6th – 8th Grade

The Books

The Iowa Teen Award gives students an opportunity to choose the book to receive the award and to suggest books for the yearly reading list. Check out this link for more information on the Iowa Teen Award and the Iowa Association of School Librarians. The list is used as the basis of our Battle of the Books.

And Then, Boom! — Lisa Fipps
The Bletchley Riddle — Ruta Sepetys
Dreamslinger — Graci Kim
Kareem Between — Shifa Saltagi Safadi
The Last Dragon on Mars — Scott Reintgen
Louder Than Hunger — John Schu
Mountain of Fire — Rebecca Barone
Not If You Break Up with Me First — G.F. Miller
Pizza Face — Rex Ogle
The Right Call — Tommy Greenwald
Shadowed — Carl Deuker
Silent Sister — Megan Davidhizar
Stay Dead — April Henry
Such Charming Liars — Karen McManus
Very Bad at Math — Hope Larson

The Battle

  1. School Level – Schools determine their best team. Contact your school’s librarian or English teacher for more information on School Level Battles.
  2. District Level – The winning team from each participating school in the district will battle each other in the final Eastern Iowa Regional Battle of the Books.

Battle Date

2026-2027 Regional Battle Date:
Thursday, March 4, 2027 | 10:30 AM | Bettendorf Public Library

The Questions

Create and share practice questions with other middle schools here!

Teacher and School Librarians who need more information can use this link to request access to the Eastern Iowa Battle of the Books Google Drive.

Questions are written Each book is reviewed and questions are written by public librarians from sponsoring libraries. All questions are answered with the title of a book and the author.

The Students

Middle school battle is open to all students in grades 6-8. in Eastern Iowa. Whether your 6th grade class will compete at the Middle or Elementary School level is determined at the district level. Please contact your school librarian or English teacher for more information.

Homeschool teams are welcome to participate! Please reach out to your local public librarian for more information on how to compete.