2011-2012 Working Battle of the Books List
2011-2012 Working Battle of the Books List
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<strong>2011</strong>‐<strong>2012</strong> <strong>Working</strong> <strong>Battle</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Books</strong> <strong>List</strong><br />
*Note: This is <strong>the</strong> working battle list for <strong>the</strong> AKLA Conference. There are approximately double <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> books for each level. At conference <strong>the</strong> list will be<br />
narrowed down to <strong>the</strong> select titles. This is a working list, we know <strong>the</strong>re are ISBN issues as well as reading level discrepancies.<br />
Level Title<br />
Amanda Pig and <strong>the</strong> Wiggly<br />
Author ISBN R.Level Subject Pages<br />
Est. Retail<br />
price Notes<br />
K‐2<br />
Tooth Jean Van Leeuwen 9780142412909 2.1/220L Health, Child Dev. 39 $3.99<br />
1st‐2nd Barnyard Slam Dian Curtis Regan 9780823423064 2.5 Poetry, Humor 32 $6.95<br />
1st‐2nd Bugged! Michelle Knudsen 9781575652597 2.9 Science, Mosquitoes<br />
Farm Animals,<br />
32 $5.95<br />
K Chicken, Pig, Cow Ruth Ohi<br />
Veronika Martenova<br />
9781554511938 1.5 Friendship 32 $6.95<br />
1st/2nd Don't Go Near <strong>the</strong> Water! Charles 9780887767807 1.8 Spooky Tales 56 $5.95<br />
K‐2nd Ellie's Long Walk Flowers, Pam 9780615340777 32<br />
1st‐2nd Fireboy to <strong>the</strong> Rescue! Edward Miller 9780823423446 3.3/640L Fire Safety/NonFic $7.95<br />
1st‐2nd Friend or Fiend? Judy Blume 9780440420958 2.8/360L School, Family, Award 108 $5.99<br />
2 Giant Cabbage Cherie Stihler 9781570613579 3.2/300L Previous, Alaska<br />
Mystery, Humor,<br />
30 $9.95 Previous 2004<br />
K‐2nd Hamster and cheese Colleen Venable 9780761354796 1.7/240L Hamster<br />
Imagination, stories,<br />
46 $6.95<br />
K‐2nd Henry's Amazing Imagination Nancy Carlson 9780142416051 2.5 school, writing<br />
NonFiction, Adoption,<br />
32 $6.99<br />
1st‐2nd Home for Dixie Emma Jackson 9780061449642 3.9<br />
Dogs 32 $6.99<br />
1 Hungry Giant <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Tundra Terri Sloat 9780882405360 Folk Tales, Alaska $8.95 Previous 2003<br />
K Itchy Little Musk Ox<br />
Joe and Sparky Get New<br />
Tricia Brown 9780822406145 Alaska, Animals $9.95 Previous 1997<br />
1<br />
Wheels Jamie Michalak 9780763648930 1.9/330L Animals, Adventure 38 $4.99<br />
K‐2nd Little Beauty Anthony Browne 9780763649678 1.9 Sign Language, Zoo 32 $6.99<br />
1 Mercy Watson to <strong>the</strong> Rescue Kate DiCamillo 9780763645045 2.7/450L Humor, Pigs, Fire Dept. 68 $5.99<br />
K Mitten Alvin Tresselt 9780688092382 3.6 Folk Tales 32 $6.99 Previous 1992<br />
Mount Rushmore Calamity Sara Pennypacker 9780061429903 3.5 Adventure 71 $4.99
2nd Nate <strong>the</strong> Great<br />
Marjorie Weinman<br />
Sharmat 9780440461265 2/130L Mystery, Previous 60 $4.50 Previous 2007<br />
K‐2nd Number One Kid Patricia Reilly Giff 9780553494686 1.5/230L Schools, Family 67 $4.99<br />
k‐2nd Patsy Ann <strong>of</strong> Alaska Tricia Brown 9781570616976 NonFic, Alaska $10.95 Pub Date Apr 11<br />
K‐2 Puss in Boots Charles Perrault 9780312659455 4.6 Caldecott, Fairy Tale $7.99<br />
k‐2nd Shampoodle Jean Holub 9780375855764 1.9 Dogs, Cats Reader 32 $3.99<br />
2 Smelly Bill Daniel Postgate 9780807574638 3.6 Dogs, Bathing, Humor 24 $6.99<br />
