The 4th Grade Battle of the Books is coming! On Tuesday, April 7th at 6:00 PM, fourth 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
Odder
By Katherine Applegate
Available as a book, Playaway, Wonderbook, ebook, and digital audiobook.
Summary: Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she’s known. She’s a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself–and about the humans who hope to save her.
Montgomery Bonbon #1: Murder at the Museum
By Alasdair Beckett-King and Claire Powell
Available as a book.
Summary: Bonnie Montgomery is the world’s greatest detective. Not that anyone-other than Grampa Banks-has heard of her. But they will have heard of Montgomery Bonbon, the gentleman detective with the bristly mustache, fashionable beret, and accent that’s hard to place. Montgomery Bonbon is responsible for solving many high-stakes crimes, including unmasking the Emmental Bandit, restoring the Rusakova diamonds to their rightful owner, and busting an international owl-smuggling ring, resulting in the arrest of over twelve owls. But now Montgomery Bonbon is needed on a case much closer to home, at the Hornville Museum in Bonnie’s hometown of Widdlington, where a mysterious death has occurred. Don’t look too carefully, however-from certain angles, Montgomery Bonbon looks suspiciously like a ten-year-old girl.
Castle Glower #1: Tuesdays at the Castle
By Jessica Day George
Available as a book, CD audiobook, Playaway, ebook, and digital audiobook.
Summary: Eleven-year-old Princess Celie lives with her parents, the king and queen, and her brothers and sister at Castle Glower, which adds rooms or stairways or secret passageways most every Tuesday, and when the king and queen are ambushed while travelling, it is up to Celie–the castle’s favorite–with her secret knowledge of its never-ending twists and turns, to protect their home and save their kingdom.
The Good Sports League #1: The Ultimate Goal
By Tommy Greenwald and Lesley Vamos
Available as a book.
Summary: Ten-year-old Ben Cutler loves soccer, and he like to have fun while playing too, but when he joins a travel team that takes winning very seriously, he starts to wonder if there is more to the game than just getting a W.
Bunnicula: The Graphic Novel
By James Howe, Andrew Donkin, Stephen Gilpin, and Deborah Howe
Available as a book and ebook.
Summary: Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire. Presented in comic book format.
Kiki’s Delivery Service
By Eiko Kadono
Available as a book, Playaway, and ebook.
Summary: Half-witch Kiki never runs from a challenge. So when her thirteenth birthday arrives, she’s eager to follow a witch’s tradition: choose a new town to call home for one year. Brimming with confidence, Kiki flies to the seaside village of Koriko and expects that her powers will easily bring happiness to the townspeople. But gaining the trust of the locals is trickier than she expected. With her faithful, wise-cracking black cat, Jiji, by her side, Kiki forges new friendships and builds her inner strength, ultimately realizing that magic can be found in even the most ordinary places.
The Night Librarian
by Christopher Lincoln
Available as a book and ebook.
Summary: The New York Public Library has always been a favorite place of twins Page and Turner. But lately things have gotten weird. It turns out the books are bursting with magic and suddenly all sorts of villains are escaping from their books. It’s up to Page and Turner–as well as a mysterious Night Librarian and assorted storybook characters–to save the library from destruction.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
By Robert C. O’Brien
Available as a book, large print book, CD audiobook, ebook, and digital audiobook.
Summary: Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and long lived.
City Spies #1
by James Ponti
Available as a book, large print book, ebook, and digital audiobook.
Summary: After hacking into the New York City juvenile justice system to expose the crimes of her foster parents, Sara Martinez now faces years in a juvenile detention facility. But when Mother, a British spy, has Sara released from jail, she also offers Sara the chance to join a secret team of young MI6 agents.
Meet Me on Mercer Street
by Booki Vivat
Available as a book.
Summary: Aspiring artist Kacie spends most of her time on Mercer Street with her best friend, Nisha, people-watching and doodling whatever is happening in their neighborhood. But when she comes back from a summer away, the local corner store is boarded up, the adults in town are all on the edge, and Nisha is nowhere to be found! Everything is changing, and Kacie’s not sure what to do about it. Especially without Nisha to help her.
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.
- 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.
