Reading Games
For Decorah Middle School (formerly Battle of the Books):
Each year the gamemakers provide a reading list of 20 books for each division. Interested students are placed on teams of 4-6 members and assigned a coach. Teams will meet once a month or more; deciding which books will be assigned to each student, discussing the books they have read, and making sure that everyone is staying on target. Students may also develop study aids and write questions to submit for the final contest.
Dragonfly Books in-store customers receive a 20% discount on these titles.
Updated January 2018
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
Are you made fainthearted by death? Does fire unnerve you? Is a villain something that might crop up in future nightmares of yours? Are you thrilled by nefarious plots? Is cold porridge upsetting to you? Vicious threats? Hooks? Uncomfortable clothing?
From the bestselling, award-winning author-illustrator team of Doreen Cronin and Kevin Cornell comes the first book in a heavily illustrated, hilarious chapter book series about the adventures of a dog detective. Perfect for fans of Sara Pennypacker's Clementine series and Jarrett J. Krosoczka's Lunch Lady series.
For fans of Warriors and The Magic Thief comes a magical adventure story about a street cat who's mistaken for a wizard’s familiar.
Perfect for fans of Mike Lupica! New York Times bestselling author and former NFL player Tim Green delivers a heartwarming and inspiring story about a deaf boy’s journey to change how others see him—both on and off the football field. Now in paperback.
Don’t miss one of America’s top 100 most-loved novels, selected by PBS’s The Great American Read.
Don’t miss one of America’s top 100 most-loved novels, selected by PBS’s The Great American Read.
The beloved story of a spunky young girl and her hilarious escapades.
"Dyamonde, a third grader, has "wild-crazy hair," is "skinnier than half a toothpick" and is more than equal to the challenge of entering the crowded field of confident grade school heroines."—New York Times
Nubs, an Iraqi dog of war, never had a home or a person of his own. He was the leader of a pack of wild dogs living off the land and barely surviving. But Nubs's life changed when he met Marine Major Brian Dennis.
Wall-E meets Hatchet in this New York Times bestselling illustrated middle grade novel from Caldecott Honor winner Peter BrownCan a robot survive in the wilderness?$16.99ISBN: 9780374300654Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) - November 10th, 2015Running away from home isn't as easy as Ren thinks it will be. At least she isn't running very far-just a few miles to the ghost town of Fortune . . . or Mis-Fortune as everyone else calls it. Mis-Fortune on the Mississippi. Supposedly, there's an abandoned school on the outskirts with cheap rooms for rent. Ren knows her plan sounds crazy.
$7.99ISBN: 9780385370226Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Yearling - March 21st, 2017From Louis Sachar, the multi-award-winning author of Holes, comes the New York Times bestseller that's been nominated for 13 state awards and counting!
They got lost.
The world got scared.
And the mud got fuzzy.$7.99ISBN: 9780385388450Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Yearling - April 5th, 2016Chris Grabenstein, author of the New York Times bestselling Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library and coauthor of the I Funny series with James Patterson, celebrates the power of imagination with this action-packed adventure that shows that sometimes the real story starts after you close the book!
$4.99ISBN: 9780545206969Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Scholastic Paperbacks - March 2011The horror of Hurricane Katrina is brought vividly to life in this fictional account of a boy, a dog, and the storm of the century.
Barry's family tries to evacuate before Hurricane Katrina hits their home in New Orleans. But when Barry's little sister gets terribly sick, they're forced to stay home and wait out the storm.
$16.99ISBN: 9780545804516Availability: Not On Our Shelves. Usually arrives in 2-6 business daysPublished: Scholastic Press - January 26th, 2016Stephen Satlow is an eight-year-old boy living in Brooklyn, New York, which means he only cares about one thing-the Dodgers. Steve and his father spend hours reading the sports pages and listening to games on the radio.$16.99ISBN: 9780545846608Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Scholastic Press - May 10th, 2016Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL.
Joe's lived in the same town all his life, and was doing just fine until his best friends moved away and left him on his own.
Ravi's family just moved to America from India, and he's finding it pretty hard to figure out where he fits in.
$16.99ISBN: 9780545880831Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Scholastic Press - July 25th, 2017A New York Times bestseller!
JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world . . .
ISABEL is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety in America . . .
$16.99ISBN: 9780765374691Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Starscape - April 14th, 2015From W. Bruce Cameron, the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel A Dog's Purpose, which is now a major motion picture!
Ellie's Story is a heartwarming illustrated novel adapted for young readers from the beloved and New York Times bestselling A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron.$7.99ISBN: 9781250091666Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Square Fish - September 26th, 2017In her first novel since winning the Newbery Medal, New York Times bestselling author Katherine Applegate delivers an unforgettable and magical story about family, friendship, and resilience.
$10.95ISBN: 9781419712173Availability: Not On Our Shelves. Usually arrives in 2-6 business daysPublished: Harry N. Abrams - September 2nd, 2014$7.95ISBN: 9781419715174Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Harry N. Abrams - March 10th, 2015$8.99ISBN: 9781442490628Availability: Not On Our Shelves. Usually arrives in 2-6 business daysPublished: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - March 2016Even a life on the untamed plains of Africa can’t prepare Wilhelmina for the wilds of an English boarding school in this “gripping, magical, and heartwarming tale of resilience, friendship, and hope” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
Wilhelmina Silver’s world is golden.$7.99ISBN: 9781481450164Availability: On Our Shelves NowPublished: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - August 29th, 2017A National Book Award Finalist for Young People’s Literature.
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.
Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school track team, but his past is slowing him down in this first electrifying novel of a brand-new series from Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award&
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