This is the official book list for the 2026-2027 school year — the first eight announced at the tournament. The remaining eight books will be announced in the Fall. The 3rd-4th Grade Division will read a total of 12 books (green icons), and the 5th-6th Grade Division will read 16 books (green and blue icons).

3rd-4th & 5th-6th Grade Divisions

  • Arin’s Judgment

    (Passages) Paul McCusker

  • Brambleheart

    Henry Cole

  • Disaster on the Titanic

    (Ranger in Time) Kate Messner

  • Henry Huggins

    Beverly Cleary

  • Kensuke’s Kingdom

    Michael Morpugo

  • Trouble According to Humphrey

    Betty G. Birney

  • Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder?

    Patricia Brennan Demuth

5th-6th Grade Division

  • Holes

    Louis Sachar