k‐2nd Snow Dog, Marley Susan Hill Long 9780061853920 1.6 Dogs, Snow 32 $3.99<br />
K‐2nd Spooky Tire Jon Scieszka 9781416941422 0.7 Ghost Stories 24 $3.99<br />
1 Strega Nona Tomie De Paola 9780671666064 4.4 Classic, Award 32 $7.99 Previous 2001<br />
K Tikki Tikki Tembo Arlene Mosel 9780312367480 4.2 Folklore, Previous 42 $6.95<br />
3rd‐4th Adventures <strong>of</strong> Daniel Boom David Steinberg 9780448446981 2.9<br />
Superheroes, Graphic<br />
Novel $6.99<br />
3rd‐4th Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights<br />
Babe Ruth and <strong>the</strong> Baseball<br />
Debbie S Miller 9780802796363 5 Alaska, Nonfic 32 $7.95<br />
3rd‐4th<br />
Curse David Kelly 9780375856037 2.6 Sports, Biography 101 $4.99<br />
3rd‐4th Beans on <strong>the</strong> Ro<strong>of</strong> Betsy Byars 9780440403142 2.7 Family Life 63 $5.50 Previous 1997<br />
3rd‐4th Beezus and Ramona Beverly Cleary 9780380709182 4.8 Family Life<br />
Alaska, Historical<br />
183 $4.80<br />
3rd‐4th Bite <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Gold Bug<br />
Case <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Case <strong>of</strong> Mistaken<br />
Bar<strong>the</strong> DeClements 9780140360813 4.9<br />
Fiction 56 $4.99 Previous 2004<br />
3rd‐4th<br />
Identity Mac Barnett 9781416978169 4.6 Mystery, Humor 179 $5.99<br />
3rd‐4th Case <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Lost Boy Dori Butler 9780807509326 3 Mystery 123 $4.99<br />
3rd‐4th Catwings Ursula Le Guin 9780439551892 4.3 Mystery, Animals 39 $4.99 Previous 1993<br />
3rd‐4th Chameleon wore Chartreuse Bruce Hale 9780152024857 3.5 Mystery 97 $4.99 Previous 2002<br />
3rd‐4th Dial‐a‐ghost Eva Ibbotson 9780142500187 5.8 Ghosts 195 $6.99<br />
3rd‐4th Dying to Meet You<br />
Ellie McDoodle: Have pen, will<br />
Kate Klise 9780547398488 4.4 Ghost, Humor 147 $5.99<br />
3rd‐4th<br />
travel Ruth Barshaw 9781599902760 3.3 Adventure 170 $5.99<br />
3rd‐4th Fairy Rebel Lynne Reid Banks 9780440419259 4.5 Fairies 117 $5.50<br />
3rd‐4th Finding <strong>the</strong> Titanic Robert Ballard 3.8 NonFic 48 $3.99 Previous
3rd‐4th Flight <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Phoenix R.L. La Fevers 9780547408453 3.9 Mythical, Adventures 137 $5.99<br />
3rd‐4th Granny Torrelli Makes Soup Sharon Creech 9780064409605 4.5 Realistic Fiction 141 $5.99<br />
3rd‐4th Green Ghost Marion Bauer 9780375840845 3.2 Ghost Stories 86 $4.99<br />
3rd‐4th King's Equal Ka<strong>the</strong>rine Paterson 9780064433969 3.1 Fairy Tales 64 $7.99<br />
Lunch Lady and <strong>the</strong> Cyborg<br />
Award, Cartoons,<br />
3rd‐4th<br />
Substitute Jarett Krosoczka 9780375846830 1.7<br />
School $6.99<br />
3rd‐4th Magic Half Annie Barrows 9781599903583 4.2 Time Travel 211 $6.99<br />
3rd‐4th Melonhead<br />
Miraculous Journey <strong>of</strong> Edward<br />
Katy Kelly 9780440421870 4.4 Humor, Inventors 209 $6.99<br />
3rd‐4th<br />
Tulane Kate DiCamillo 9780763643676 4.8 Adventure 210 $6.99<br />
3rd‐4th No Girls Allowed (dogs okay) Trudi Trueit 9781416961116 3.6 Schools 118 $4.99<br />
3rd‐4th One‐Eyed Giant Mary Pope Osborne 9780786809288 4.8 Greek Mythology 105 $4.99<br />
3rd‐4th Piper Reed: Navy Brat Kimberly Holt 9780312380205 3.5 Schools, Family 154 $6.99<br />
3rd‐4th Puppy Power<br />
Secret Order <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Gumm<br />
Judy Cox 9780823422104 3 Dog Training School 91 $6.95<br />
