School Library Journal's Battle of the Kids' Books

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

Code Name Verity

Big Kahuna Round

April 1
The Fault in Our Stars vs No Crystal Stair vs Code Name Verity - Judged by Frank Cottrell Boyce