The City of Mesa Library has a collection of paperback titles, previously used in the Battle of the Books program, which are available for loan to classroom teachers in Mesa schools. These books are located at the Main branch (64 E. 1st St.) Call 480-644-2734 for more information.

You must complete and return a Literature Studies Participation Agreement [PDF, 380 KB, Adobe Acrobat Required] to use our sets.

Printer friendly version of this list (PDF, 77.28 KB)

4.6 Adaline Falling Star Mary Pope Osborne
4.5 Anastasia Krupnik Lois Lowry
5.0 Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer
4.7 A Year With Butch and Spike Gail Gauthier
4.4 Battle for the Castle Elizabeth Winthrop
4.0 Beauty Bill Wallace
3.9 Because of Winn Dixie Kate DiCamillo
5.1 Best Christmas Pageant Ever Barbara Robinson
5.1 Big Wander Will Hobbs
5.3 Borrowers Mary Norton
5.9 Brian’s Winter Gary Paulsen
4.6 Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson
5.0 Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis
4.2 Bunnicula Deborah Howe
4.9 Castle in the Attic Elizabeth Winthrop
5.1 Curse of the Blue Figurine John Bellairs
4.7 Danger in the Desert Terri Fields
3.9 Danger on Panther Peak Bill Wallace
6.2 Door in the Wall Marguerite DeAngeli
4.3 Dollhouse Murders Betty Ren Wright
4.6 Earthquake Terror Peg Kehret
6.4 Egypt Game Zilpha Keatley Snyder
5.3 Esperanza Rising Pam Munoz Ryan
5.4 Frindle Andrew Clements
5.8 Ghost Belonged to Me Richard Peck
5.0 House with a Clock in its Walls John Bellairs
3.9 Is Anybody There? Eve Bunting
4.6 Jennifer Murdley’s Toad Bruce Coville
4.9 Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher Bruce Coville
4.7 Maniac Magee Jerry Spinelli
5.0 Megan’s Island Willo Davis Roberts
5.3 Missing May Cynthia Rylant
4.2 Monster Garden Vivien Alcock
5.1 Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Robert O’Brien
5.0 Mr. Tucket Gary Paulsen
5.2 My Side of the Mountain Jean Craighead George
3.7 Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade Barthe DeClements
4.5 Number the Stars Lois Lowry
4.5 Poppy Avi
4.5 Riding Freedom Pam Munoz Ryan
4.8 Running Out of Time Margaret Haddix
4.1 Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Eleanor Coerr
3.4 Sarah, Plain and Tall Patricia MacLachlan
4.7 Shoebag Mary James
5.3 Sounder William Armstrong
4.7 Stepping on the Cracks Mary Downing Hahn
4.9 Summer of the Swans Betsy Byars
4.6 Terror at the Zoo Peg Kehret
5.0 Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt
5.5 Twin in the Tavern Barbara B. Wallace
4.9 Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech
5.0 Watson’s Go to Birmingham, 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
5.7 Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare
6.5 Wolves of Willoughby Chase Joan Aiken
5.9 View From Saturday E.L. Konigsburg
4.6 Yang the Youngest and his Terrible Ear Lensey Namioka

updated 6/08