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YA Battle of the Books List

The 2012 Book List

The Young Adult program is for 6th, 7th and 8th graders at Grove, Mead, and Queen of the Rosary. The program is run by the schools not by our Library. The 2012 books are out on the shelves. Start your reading early.

The EGVPL provides the books and the prizes. It also hosts the final battle between the schools.

Anderson, Laurie Halse - Chains Not included on the list for Grove. (see note below)

Balliett, Blue - Chasing Vermeer

Bauer, Joan - Hope Was Here

Breen, M.E. - Darkwood

Capuzzo, Michael - Close to Shore: the Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 (adapted)

Choldenko, Gennifer - Al Capone Does My Shirts

Curtis, Christopher Paul - Elijah of Buxton

De Quidt, Jeremy - The Toymaker

Fleischman, Sid - Escape: the Story of the Great Houdini

Flores-Galbis, Enrique - 90 Miles to Havana

Fox, Janet S. - Faithful

George, Jean Craighead - Charlie's Raven

Gleitzman, Morris - Once

Grant, Michael - The Call

Hart, Alison - Gabriel's Horses

Hobbs, Will - Take Me to the River

Houston, Dick - Bulu, African Wonder Dog

Lerangis, Peter - Smiler's Bones

Levine, Kristin - The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had Not included on the list for Queen of the Rosary. (see note below)

McAllister, Ian - The Sea Wolves

Osborn, Shane - Born to Fly

Porter, Tracey - Billy Creekmore

Richards, Jame - Three Rivers Rising

Roberts, Willo Davis - Blood on His Hands

Ryan, Pam Munoz - Paint the Wind

Rylander, Chris - The Fourth Stall

Schlitz, Laura Amy - A Drowned Maiden's Hair

Schmidt, Gary D. - Trouble

Schmidt, Gary D. - Okay for Now

Shusterman, Neal - Everlost

Thurlo, Aimee & David - Spirit Line

Vanderpool, Clare - Moon Over Manifest

Voight, Cynthia - Young Fredle

Weeks, Sarah - So B It

Wells, Ken - Rascal

Wilson, Diane Lee - Firehorse

Not included on the list for Grove. Not included on the list for Grove.
Not included on the list for Queen of the Rosary. Not included on the list for Queen of the Rosary.

Last Updated: November 8, 2011

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