School Library Journal's Battle of the Kids' Books

School Library Journal's Battle of the Kids' Books is a competition among 16 of the very best books for young people of the year, judged by some of the biggest names in children's books.

2012 Battle Schedule

Round One

Match 1 (March 13, Judge TBA)

Amelia Lost vs Anya's Ghost

Match 2 (March 14, Judge TBA)

Between Shades of Gray vs Bootleg

Match 3 (March 15, Judge TBA)

The Cheshire Cheese Cat vs Chime

Match 4 (March 16, Judge TBA)

Daughter of Smoke and Bone vs Dead End in Norvelt

Match 5 (March 19, Judge TBA)

Drawing from Memory vs The Grand Plan to Fix Everything

Match 6 (March 20, Judge TBA)

Heart and Soul vs Inside Out and Back Again

Match 7 (March 21, Judge TBA)

Life: An Exploded Diagram vs A Monster Calls

Match 8 (March 22, Judge TBA)

Okay for Now vs Wonderstruck

Round Two

Match 1 (March 23, Judge TBA)

TBA vs TBA

Match 2 (March 26, Judge TBA)

TBA vs TBA

Match 3 (March 27, Judge TBA)

TBA vs TBA

Match 4 (March 28, Judge TBA)

TBA vs TBA

Round Three

Match 1 (March 29, Judge TBA)

TBA vs TBA

Match 2 (March 30, Judge TBA)

TBA vs TBA

Big Kahuna Round

April 2, Judge Jonathan Stroud

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