The 17th annual Battle of the Books was held on Saturday, February 18, 2012, with the Grand Battle taking place on Thursday, February 23, 2012, at the Schoolcraft High School PAC.
Winning Team
Born to Read (Tobey Elementary)
Natalie Walraven, Kara Peter, Bayli Brown, Maddie Ritter, Mason Adler, Ivy Richardson
Coaches: Christie Walraven, Brenda Peter
Book List
Elijah of Buxton – Christopher Paul Curtis
Born to Fly – Michael Ferrari
The Year the Swallows Came Early – Kathryn Fitzmaurice
Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille – Russell Freedman
Dragon Slippers – Jessica Day George
The Story of Salt – Mark Kurlansky
War Horse – Michael Morpurgo
Faith, Hope and Ivy June – Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH – Robert C. O’Brien
A Long Walk to Water – Linda Sue Park
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg – Rodman Philbrick
Esperanza Rising – Pam Munoz Ryan
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