North Carolina School Library Media Association
2020-2021
Middle School Battle of the Books List
Home of the Brave - Katherine Applegate
The Iron Trial - Holly Black and Cassandra Clare
Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish - Pablo Cartaya
Book Scavenger - Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
New Kid - Jerry Craft
Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 - Richard Paul Evans
90 Miles to Havana - Enrique Flores-Galbis
Prisoner B-3087 - Alan Gratz
Fatal Fever - Gail Jarrow
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky - Kwame Mbalia
Nyxia - Scott Reintgen
Look Both Ways - Jason Reynolds
The Hired Girl - Laura Amy Schlitz
Bluefish - Pat Schmatz
The Alchemyst*** - Michael Scott
Death on the River of Doubt - Samantha Seiple
Salt to the Sea - Ruta Sepetys
Outcasts United** - Warren St. John
Other Words for Home - Jasmine Warga
Genesis Begins Again - Alicia D. Williams
The Watch That Ends the Night - Allan Wolf
Wolf Hollow - Lauren Wolk
**Full title: Outcasts United: The Story of a Refugee Soccer Team That Changed a Town. Do not confuse with adult editions of this book (Outcasts United: a Refugee Team, an American Town or Outcasts United: an American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman’s Quest to Make a Difference).
April 4, 2020 Update: ***Due to the limited availability of Airman at this time, The Alchemyst by Michael Scott has been returned to the list in its place. There is a planned reprint of Airman scheduled for March 2021; therefore, it could possibly make a return in the future.