3rd‐4th Street Girls Elise Primavera 9780060569488 5.3 Fantasy 441 $8.99<br />
3rd‐4th Seven Treasure Hunts Betsy Byars 9780064404358 3.6 Friendship<br />
School, Humor,<br />
74 $4.99 Previous 2001<br />
3rd‐4th Skinnybones Barbara Park 97800679887928 4.1<br />
baseball 111 $5.99<br />
3rd‐4th Van Gogh Café Cynthia Rylant 9780152057503 4.5 Magic<br />
Historical Fiction,<br />
53 $5.95 Previous 2002<br />
3rd‐4th Year <strong>of</strong> Miss Agnes Kirkpatrick Hill 9780689851247 4.2<br />
Alaska 115 $5.99 Previous 2003<br />
5th/6th<br />
Alcatraz versus <strong>the</strong> evil<br />
Librarians Brandon Sanderson 9780439925525 5.6 fantasy, humor 308 $6.99<br />
5th/6th Boggart Susan Cooper 9780689869303 6.7 Supernatural 196 $5.99 Previous 2007<br />
5th/6th Chinese Cinderella Adeline Mah 9780385740074 5.7 Biography 205 $8.99<br />
5th/6th Closed for <strong>the</strong> Season Mary Downing Hahn 9780547398532 4.3 Mystery 182 $5.99 On MS <strong>List</strong> too
5th/6th Dexter <strong>the</strong> Tough<br />
Margaret Peterson<br />
Haddix 9781416911708 4.2 School, Friendship 141 $4.99<br />
5th/6th Dimond Willow Helen Frost 9780312603830 4.9 Alaska, Spirits, School 111 $6.99 PB Pub Date 5/11<br />
5th/6th Dragon Rider Cornelia Funke 9780545316484 5.2 Fantasy 500 $8.99 PB Pub Date 4/11<br />
5th/6th Go Free or Die Jeri Ferris 9780876145043 5.1 Biography, Slavery 63 $8.95<br />
5th/6th Great Brain John Fitzgerald 9780142400586 4.8 Humor<br />
Time Travel, Video<br />
175 $5.99 Previous 1998<br />
5th/6th Herbert's wormhole Peter Nelson 9780061688706 5<br />
Games 292 $6.99<br />
5th/6th Island <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Blue Dolphins Scott O'Dell 9780547328614 5.4 Indians, Survival 177 $6.99 Previous 1987<br />
5th/6th Long Way from Chicago Richard Peck 9780141303529 5 Historical Fiction 148 $6.99 Previous 2007<br />
5th/6th Mighty 12 Charles Smith 9780316073660 7.6 Mythology 48 $7.99<br />
Mostly True Adventures <strong>of</strong><br />
Historical Fiction,<br />
5th/6th Homer P. Figg W.R. Philbrick 9780439668217 5.6 Adventures 218 $6.99<br />
5th/6th Mudshark Gary Paulsen 9780553494648 6.3 School, Humor 83 $6.99<br />
5th/6th My Bro<strong>the</strong>r Abe Harry Mazer 9781416938941 4.3 Historical Fiction 202 $5.99<br />
5th/6th NERDS Michael Buckley 9780810989856 5.3 School, Humor, Spies 306 $6.95<br />
5th/6th Never Mind! Avi 9780060543167 6 School, Humor 200 $5.99 Previous 2007<br />
5th/6th No Talking Andrew Clements 9781416909842 5 Schools, Contests 146 $5.99<br />
5th/6th Numbering all <strong>the</strong> Bones Ann Rinaldi 9780786813780 4.5 Historical Fiction 170 $5.99<br />
5th/6th Rules Cynthia Lord 9780439443838 3.9 Autism<br />
Phobias, Psychology,<br />
200 $6.99<br />
5th/6th School <strong>of</strong> Fear Gitty Daneshvari 9780316033275 6 relationships 339 $6.99<br />
5th/6th Strange Case <strong>of</strong> Origami Yoda Tom Angleberger 9780810984257 4.1 Relationships, schools 141 $12.95<br />
Theodosia and <strong>the</strong> Serpents <strong>of</strong><br />
Adventure, Magic,<br />
5th/6th<br />
Chaos R.L. La Fevers 9780618999767 5.2 Family Life 343 $6.99<br />
5th/6th View from <strong>the</strong> Cherry Tree Willo Davis Roberts 9780689717840 6.6 Mystery<br />
Historical Fiction, World<br />
181 $5.99 Previous 2000<br />
5th/6th War Horse Michael Morpurgo 9780439796644 5.9<br />
War<br />
Family, Prejudices,<br />
165 $6.99<br />
Christopher Paul<br />
Newbery, Historical<br />
