Battle of the Books
Rising 4th and 5th graders are welcome to join the Manzano Day School Battle of the Books team. Students are asked to read at least 10 of the books listed below to participate in the Central New Mexico Battle of the Books. Students do not need to read 10 books to be on the Manzano Day School Battle of the Book team. Team meetings and logistics will be announced in the fall. Interested students are encouraged to start reading right away! More information can be found here.
Hello There, We've Been Waiting for You by Laurie Arnold
Count Me In
by Varsha Bajaj
El Deafo
by CeCe Bell
Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code
by Joseph Bruchac
The Fowl Twins
by Eoin Colfer
Bravo!: Poems About Amazing Hispanics
by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Ruby in the Sky
by Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo
Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It
by Sundee Tucker Frazier
Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer
by Kelly Jones
Any Small Goodness: A Novel of the Barrio
by Tony Johnston
The Green Glass Sea
by Ellen Klages
The Big Field
by Mike Lupica
The Scroll of Kings
by Sarah Prineas
We're Not From Here
by Geoff Rodkey
Pay Attention, Carter Jones
by Gary Schmidt
The Great Wall of Lucy Wu
by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
Cliff-Hanger: Mystery in Mesa Verde National Park
by Gloria Skurzynski & Alane Ferguson
The Captain's Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe
by Roland Smith
Our Castle by the Sea
by Lucy Strange
Addison Cooke and the Treasure of the Incas
by Jonathan Stokes