• 2024-2025 Battle of the Books

    Get ready for the 12th annual DVEF Battle of the Books!

    Fifth and Sixth graders can team up to battle each other for literary supremacy.  Which team will read their way to the top to become the Champions of the Tomes?  If you'd like to compete for the glory, excitement, and spoils that befall the winners of the Battle of the Books, keep reading below!

  • Fifth and sixth grade students compete in teams of two or three students (with a minimum of 4 teams per school and a maximum of 30 teams per school) to test their knowledge in three exciting school competitions during the 2024-2025 school year. Points are cumulative for the year, and the winning team from each school will move on to the district-wide competition.

    After students have formed their teams, they will need to turn in their parent-student agreement form and their team form.  Forms are available in the library, or linked down below.  Families also have the opportunity to purchase t-shirts for their teams or packages of all 12 books.  Families are not required to buy the books.  All titles will be available through the school libraries, but copies may be limited.

    Teams are assigned four different books to read for each competition. The top scoring team from each school will compete in the district finale in the spring. The top team at the district level will go on to compete in a battle with Chandler, Gilbert, Higley, Mesa, and Queen Creek/Combs Districts in May.

     

    Don't miss the fun and excitement!

     

     

    The 2024-2025 books are:
  • Battle I (Oct):
    • Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young
    • Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
    • Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos
    • Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr
  • Battle II (Jan/Feb):
    • The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
    • Doll Bones by Holly Black
    • Jennifer Murdley's Toad by Bruce Coville
    • Frindle by Andrew Clements
  • Battle III (Mar):
    • Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett
    • Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
    • Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert O'Brien
    • Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
  •  Please Note:  Battle dates have not been finalized.  All Battle dates are tentative and subject to change due to unforseen conflicts. Participants, staff and parents will be notified via school announcements and e-mail of any changes. 
     
    District Battle – District Office (April)
    Inter-District Battle - Chandler (May)

     

    SPONSORED BY THE DEER VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION

    Phone: (623) 445-5012 / Fax: (623) 445-5087
    Marie.brennan@dvusd.org