5th/6th Watsons Go to Birmingham Curtis 9780440414124 5<br />
Fiction 210 $6.99 Previous 2006<br />
5th/6th Wish Stealers Tracy Trivas 9781416987260 5.2 Supernatural 283 $5.99 Pub Date 2/11
6th‐8th After Ever After Jordan Sonnenblick 9780439837088 5.2<br />
Award, middle school,<br />
friends<br />
Adventure, Historical<br />
$5.19 Pub Date 4/11<br />
6th‐8th Airman Eoin Colfer 9781423107514 5.8<br />
Fiction 412 $7.99<br />
6th‐8th Amaranth Enchantment Julie Berry 9781599904498 5.1 Fantasy 308 $7.99<br />
6th‐8th Anything but Typical<br />
Beef Princess <strong>of</strong> Practical<br />
Nora Baskin 9781416995005 4.1<br />
Historical fIction,<br />
Autism, Award Winner 195 $6.99<br />
6th‐8th<br />
County Michelle Houts 9780440422709 5.2 Agriculture 226 $7.99<br />
6th‐8th Book <strong>of</strong> a Thousand Days Shannon Hale 9781599903781 5.3 Fantasy, Relationships 305 $8.99<br />
6th‐8th Boy Roald Dahl 9780142413814 6 Biography 176 $6.99 Previous 2007<br />
6th‐8th Boy in <strong>the</strong> Striped Pajamas John Boyne 9780385751537 5.8 World War, Friendship 215 $8.99<br />
6th‐8th Calamity Jack Shannon Hale 9781599903736 5.2 Fantasy, Graphic Novel 144 $14.99<br />
6th‐8th Charlatan's boy Jonathan Rogers 9780307458223 5.5 Fantasy 305 $13.99<br />
6th‐8th Closed for <strong>the</strong> Season Mary Downing Hahn 9780547398532 4.3 Mystery 182 $5.99 On 5/6 list too<br />
6th‐8th Day <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pelican Ka<strong>the</strong>rine Paterson 9780547406275 5.2 Refugees, Kosovo 145 $6.99<br />
Laurie Halse<br />
Award, Historical,<br />
6th‐8th Fever, 1793<br />
Here's How I see it: Here's<br />
Anderson 9780689848919 5<br />
Survival 251 $6.99 Previous 2003<br />
6th‐8th<br />
How it is Hea<strong>the</strong>r Henson 9781416997733 4.5 Theater, Asperger's 270 $6.99<br />
6th‐8th Heroes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Valley<br />
How Angel Peterson Got His<br />
Jonathan Stroud 9781423109679 5.6 Heroes, Quests, Fantasy 483 $8.99<br />
6th‐8th<br />
Name Gary Paulsen 9780440229353 6.3 Sports, Authors 111 $5.99<br />
6th‐8th If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period Gennifer Choldenko 9780152066444 3.1 Family, School 216 $6.99<br />
6th‐8th Johnny Tremain Es<strong>the</strong>r Forbes 9780440942504 5.5 Classic, H. Fiction 322 $6.99 Previous 1984<br />
6th‐8th Leviathan Scott Westerfeld 9781416971740 SciFi 440 $9.99 On HS <strong>List</strong> too
6th‐8th Native Lad Sarah Hurst 9780982189696 Alaska History $9.95<br />
Price Adjustment<br />
direct from vendor<br />
Olympians. 1, Zeus, King <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
Heroes, Greek Myths,<br />
6th‐8th<br />
Gods George O'Connor 9781596434318 5.2 Graphic Novel<br />
Family, Adventure,<br />
76 $9.99<br />
6th‐8th Postcard Tony Abbott 9780316011730 4<br />
Mystery 358 $5.99<br />
6th‐8th Scepter <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Ancients Derek Landy 9780061231179 5 Magic, Fantasy 392 $7.99<br />
6th‐8th Schooled Gordon Korman 9781423105169 4.9 School 208 $5.99<br />
6th‐8th Stargirl Jerry Spinelli 9780440416777 4.1 School 186 $6.99 Previous 2004<br />
6th‐8th Uglies Scott Westerfeld 9780689865381 5.2 SciFi 425 $9.99 Previous 2007<br />
6th‐8th War Canoe Jamie Bryson 9780882407586 Alaska 180 $9.95 Previous title<br />
6th‐8th Warrior Heir Cinda Williams Chima 9780786839179 5.3 Fantasy, Magic 426 $8.99<br />
6th‐8th Zach's Lie Roland Smith 9780786814404 4.7 Witness Protection 211 $5.99 Previous 2005<br />
