Wednesday, 30 October 2013

High School Battle of the Books 2014

 
  1. Classics
 
1. Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
2. A Study In Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes #1) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
3. A Prayer For Owen Meany by John Irving
4. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
5. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
6. The Wars by Timothy Findley
7. All Quiet On the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
8. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
9. Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
10. A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J Gaines


2. Books With Impact
 
1. October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepherd by Leslea Newman
2. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
3. The Silent Summer of Kyle McGinley by Jan Andrews
4. Home Ice Advantage by Tom Earl (Local Author)
5. It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
6. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
7. Gravity Journal by Gail Sidonie Sobat
8. Forbidden City by William Bell (Local Author)
9. The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
10. Cut by Patricia McCormick

3. Award Winning

1. Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Saenz
2. How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
3. Every Day by David Levithan
4. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
5. An Abundance of Katherine's by John Green
6. All Good Children by Catherine Austen
7. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
8. Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
9. Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O’Neil
10.  The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti

4. Books With a Female Protagonist

1. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
2. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
3. Just One Day by Gayle Forman
4. Spellcaster by Claudia Gray
5. Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume
6. How It Ends by Laura Wiess
7. Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
8. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
9. Alice I think by Susan Juby
10.   Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
 
5. Books With a Male Protagonist

1. Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion
2. Loki’s Wolves by K.L. Armstrong & M.A. Marr
3. Anna Dressed In Blood by Kendare Blake
4. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
5. Infinity by Sherrilyn Kenyon
6. Scrawl by Mark Shulman
7. The Perk of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
8. Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden
9. Rats Saw God by Rob Thomas
10.  Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
 
6. Science Fiction
1. The 100 by Kass Morgan
2. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancy
3. End of Days by Eric Walters
4. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi
5. Ashes by Ilsa Bick
6. Cinder by Marissa Mayer
7. Unwind by Neil Shusterman
8. Wither by Lauren DeStefano
9. Neuromancer by William Gibson
10. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
 
7. Fantasy
1. The Coldest Girl In Coldtown by Holly Black
2. The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd
3. Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr
4. The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnston
5. In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters
6. Hero by Perry Moore
7. Delirium by Lauren Oliver
8. The Walking Dead: Volume One by Robert Kirkman
9. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
10. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
8. Wild Card
1. Starling by Lesley Livingston
2. The Diviners by Libba Bray
3. The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl by Barry Lyga
4. Virals by Kathy Reichs
5. And the Mountains Echoed by Khalid Hosseini
6. Burned by Ellen Hopkins
7. Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier
8. Forgotten by Catherine McKenzie
9. Keeping You a Secret by Julie Ann Peters
10. The Lottery by Beth Goobie

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