The Books
The Iowa High School Book 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 High School Book Award and the Iowa Association of School Librarians. The list is used as the basis of our Battle of the Books.
After Life — Gayle Forman
The Black Girl Survives in this One — Desiree Evans
Dragonfruit – Makiia Lucier
Dungeons and Drama — Kristy Boyce
Everything Is Tuberculosis — John Green
Everything We Never Had — Randy Ribay
The Last Bloodcarver — Vanessa Le
Pearl — Sherri L. Smith
This Book Won’t Burn — Samira Ahmed
The Thrashers — Julie Soto
Twenty-four Seconds From Now — Jason Reynolds
Under the Same Stars — Libba Bray
The Battle
- School Level – Schools determine their best team. Contact your school’s librarian or English teacher for more information on School Level Battles.
- 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:
Tuesday, March 2, 2027 | 10:30 AM | Bettendorf Public Library
The Questions
Create and share practice questions with other high 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.
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
All high school students in Eastern Iowa can participate through their school. lease 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.
Eastern Iowa Battle of Books 