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2011/2012 Battle of the Books Lists

5th Grade Battle of the Books List
11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass (2009). Fantasy
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix (2000). Science Fiction
Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Muñoz Ryan (2004). Realistic Fiction
Calvin Coconut, Trouble Magnet by Graham Salisbury (2009). Realistic Fiction.
Dying to meet you by Kate Klise (2009). Mystery
Earthquake Terror by Peg Kehret (1998). Realistic Fiction.
How Oliver Olson Changed the World by Claudia Mills (2009). Realistic Fiction
Last Newspaper Boy in America by Sue Corbett (2010). Realistic Fiction
The Magical Ms. Plum by Bonny Becker (2009). Fantasy
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary (1965). Fantasy
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (1989). Historical Fiction
On the Wings of Heroes by Richard Peck (2007). Historical Fiction
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (2009). Fantasy
Who Were the Beatles? By Geoff Edgers (2006). Nonfiction

2011/2012-6th - 8th GradeBattle of the Books List

All the Broken Pieces by Ann E. Burg (2009). Historical Fiction

The Circuit by Francisco Jimenez (1997). Nonfiction
Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata (2008)
Cuba 15 by Nancy Osa. (2003). Realistic Fiction
Football Genius by Tim Green (2007). Realistic Fiction.
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass (2006). Realistic Fiction
Kingdom Keepers by Ridley Pearson (2005). Fantasy
Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo by Obert Skye (2005). Fantasy
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld (2009). Science Fiction
NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society by Michael Buckley
Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings (2006). Realistic Fiction
Scat by Carl Hiaasen (2009). Realistic Fiction
Stolen Children by Peg Kehret (2008). Mystery
Tiger by Jeff Stone (2006). Fantasy
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (2009). Science Fiction
The White Giraffe by Lauren St. John (2007). Fantasy

We made some exciting changes to the Library last  year. We have moved to the Destiny Library Management System hosted by the Northwest Regional Educational Service District. Destiny brings library, textbook, and instructional media together. This is offered on a single shared server, with easy browser access and shared student data. What that means for our community is access to our library from virtually anywhere. Not only can you access books that are in our collection but you can also go to Destiny Quest and WebPath Express which is a web-based subscription purchased from Follett Corporation, consisting of 60,000 plus web sites appropriate for levels K-12. These sites are continously vetted for objectivity, accuracy, authority and currency by Follett. This is a great resource for both our teachers and students. The 2nd-8th grade students will be trained on how to use Destiny when they come down to Library this Fall. The teachers had a workshop introducing them to Destiny during our inservice week. There is a link to Destiny on the Library Overview page.

We continue to receive EBSCO Host through OSLIS. The EBSCO database is a valuable resource and is especially helpful once students are doing research reports in class. This database provides access to over 11,000 periodicals with the full text of articles, along with more reference books, maps, and other information resources in electronic format. These EBSCO databases will only be available through OSLIS. (Oregon School Library Information System). The OSLIS website address is www.oslis.k12.or.us. Grades 4th-8th are shown how to use this database during their Library time.