HS<br />
Absolutely True Diary <strong>of</strong> a Part‐<br />
Time Indian Sherman Alexie 9780316013697 600L<br />
Award, Indians, Diaries,<br />
Fiction 229 $9.99<br />
HS Along for <strong>the</strong> Ride Sarah Dessen 9780142415566 750L Teen, Real Life, Award 400 $8.99<br />
HS Angel Experiment James Patterson 9780446617796 700L Adventure, Series (1)<br />
SuperNatural, Love<br />
445 $7.99<br />
HS Beautiful Creatures Kami Garcia 9780316077033 670L<br />
Story 569 $9.99<br />
HS Bloody Jack L.A. Meyer 9780152050856 1120L Sea Stories, Pirates 301 $8.99<br />
HS Claudette Colvin Phillip Hoose 9780312661052 1000L Biography, NF, Award<br />
Family Life, History,<br />
150 $9.99<br />
HS Climbing <strong>the</strong> Stairs Padma Venkatraman 9780142414903 750L<br />
India<br />
Sci FI, Computers,<br />
254 $8.99<br />
HS Feed M.T. Anderson 9780763622596 770L<br />
Award 299 $7.99<br />
Early <strong>2011</strong> Pub<br />
Date
HS Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes 9780156030304 910L<br />
Mentally Handicapped,<br />
Brain Surgery 311 $12.95 Previous 1997<br />
HS Friday Night Lights H.G. Bissinger 9780306815294 1260L Sports 357 $7.99<br />
HS Gentlemen Michael Northrup 9780545115841 860L School, Mystery 234 $9.99<br />
HS Gifts Ursula Le Guin 9780152051242 830L Fantasy<br />
Previous, Coming <strong>of</strong><br />
286 $7.95<br />
HS Gospel Acording to Larry Janet Tashjian 9780440237921 800L Age, Teen 227 $6.95 Previous 2006<br />
PB Pub Date<br />
HS Grimm Legacy<br />
Hotel on <strong>the</strong> Corner <strong>of</strong> Bitter<br />
Polly Shulman 9780142419045 600L Fantasy, Magic 325 $7.99 7/1/11<br />
HS<br />
and Sweet Jamie Ford 9780345505347 Historical Fiction 301 $15.00<br />
HS I, Robot Isaac Asimov 9780553294385 820L Sci Fi 272 $7.99<br />
HS If I Stay Gayle Forman 9780142415436 830L Family Life, Award 259 $8.99<br />
HS Impossible Nancy Werlin 9780142414910 670L Magic, Teens 376 $9.99<br />
HS Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer 9780385494786 1320L Previous, NF 333 $15.00 Previous 2000<br />
HS King <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Mild Frontier Chris Crutcher 9780060502515 1180L Biography 260 $8.99<br />
HS Leviathan Scott Westerfeld 9781416971740 790L Sci‐Fi 440 $9.99 on MS <strong>List</strong> too<br />
HS Little Bro<strong>the</strong>r Cory Doctorow 9780765323118 900L Techno Thriller<br />
Classic, Previous,<br />
416 $9.99<br />
HS Lord <strong>of</strong> Flies William Golding 9780399501487 770L Survival 208 $9.99 Previous 1991<br />
HS My Mo<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> Cheerleader Robert Sharenow 9780061148989 820L School, Race Relations 288 $8.99<br />
HS Secret Keeper Mitali Perkins 9780440239550 800L Multicultural<br />
Supernatural,<br />
225 $8.99<br />
HS Shiver Maggie Stiefvater<br />
Ashley Rhodes‐<br />
9780545123273 740L Werewolves 329 $8.99<br />
HS Three Little Words<br />
Courter 9781416948070 810L Foster care, Memoir 304 $9.99<br />
HS Touching <strong>the</strong> Void Joe Simpson 9780060730550 Adventure, NonFiction 218 $14.99<br />
HS Two Old Women Velma Wallis 9780060723521 Alaska, Previous 140 $12.99 Previous 2002<br />
HS Wanting Mor Rukhsana Khan 9780888998620 Multicultural 190 $8.95<br />
HS What I Saw and How I Lied Judy Blundell 9780439903486 620 Historical Fiction 284 $8.99
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