Battle of the Books

The tentative 2025 - 2026 Battle of the Books title list has been released. Changes to the list will only be made in the event of supply chain issues with vendors/publishers.

Lists for all grade levels are available on the Alaska's Battle of the Books website.  Romig 6th graders will participate in the 5th/6th grade competition, and 7th and 8th graders will participate in the middle school competition.

6th Grade Titles:

365 Days to Alaska by Carr, Cathy
American Revolution: History Smashers by Messner, Kate
Breadcrumbs by Ursu, Anne
Bridge to Terabithia by Paterson, Katherine
Hoops by Tavares, Matt
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Bowling, Dusti
The Lion of Mars by Holm, Jennifer L.
The Lost Library by Stead, Rebecca
Number the Stars by Lowry, Lois
A Rover's Story by Warga, Jasmine
The Superteacher Project by Korman, Gordon
Zeus: Water Rescue by Cameron, W. Bruce & Cowdrey, Richard

7th & 8th Grade Titles:

15 Secrets to Survival by Richards, Natalie D
Aleutian Sparrow by Hesse, Karen
Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation by Gibbs, Stuart
The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles by Janeczko, Paul B
Final Word (The Winterton Deception #1) by Sumner Johnson, Janet
Iceberg by Nielsen, Jennifer
Pony by Palacio, R.J.
The Red Pyramid by Riordan, Rick
The Running Dream by Van Draanen, Wendelin
A Wrinkle in Time by L'Engle, Madeleine

High School Titles

Boys in the Boat: the True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics (Young Reader's Edition) by Mone, Gregory
Cinder by Meyer, Marissa
Downstairs Girl by Lee, Stacey
Furia by Mendez, Yamile Saied
Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Jackson, Holly
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Adams, Douglas
Rez Ball by Graves, Byron
Shadow and Bone by Bardugo, Leigh
Turtles All the Way Down by Green, John
Two Old Women: an Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival by Wallis, Velma