Battle of the Books 8 – 2002-2003

The 8th annual Battle of the Books was held on Saturday, February 15, 2003, with the Grand Battle taking place on Thursday, February 20, 2003.

Winning Team

Rising Readers (Schoolcraft Upper Elementary)
Alisha Laing, Jayson Loveridge, Chase Marks, Trey Marks, Abbie Parker, Lily Sagers
Coaches: Karen Laing, Brooke Laing

Book List

• Fever 1793 – Laurie Halse Anderson
• Nory Ryan’s Song – Patricia Reilly Giff
• My Louisiana Sky – Kimberly Willis Holt
• If You Lived with the Indians of the Northwest Coast – Anne Kamma
• The Great Turkey Walk – Kathleen Karr
• Christmas After All – Kathryn Lasky
• Three Against the Tide – Anne D. Love
• Fair Weather – Richard Peck
• Esperanza Rising – Pam Munoz Ryan
• Sign of the Beaver – Elizabeth George Speare
• Helen Keller – George Sullivan
• The Mennym’s – Sylvia Waugh