2005-06 Middle School Battle of the Books List
Title / Author / Theme /content / ARAt the Firefly Gate / Linda Newbery / Friendship / -
Al Capone Does My Shirts * / Gennifer Choldenko / Austism/Prison system / 3.5/7M
Anne of Green Gables *
/ L.M. Montgomery / Orphan/relationships / 7.3/17MArtemis Fowl *
/ Eoin Colfer / Fantasy/Elfs / 5.0/9MThe Blue Sword *
/ Robin McKinley / Fantasy / 6.8/17MChildren of the River *
/ Linda Crew / Viet/American / 4.3/8MCuba 15 * / Nancy Osa / Cuba/Coming of age / 4.9/9U
Dovey Coe
/ Frances O’Roark Dowell / Mystery/N.C. setting / 5.4/6MEragon *
/ Christopher Paolini / Fantasy / 5.6/25MFever 1793 *
/ Laurie Halse Anderson / epidemic / 4.4/7UGhost in the Tokaido Inn *
/ Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler / Japanese/Mystery / 5.1/7UGood Night, Mr. Tom *
/ Michelle Magorian / Child abuse/foster home / 4.8/12MHouse of the Scorpion *
/ Nancy Farmer / Cloning/futuristic/suspense / 5.1/15UJohnny Tremain *
/ Esther Forbes / N.A. historical fiction / 5.9/13MJourney to the RiverSea / Eva Ibbotson / Orphans/amazon river / 5.6/12M
Gweilo: Childhood in British H.K. * / Martin Booth / Hong Kong/childhood / -
Letters from Rifka
/ Karen Hesse / Jews, holocaust / 4.2/4MThe Midwife’s Apprentice *
/ Karen Cushman / Middle age/midwives / 6.0/3MThe Other Side of Truth *
/ Beverley Naidoo / Nigerians/refugees / 5.3/9URomiette and Julio
/ Sharon Draper / Hispanic Americans/gangs / 4.7/10UA Single Shard *
/ Linda Sue Park / Korean/pottery / 6.6/6MSomething Upstairs
/ Avi / Slavery/time travel/ghosts / 4.1/3UWhen the Circus Came to Town / Laurence Yep / Chinese Americans / Montana/ small pox / 4.0/3M
Time Stops for No Mouse * / Michael Hoeye / Mice/mystery / 5.0/8M
Torn Thread * / Anne Isaacs / Holocaust, concent. camp / 6.3/7U
* Book available at the Hong Kong Public Libraries to reserve a copy for summer reading
2005-06 Primary School Battle of the Books List
Title / Author / Theme /content / ARAt the Firefly Gate / Linda Newbery / Friendship / -
Catlady / Dick King-Smith / Cats/reincarnation? / -
Dragon Rider * / Cornelia Funke / Dragons/Fantasy / 4.9/16M
Elizabeth I, Red Rose of the House Tudor / Kathryn Lasky / Princess/Diary/British History / 5.5/6M
Ella Enchanted *
/ Gail Levine / Fantasy/Cinderella / 4.6/8MHow to Eat Fried Worms *
/ Thomas Rockwell / Humorous stories / 3.5/2MHow to Live Forever / Colin Thompson / Museums/immortality / -
How to Train Your Dragon * / Cressida Cowell / Vikings/Dragons/Humor / 6.6/5M
Indian in the Cupboard *
/ Lynne Reid Banks / N.American Indian/Toys/Magic / 4.6/6MKensuke’s Kingdom * / Michael Morpurgo / Castaways/survival/Japanese / 4.7/5M
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe *
/ C. S. Lewis / Fantasy / 5.76/MMusic on the Bamboo Radio * / Martin Booth / Boys/China/WWII Underground / -
The Naming of Tishkin Silk / Glenda Millard / Family/missing persons / -
Redwall *
/ Brian Jacques / Fantasy/Mice/Animals / 5.6/16MRowan of Rin / Emily Rodda / Heros/fantasy / 4.7/5M
Scarecrow and the Servant / Philip Pullman / Adventure/Scarecrow/Humor / -
Secret Friends * / Elizabeth Laird / Friendship/teasing/death / -
Silver Fin / Charlie Higson / Spy adventures/young Bond / -
Stone Fox *
/ John Gardiner / Sled dog racing/Fiction / 4.0/1MTrapped by the Ice / Michael McCurdy / Endurance/Exploration/Travel / 5.6/.5M
* Book available at the Hong Kong Public Libraries to reserve a copy for summer reading