Battle of the Books

Since 2008, the Crete Public Library has hosted an annual Battle of the Books program for the local schools. Battle of the Books is a competitive reading program for students in 3rd through 8th grades. Students volunteer to participate in the program with the help of parents, teachers, and school staff. Each team extensively prepares by reading books from a yearly assigned list. In the spring, students gather together to face off in a series of question and answer rounds developed by the Library’s Youth Services staff. The team with the most points at the end of the final round is declared the winner.

Battle of the Books 2025-2026

2025-2026 Crete Public Library’s 3rd-4th Battle List

: Eva Evergreen: Semi-Magical Witch Julie Abe

: The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate

: The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza Mac Barnett

: Circus Mirandus Cassie Beasley

: lora & Ulysses Kate DiCamillo

: scape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Chris Grabenstein

: The Million Dollar Shot Dan Gutman

: One Dead Spy Nathan Hale

: The Lion of Mars Jennifer Holm

: The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter Aaron Reynolds

: May B Caroline Starr Rose

: Ways to Make Sunshine Renee Watson

2025-2026 Crete Public Library's 5th-6th Battle List

: The Night Gardener Jonathan Auxier

: he Iron Trial Holly Black

: The Blackbird Girls Anne Blankman

: The Spirit Glass Roshani Chokshi

: Out of My Mind Sharon Draper

: hmed Aziz’s Epic Year Nina Hamza

: The Last Cuentista Donna Barba Higuera

: The Great Greene Heist Varian Johnson

: The False Prince Jennifer A. Nielsen

: Ghost Jason Reynolds

: They Called Us Enemy George Takei

: The Bridge Home Padma Vaenkatraman