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Battle of the Books

Books, Trivia, Competition

Battle of the Books is a reading competition in which student teams read books and compete in quiz-style competitions against other Adams 12 high schools. All interested students are invited to participate. 
 

BATTLES AND MEETINGS

Meetings:
2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month, 3:30 pm in library

Battle Schedule:
Mystery/Suspense - October 11, 4 pm, Thornton High School
Fantasy - November 30, 4 pm, Legacy High School
Realistic Fiction - January11, 4 pm, Northglenn High School
Science Fiction - March 1, 4pm Horizon High School *New Date
Final Battle - March 29, 4 pm, Mountain Range High School
 

 

Battle of the Books: 2022-2023 Reading List

Suspense

Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly


Fantasy

The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin

 

Realistic Fiction

Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
Rayne and Delilah’s Midnight Matinee by Jeff Zentner
Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean

 

Science Fiction

The Diabolic by S.J. Kincaid
Honor Among Thieves by Rachel Caine and Anne Aguirre
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir


Ebooks and Audiobooks are available in Sora. See our eBook How-To for more information on reading and listening to digital books. Print copies are available in the library.

Questions? Contact Mrs. Briner @ vicki.briner@adams12.org or stop by the library.

Previous Reading Lists

2015-2016
2016-2017
2017-2018
2018-2019
2019-2020
2020-2021
2021-2022