Battle of the Books 2025

The trunk in the attic holds surprises

The main character imagines driving a red car

A group of young friends navigating the challenges of a virtual gaming competition and the dynamics of online teamwork?

Which book explores the theme of cultural preservation through the power of storytelling after a global catastrophe?

Which book uses animal characters to demonstrate the importance of teamwork and problem-solving in a rural setting?

The main character's team is the Firebirds

The book celebrates the importance of Black history in baseball

Character has an x-ray on their hand

In which book does the supporting character walk with a limp?

In which book do the main characters celebrate Ramadan?

The National Spelling Bee

"....we are not one star. We are millions. Not one background, but millions."

MacNolia Cox is the main character

Book uses flashbacks from the main character's uncle's past

Which book centers around a young female athlete and the dynamics of a competitive softball team?

"Maybe it's not about winning or losing, but about the journey and the people you share it with."

In which book do students faint from hunger?

Characters try out for the basketball team

Which book tells the story of two Somali brothers living in a refugee camp and striving for a better future?

Have a ration card

Won The American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award

Features a young girl who uses storytelling to preserve humanity's history after a catastrophic event?

About a young girl who plays softball, and the challenges her team faces?

Character throws up after racing to beat a classmate in PE

Book is set in Akron, Ohio and Washington DC

Which book has won the John Newberry Medal

Which book tells the story of a feline adventurer enjoying an earth based food while in an unusual location?

About three farm animals who work together to solve a problem?

Took Place in the 1930's

Book is a picture book

Characters wrote in dirt

Focuses on the experiences of Indigenous children navigating identity and belonging in a modern world?

focuses on the pressures and challenges of youth sports, dealing with themes of self-esteem and performance anxiety

The key is real

whimsical scenario to explore themes of loneliness, resourcefulness, and unexpected joy in an unusual environment?

Which book is about a group of friends who participate in a virtual gaming tournament?

Which book depicts a story about the pressures of middle school sports, and the struggles of a young athlete?

Upper Skagit Tribe

The main character's name is Shenice

Won the National Book Award

Which book deals with themes of social justice and inequality from a child's perspective?

Uncle Jack tells stories about his brother's past

In which book do the main characters attend Mendez Middle School?

The main character's name, means rock

Which book delves into the complexities of identity and belonging for Indigenous children in contemporary society?

"..... this is the end of the story for me, the wind carried it off far away into the stars."