4th Grade Battle of the Books

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What is Battle of the Books?

Battle of the Books is a reading competition among fourth grade Oxford students. Students form teams among the fourth graders at their school and read the same five books. This culminates at the Battle where teams are asked questions about all of the books. The team with the most points at the end of the Battle claims the coveted trophy for their school.

Event Information

2026 Registration forms are available at Oxford Public Library.

Battle books will be available to check out as soon as your team's forms are turned in to OPL. Limit of 2 Battle books checked out at a time.

The 2026 Oxford Battle of the Books will take place on April 9, 2026.

2026 Book List

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Kite Fighters

by Linda Sue Park

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A profile of a girl with her face against the face of a brown horse.

Riding Freedom

by Pam Munoz Ryan

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Sherlock Files: The 100-Year-Old Secret

by Tracy Barrett

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Three girls at the top with the middle one holding a sword. Below is a giant squashing a house with his foot.

Sisters Grimm: Fairy Tale Detectives

by Michael Buckley

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Illustration of Amelia Earhart with a boy on the left and a girl on the right with speech bubbles.

Wait! What? Amelia Earhart is on the Moon?

by Dan Gutman

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2025 Winners

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Champions

The Reading Raiders

Kingsbury Country Day School

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Best Costume

Nature Know It Alls

Clear Lake Elementary

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Best Team Name

The Pickle Worms

Lakeville Elementary

2025 Final Scores

RankTeam NameScore
1Reading Raiders (Kingsbury)72
2Chapter Champions (Oxford Elementary)68
2Lil Crane Makers (Clear Lake)59
3Nature Know It Alls (Clear Lake)58
4Holy Cows (Kingsbury)55
4Pathetic Pencils (Oxford Elementary)55
4Pickle Worms (Lakeville)55
5Chapter Champs (Clear Lake)51
5Word Explorers (Kingsbury)51
6Book Bandits (Lakeville)35
7Retro Readers (Clear Lake)33