We are very excited to be participating in the 6th annual DVEF Battle of the Books!  This is a program for 5th and 6th grade students in the DVUSD.  Students will read 4 books for each battle and answer questions before a panel of judges during each battle.  The final battle will be for all 12 titles and the highest scoring teams will be chosen to participate in a district wide battle.

The following titles will be read for the 2018-2019 battles

Battle I (October):

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Jennifer Murdley's Toad by Bruce Coville

My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George

Battle II - January 10th at 1:15pm

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop

Rules by Cynthia Lord

Doll Bones by Holly Black

Battle III -March 28th at 1:15pm

The Borrowers by Mary Norton

Island of the Blue Dolphin by Scott O'Dell

The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester

Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan

All books are available for check out in the Terramar Media Center.

Battle of the Books schedule:

 Schedule is currently pending, tentative weeks are shown below

Battle I:

Thursday, October 25th at 1pm

Battle II:

Between January 14th to January 23rd

Battle III:

Between March 26th to April 3rd

District Battle:

Between 4/25 to 4/29

Regional Battle:

May 5th in Gilbert, AZ