Kawameeh Middle School Library Media Center
490 David Terrace, Union, NJ 07083,
908-851-6582
Mrs. M. Lewis, Librarian
Battle of the Books Registration
Team Name: _____________________________________
Grade: ____________________
Team Captain: __________________________________
Team Spokesperson: _________________________________
Team Member Name
English Teacher
December Book Title
January Book Title
February Book Title
March Book Title
Use the attached list of 15 titles to choose your books. Fill out the December column before you choose January books. Complete the January column before you choose February
books, etc. No two people may choose the same book until all 15 books have been chosen once.
Due to Mrs. Lewis by November 04, 2016:
- One completed copy of this form per team AND
- One signed permission form per team member (4-6 permission forms)
Kawameeh Middle School Library Media Center
490 David Terrace, Union, NJ 07083,
908-851-6582
Mrs. M. Lewis, Librarian
Book Reminder!
This page will help you review the books you read, so you can remember the details. The more specific you
are when you fill out this form, the more helpful it will be. This form is also on the Battle web page.
Title: ___________________________________________ Author: _______________________________________
Setting(s): ____________________________________________________________________________________
What is the main conflict/problem in the story and how is it solved? ________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
List names of characters and describe them (physical characteristics, special behaviors,
likes/dislikes, age/grade, jobs -for adults, relationship to main character, etc.):
List the events: ___________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Write any quotes or sayings that seem important or that a character repeats often:
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Due Dates:
First Book Reminder completed no later than
Second Book Reminder completed no later than
Third Book Reminder completed no later than
Fourth Book Reminder completed no later than
Dec. 5, 2016
Jan. 5, 2017
Feb. 6, 2017
Mar. 6, 2017
Kawameeh Middle School Library Media Center
490 David Terrace, Union, NJ 07083,
908-851-6582
Mrs. M. Lewis, Librarian
Battle of the Books Permission/Contract
Battle of the Books is a program in which teams of four to six students compete to answer
detailed questions about a specific list of 15 books (attached). Each team must read all 15
books and each individual must read four of the 15 titles and complete a book reminder form
for each of their four books. They may read more than four of the books if they choose to do so
(but do not need to complete reminders for additional books read). Due dates are listed on the
book reminder form, and on the Battle of the Books web page:
http://kawameeh.twpunionschools.org/subsites/mlewis/Battle-of-the-Books/index.html
Team registration forms and permission forms must be turned in by November 4, 2016. Once
registration is submitted, the student is committed to the program for the whole year. He/she
may not drop out, because that would unfairly jeopardize the status of the whole team.
Students should choose their team carefully, and be prepared to work together all year.
Students who will not do the reading should not sign up.
The program runs from December through April or June. Team members have approximately
one month to read each book they select. Team practices will be scheduled during lunches in
December, January, February and March, and attendance is mandatory. Any team that is
unable to score 40 points (50%) in the final practice will be eliminated from competition.
Kawameeh’s Student Battles will take place in April 2017. The first place team at each grade will
then compete against other schools. The Interscholastic Battle will be in May 2017. Winning
seventh and eighth grade teams will compete against Kawameeh staff teams in June 2017.
For a child to participate, a permission slip must be turned in with the team registration form.
Please fill out the form below for your child. If you have any questions, please call Mrs. Lewis,
the librarian, at 908-851-6582 or email [email protected].
If your child would like to participate, but does not have a team, he/she may hand in a
permission form, and I will do my best to try to find him/her a place on a team.
Kawameeh Middle School Battle of the Books
Permission Form
___________________________________________ has permission to participate
(Print name of child)
in Battle of the Books. We both understand that he/she is committed to the program for
the school year and will dependably and carefully read the four books he/she selects
during the school year.
_____________________________________ _______________________________
(Signature of parent/guardian)
(Signature of student)
Parent/ Guardian email address: ___________________________________________
Please print name of parent/guardian who receives email at this email address:
______________________________________________________________________
Team (write “none” if you wish assistance in finding a team):______________________
English Teacher: ___________________________ Grade: __________
Kawameeh Middle School Library Media Center
490 David Terrace, Union, NJ 07083,
908-851-6582
Mrs. M. Lewis, Librarian
2016-2017 Battle Book and Author Lists
(Keep this page)
6th Grade
Because of Mr. Terupt, Rob Buyea
Becoming Naomi Leon, Pam Munoz Ryan
The BFG, Roald Dahl
El Deafo, Cece Bell
Elvis and the Underdogs, Jenny Lee
The Fourteenth Goldfish, Jennifer L. Holm
Jackie & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure,
Dan Gutman
Kensuke’s Kingdom, Michael Morpurgo
Niagara Falls, or Does It? Henry Winkler
and Lin Oliver
Rules, Cynthia Lord
Shooting the Moon, Frances O’Roark Dowell
The Sisters Grimm: The Fairy-Tale
Detectives, Michael Buckley
Smart Dog, Vivian Vande Velde
The View from Saturday, E. L. Konigsburg
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, Grace
Lin
7th/8th Grade
Challenger Deep, Neal Shusterman
Dairy Queen, Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Doll Bones, Holly Black
Fever, 1793, Laurie Halse Anderson
The Giver, Lois Lowry
The Golden Compass, Philip Pullman
Hoot, Carl Hiaasen
Hush, Jacqueline Woodson
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood up for
Education and Changed the World, Malala
Yousafzai and Patricia McCormick
A Long Walk to Water, Linda Sue Park
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment, James
Patterson
Peter Pan, J. M. Barrie
Redwall, Brian Jacques
Schooled, Gordon Korman
Things Not Seen, Andrew Clements
For pronunciation of authors’ names go to http://www.teachingbooks.net
Scroll down the page and select “Author Name Pronunciations.”
Due Dates:
First Book Reminder (for December book)
Second Book Reminder (for January book)
Third Book Reminder(for February book)
Fourth Book Reminder (for March book)
Dec. 5, 2016
Jan. 5, 2017
Feb. 6, 2017
Mar. 6, 2017