
| Bemused Bibliophiles | 92 | 15 |
| The Careers | 79 | 16 |
| Brain Power | 71 | 17 |
| Misunderstood Geniuses | 66 | 18 |
| PLACE | TEAM NAME |
FINAL Score |
| 1 | Fiction Addiction | 224 |
| 2 | Titans of the Text | 216 |
| 3 | Reading Royals | 194 |
| 4 | Reading Detectives Inc | 188 |
| 5 | Book Bunnies | 180 |
| 5 | No Shelf Control | 180 |
| 6 | Page Punchers | 176 |
| 7 | W.H.A.A.A.T | 167 |
| 8 | Book Muscles | 160 |
| 8 | The Infinity Stones | 160 |
| 9 | The Word Wizards | 148 |
| 10 | M&Ms | 140 |
| 11 | We're Booked! | 128 |
| 12 | Purple Dinosaurs | 124 |
| 13 | The Book Crooks | 120 |
| 13 | Golden Rainbow Sushi Warriors | 120 |
| 14 | The Sherlock Pugs | 118 |
| 15 | The Gentle Geeps | 112 |
| 16 | Book Em' Danno | 108 |
| 17 | The Book Worms | 103 |
| 17 | That's What He Read | 103 |
| 18 | Meads Mill Book Worms | 99 |
| 19 | The Book Nerds | 96 |
| 20 | The Order of the Readers | 93 |
| 21 | Battle Bears 3 | 89 |
| 22 | Four-Eyed Bookworms | 88 |
| 23 | Starbooks | 83 |
| 24 | Brain Power | 77 |
| 25 | Team Horizon | 75 |
| Team Name | Team Score | Place |
| Reader Raiders | 256 | 1 |
| Combat Book Readers | 236 | 2 |
| EGGZ | 236 | 2 |
| Fiction Addition | 236 | 2 |
| Books, Brains & Beyond | 227 | 3 |
| MEEPS | 220 | 4 |
| Reading Detectives Inc. | 209 | 5 |
| Book Burritos | 208 | 6 |
| The Secret Service | 204 | 7 |
| The Bookfast Club | 196 | 8 |
| The Doritos | 196 | 8 |
| Book Ninjas | 194 | 9 |
| The Pup-Cups | 189 | 10 |
| Read Like a Girl! | 183 | 11 |
| Lord of the Books | 176 | 12 |
| E-Lemon-Ators | 168 | 13 |
| Sherlock Pugs | 166 | 14 |
| The Three Bookateers | 152 | 15 |
| The Bookworms | 160 | 16 |
| Top Secret Book Agents | 155 | 17 |
| Beauty and the Books | 141 | 18 |
| Book Bakers | 138 | 19 |
| The Book Huggers | 136 | 20 |
| Unnamed Team with No Name | 132 | 21 |
| RJ.COM | 127 | 22 |
| Raiders Revenge | 126 | 23 |
| Battle Bears 2.0 | 124 | 24 |
| Greenhills Gryphons | 112 | 25 |
| Book Brothers | 110 | 26 |
| Ruthless Readers | N/A | 27 |
| Team Name | Team Score | Place |
| Reader Raiders | 256 | 1 |
| Combat Book Readers | 236 | 2 |
| EGGZ | 236 | 2 |
| Fiction Addition | 236 | 2 |
| Books, Brains & Beyond | 227 | 3 |
| MEEPS | 220 | 4 |
| Reading Detectives Inc. | 209 | 5 |
| Book Burritos | 208 | 6 |
| The Secret Service | 204 | 7 |
| The Bookfast Club | 196 | 8 |
| The Doritos | 196 | 8 |
| Book Ninjas | 194 | 9 |
| The Pup-Cups | 189 | 10 |
| Read Like a Girl! | 183 | 11 |
| Lord of the Books | 176 | 12 |
| E-Lemon-Ators | 168 | 13 |
| Sherlock Pugs | 166 | 14 |
| The Three Bookateers | 152 | 15 |
| The Bookworms | 160 | 16 |
| Top Secret Book Agents | 155 | 17 |
| Beauty and the Books | 141 | 18 |
| Book Bakers | 138 | 19 |
| The Book Huggers | 136 | 20 |
| Unnamed Team with No Name | 132 | 21 |
| RJ.COM | 127 | 22 |
| Raiders Revenge | 126 | 23 |
| Battle Bears 2.0 | 124 | 24 |
| Greenhills Gryphons | 112 | 25 |
| Book Brothers | 110 | 26 |
| Ruthless Readers | N/A | 27 |