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Lexington Middle School
Battle of the Books 2021-2022
This summer we challenged students to read three books over the summer break. We are used the North Carolina 2021-2022 Battle of the Books list as a guide for suggested reading. It is our hope that the summer reading challenge would not only keep students’ minds sharp, but will help prepare them to compete in this year’s local, regional, and state Battle of the Books competitions.
Students, below you will find the list of books accompanied by a brief description of each. We suggest you begin by reading 3 of the 27 books. Find a friend or two and share your books.
Please contact the school with any questions, comments, or concerns at (336) 242-1567.
North Carolina Battle of the Books List 2021-2022
The Crossover
Kwame Alexander
I Will Always Write Back
Caitlin Alifirenka & Martin
Ganda
Etiquette & Espionage
Gail Carriger
Maybe He Just Likes You
Barbara Dee
Ashes to Asheville
Sarah Dooley
Paper Things
Jennifer Richard Jacobson
Roller Girl
Victoria Jamieson
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind**
William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer
Alexander Hamilton: The Making of America
Teri Kanefield
Song for a Whale
Lynne Kelly
Under the Mesquite
Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Cinder
Marissa Meyer
Bloom
Kenneth Oppel
All of the Above
Shelley Pearsall
A Good Kind of Trouble
Lisa Moore Ramée
Ghost
Jason Reynolds
Between Shades of Gray
Ruta Sepetys
Undefeated
Steve Sheinkin
Counting By 7s
Holly Goldberg Sloan
The Screaming Staircase
Jonathan Stroud
The Bridge Home
Padma Venkatraman
Deathwatch
Robb White
Beyond the Bright Sea
Lauren Wolk
