Fayette County Schools Elementary Battle of the Books List 2009/10
           
Author Title Reading Level Lexile AR Pts. Genre
Applegate, Katherine Home of the Brave 4.3   3 realistic fiction
Avi Iron Thunder* 5.3 620 4 historical fiction
Balliett, Blue Chasing Vermeer 5.4 770 6 mystery
Berlin, Eric Puzzling World of Winston Breen* 4.2 670 8 mystery
Birdsall, Jeanne The Penderwicks on Gardam Street 5.3 850 10 realistic fiction
DeFelice, Cynthia Weasel 5 870 4 historical fiction
Forbes, Esther Johnny Tremain 5.9 840 13 historical fiction
Grogan, John Marley: A Dog Like No Other 4.8 760 6 nonfiction
Haig, Matt Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest 4.8 1040 9 fantasy
Hale, Shannon Princess Academy 6 890 10 school fiction
Konigsburg, E. L. Up from Jericho Tel 6.1 910 7 mystery
Korman, Gordon Swindle* 4.9 710 5 realistic fiction
Le Guin, Ursula Gifts 5.6 830 9 fantasy
Lowry, Lois The Willoughby's* 5.4 790 4 humorous fiction
Nitz, Kristin Saving the Griffin* 3.6 550 4 fantasy
Paterson, Katherine Lyddie 5.6 860 9 historical fiction
Rawls, Wilson Where the Red Fern Grows 6.4 700 11 animal story
Schmidt, Gary Wednesday Wars  5.6 990 12 realistic fiction    
Thomson, Sarah L. Three Cups of Tea 5.6 910 7 nonfiction
Warner, Gertrude  Boxcar Children 3.9 300 2 mystery
           
*Also on the 2010 Kentucky Bluegrass Award 3-5 Master List