About battle of the books
The Battle of the Books is a statewide program sponsored by the Alaska Association of School Librarians intended to broaden reading interests, increase reading comprehension, and promote academic excellence.
Each year a committee of teachers and librarians select book lists and write questions for all grade levels. Students read, discuss the books, and compete in teams to answer questions based on the books. Competitions are held at the local, state and district level usually in January, February, and March.
Visit the Battle of the Books website for more information.
2025-2026 battle of the books
The following lists are the books for the 2025-2026 school year Battle of the Books. This list is considered tentative until September 2025.
Curious about the differences between Hoopla and Alaska Digital Library? For more information on downloadable books, please go here.
Kindergarten
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Title |
ebook availability? |
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Under Alaska's Midnight Sun by Deb Vanasse |
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Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle |
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Help Wanted, Must Love Books by Janet Sumner Johnson |
Hoopla; ebook |
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I Want to Be a Scientist by Laura Driscoll |
Hoopla; ebook |
First Grade
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Title |
ebook availability? |
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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin |
Hoopla; audiobook |
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Boom! Bellow! Bleat! Animal Poems for Two or More Voices by Georgia Heard |
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Meet Yasmin! by Saadia Faruqi |
Hoopla; ebook |
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Sketty and Meatball by Sarah Weeks |
Hoopla; ebook |
Second Grade
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Title |
ebook availability? |
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Lost and Found in the City (Ratnip) by Cam Higgins |
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Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming |
Alaska Digital Library; ebook |
| Cranky Chicken by Katherine Battersby | |
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Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid by Megan McDonald |
Alaska Digital Library; ebook, audiobook Hoopla; ebook |
Third and Fourth Grade
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Title |
ebook availability? |
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Creature of the Pines by Adam Gidwitz |
Alaska Digital Library; audiobook |
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Zoey and Sassafras: Dragons and Marshmallows by Asia Citro |
Alaska Digital Library; ebook |
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The Secret Zoo by Bryan Chick |
Alaska Digital Library; audiobook |
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Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Invention by Chris Barton |
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Goldie by Ellen Miles |
Hoopla; ebook |
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The Great Pet Heist by Emily Ecton |
Hoopla; audiobook |
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Third Grade Angels by Jerry Spinelli |
Hoopla; ebook, audiobook |
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The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza by Mac Barnett |
Alaska Digital Library; ebook |
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The Wild Robot by Peter Brown |
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A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry |
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Honey, The Dog Who Saved Abe Lincoln by Shari Swanson |
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The Field Guide (Spiderwick Chronicles) by Tony DiTerlizzi |
Alaska Digital Library; audiobook |
Fifth and Sixth Grade
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Title |
ebook availability? |
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Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu |
Alaska Digital Library; audiobook |
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365 Days to Alaska by Cathy Carr |
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Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling |
Alaska Digital Library; ebook, audiobook Hoopla; audiobook |
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The Superteacher Project by Gordon Korman |
Hoopla; ebook, audiobook |
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A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga |
Hoopla; ebook, audiobook |
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The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm |
Alaska Digital Library; ebook |
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American Revolution: History Smashers by Kate Messner |
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Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson |
Alaska Digital Library; audiobook |
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Number the Stars by Lois Lowry |
Alaska Digital Library; ebook, audiobook Hoopla; ebook |
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Hoops by Matt Tavares |
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The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead |
Alaska Digital Library; audiobook Hoopla; audiobook |
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Zeus: Water Rescue by W. Bruce Cameron |
Hoopla; audiobook |
Middle School
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Title |
ebook availability? |
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Final Word (The Winterton Deception) by Janet Sumner Johnson |
Hoopla; audiobook |
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Iceberg by Jennifer Nielsen |
Alaska Digital Library; ebook |
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Aleutian Sparrow by Karen Hesse |
Alaska Digital Library; ebook, audiobook |
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A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle |
Alaska Digital Library; ebook, audiobook |
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15 Secrets to Survival by Natalie D. Richards |
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The Dark Game: True Spy Stories by Paul B. Janeczko |
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Pony By R.J. Palacio |
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The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan |
Alaska Digital Library; ebook Hoopla; ebook |
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Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation by Stuart Gibbs |
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The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen |
Alaska Digital Library; ebook, audiobook |
High School
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Title |
ebook availability? |
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Rez Ball by Byron Graves |
Hoopla; ebook, audiobook |
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams |
Hoopla; audiobook |
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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 Gregory Mone |
Alaska Digital Library; audiobook |
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A Good Girls' Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson |
Alaska Digital Library; ebook, audiobook |
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Turtles All the Way Down by John Green |
Alaska Digital Library; ebook, audiobook |
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Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo |
Alaska Digital Library; ebook |
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Cinder by Marissa Meyer |
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The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee |
Alaska Digital Library; ebook, audiobook Hoopla; audiobook |
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Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage, and Survival by Velma Wallis |
Alaska Digital Library; ebook |
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Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez |
Alaska Digital Library; ebook |