Winner of the 2010 Battle of the Kids’ Books
April 10, 2010MARCHING FOR FREEDOM
by ELIZABETH PARTRIDGE
published by Viking Children’s Books
Penguin Young Readers

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2013 Battle Schedule
Round One
Match 1 - March 12
Bomb vs Wonder - judged by Kenneth Oppel
Match 2 - March 13
Code Name Verity vs Titanic - judged by Margarita Engle
Match 3 - March 14
Endangered vs Three Times Lucky - judged by Kathi Appelt
Match 4 - March 15
The Fault in Our Stars vs Temple Grandin - judged by Deb Caletti
Match 5 - March 18
Jepp Who Defied the Stars vs Starry River of the Sky - judged by Adam Gidwitz
Match 6 - March 19
Liar & Spy vs Splendors and Glooms - judged by Franny Billingsley
Match 7 - March 20
Moonbird vs Seraphina - judged by Marie Lu
Match 8 - March 21
No Crystal Stair vs The One and Only Ivan - judged by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Round Two
Match 1 - March 22
Bomb vs Code Name Verity - Judged by Donna Jo Napoli
Match 2 - March 25
Endangered vs The Fault in Our Stars - Judged by Martine Leavitt
Match 3 - March 26
Starry River of the Sky vs Splendors and Glooms - Judged by Thanhha Lai
Match 4 - March 27
Seraphina vs No Crystal Stair - Judged by Paul Griffin
Round Three
Match 1 - March 28
Bomb vs The Fault in Our Stars - Judged by Lynne Rae Perkins
Match 2 - March 29
Splendors and Glooms vs No Crystal Stair - Judged by James Patterson
The Undead Poll Winner
Big Kahuna Round
April 1
The Fault in Our Stars vs No Crystal Stair vs Code Name Verity - Judged by Frank Cottrell Boyce
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I’m a little behind on my childrens books. This is a great list though.
Come back and see the announcement of the 2011 BoB list. We have another 16 amazing books lined up!
Please post your new list soon! I want to make sure our library has them!