The Regional North Country Battle of the Books will take place on Saturday, May 21 at St. James School in Gouverneur. Battles will begin at 10am; teams can sign in as early as 9:30am.

There will not be an official lunch break; teams can eat when their schedule allows. There are a few walkable options for lunch near the school, but many teams brown bag it.

The reading list for 2016 has been released, and here it is!

Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett

Dark Water Rising by Marian Hale

Diary of a Mad Brownie by Bruce Coville

Finding Serendipity by Angelica Banks

The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm

How I Became a Ghost by Tim Tingle

The Imaginary by A.F. Harrold

Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai

Masterminds by Gordon Korman

The Midwife’s Apprentice by Karen Cushman

Mountain Dog by Margarita Engle

My Rotten Life by David Lubar

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

Rules by Cynthia Lord

The Saturday Boy by David Fleming

Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper

The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett and Jory John

There’s an Owl in the Shower by Jean Craighead George

The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Titles can be found in the NCLS catalog, or as e-books, if available in that format. Enjoy!