The 3rd Grade Battle of the Books is coming! On April 20 at 6:00 PM, third graders will battle for book knowledge supremacy at the Moon Area Middle School Gym.
Watch the FAQ PowerPoint here.
Registration
- Team registration must be completed by March 15, 2026. Click HERE to register.
- Teams have 1-5 members.
- If you can’t find a team or need members for your team, contact Ms. Megan.
- Team managers will receive an information packet upon registration.
Books
The Hardy Boys Secret Files #1: Trouble at the Arcade
By Franklin W. Dixon & Scott Burroughs
Available as a book.
Summary: Nine-year-old Frank and eight-year-old Joe Hardy discover trouble lurking at the local arcade and decide they make pretty good detectives–just like their dad.
The Carver Chronicles #1: Dog Days
By Karen English & Laura Freeman
Available as a book and ebook.
Summary: Gavin wants to make a good impression at Carver Elementary, where no one knows he excels at soccer and skateboarding, but an annoying big sister, a bully, and his great aunt’s Pomeranian are not helping.
Growing Home
By Beth Ferry & The Fan Brothers.
Available as a book.
Summary: A motley crew of talkative plants, a curious spider, and a grumpy goldfish use their newfound magical abilities to defend their family from a greedy human.
The Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut #1: Bowling Alley Bandit
By Laurie Keller
Available as a book.
Summary: Arnie the talking doughnut is delighted to be Mr. Bing’s new pet “doughnut-dog,” so when Mr. Bing starts rolling gutter balls during a big bowling tournament, Arnie suspects foul play and sets out to solve the mystery.
Scare School Diaries #1: Welcome to Scare School
By Jarrett Lerner
Available as a book.
Summary: Bash is a young ghost who has never been good at scaring people is nervous about his first day at scare school, where he will learn to master the necessary skills to become a successful ghost.
Diary of a Pug #1: Pug Blasts Off
By Kyla May
Available as a book.
Summary: Baron von Bubbles (Bub) is a pug who wants nothing more than to help his human Bella in her craft projects for school, though he is a little apprehensive about the rocket she is making for the Inventor Challenge–so when he ruins the rocket while trying to get at Nutz the squirrel he needs to find a way to make it up to Bella.
Hilda and the Hidden People
By Luke Pearson, Stephen Davies, and Seaerra Miller
Available as a book.
Summary: Meet Hilda – explorer, adventurer, avid sketchbook-keeper and friend to almost every creature in the valley! Join our beloved heroine as she encounters her very first troll, negotiates peace with some very persnickety elves, and reunites two lovelorn ancient giants. Fantastic creatures and daring adventures are all just part of another average day for Hilda, but what will she do if she is forced to move to Trolberg city, far away from her beloved valley home?
The Story of Gumluck the Wizard #1
by Adam Rex
Available as a book and digital audiobook.
Summary: Gumluck, a young, naive wizard, does his best to help the local townspeople (and a small friendly ghost) with his sometimes critical raven sidekick, Helvetica.
Jasper Rabbit’s Creepy Tales! #4: Troubling Tonsils!
by Aaron Reynolds & Peter Brown
Available as a book and ebook.
Summary: Jasper Rabbit tells the eerie tale of Charlie Marmot, whose decision to keep his tonsils after surgery leads to creepy, mysterious events.
Skunk and Badger #1
By Amy Timberlake and Jon Klassen
Available as a book and ebook.
Summary: The last thing Badger wants is a roommate, and certainly not Skunk, but since the house does not belong to him he does not have a choice; and soon everything in Badger’s quiet and ordered life studying rocks is turned upside down (and where on earth did all the chickens come from)–but after he drives Skunk and his chickens away, Badger starts to miss his roommate and sets out to find him and make amends.
Rules
- Each team has a Team Manager. The Manager can be a family member, teacher, or high school student.
- Each team member can only borrow 3 books at a time.
- The overdue fines for Battle books are $0.25 per day.
- Teams arrive at Battle at least 15 minutes before it starts.
- The Battle Moderator will ask each question twice.
- There are 3 rounds with 1 question from each book.
- Teams have 30 seconds to write down their answers.
- Up to 5 points are awarded for each answer.
