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Battle of the Books
This spring, Battle of the Books will take place from March 30, 2020 to May 13, 2020. Please see Important Dates for more information.
Author List - Senior
- Stratton, Allan
- Lloyd, Natalie
- Sands, Kevin
- Slade, Arthur
- Hannigan, Kate
- Walters, Eric
- Anderson, John David
- Mattick, Lindsay
- Dowding, Philippa
- Brown, Peter
- Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker
- Lyall, Casey
- Haddix, Margaret Peterson
- King, Wesley
- Hunt, Lynda Mullaly
- Byrne, Gabrielle K.
- Gaiman, Neil
- MacKnight, Wendy McLeod
- Steinke, Aron
- McAnulty, Stacy
- Connor, Leslie
- Telgemeier, Raina
- Pastis, Stephan
- Magras, Diane
- Gibbs, Stuart
- Arden, Katherine
- Winick, Judd
- Skrypuch, Marsha Forchuk
- McMann, Lisa
- Ryan, Pam Munoz
- Clements, Andrew
- Nielsen, Jennifer A.
- Craft, Jerry
- Pilkey, Dav
- Narsimhan, Mahtab
- Cowell, Cressida
- Brallier, Max
- Clare, Cassandra
- Dahl, Roald
- Messenger, Shannon
- Ostertag, Molly Knox
- Chmakova, Svetlana
- Barclay, Linwood
- Palacio, R.J.
- Nielsen, Susin
- Lasky, Kathryn
- Hale, Shannon
- Kibuishi, Kazu
- Keating, Jess
- Kinney, Jeff
- Alexander, Kwame
- Mlynowski, Sarah
- Oppel, Kenneth
- Pignat, Caroline
- Horvath, Polly
- Griffiths, Andy
- Vail, Rachel
- George, Kallie
- Gidwitz, Adam
- Fountain, Ele
- Sutherland, Tui
- Tucker, Laura
- Hatke, Ben
- Rivers, Karen
- Lai, Thanhha
- Selznick, Brian
- Applegate, Katherine
- Selfors, Suzanne
- Baum, L Frank
- Auxier, Jonathan
- Black, Holly
- Hicks, Faith Erin
- Korman, Gordon
- Holm, Jennifer & Matthew
- Cotter, Charis
- Pichon, Liz
- Chainani, Soman
- Curtis, Christopher Paul
- Parisi, Mark
- Chokshi, Roshani
- Sloan, Holly Goldberg
- DiCamillo, Kate
- VanSickle, Vikki
- Hunter, Erin
- Alcott, Louisa May
- Buyea, Rob
- Gantos, Jack
- Anderson, Rebecca J.
- Zee, Ginger
- Dashner, James
- Kadarusman, Michelle
- Armstrong, Kelley
- Hood, Susan
- Krosoczka, Jarrett
- Peirce, Lincoln
- Riordan, Rick
- Gratz, Alan
- Patterson, James
- Nobel, Julia
- Maihack, Mike
- Libenson, Terri
- Ellis, Deborah
- Larson, Hope
- Rowling, J.K.
- Sylvester, Kevin
- D’Lacey, Chris
- Reynolds, Jason
- De Los Santos, Marisa
- Colfer, Chris
- Siegel, Mark
- Smith, Jeff
- Russell, Rachel Renee
- Bass, Karen
- Townsend, Jessica
- Snyder, Laurel
- Grabenstein, Chris
Classic Author List
Books in this category will have been published 10+ years ago.
- Alcott, Louisa May
- Paulsen, Gary
- Fitzhugh, Louise
- Keene, Carolyn
- Wilder, Laura Ingalls
- White, E.B.
- Selden, George
- Montgomery, Lucy Maud
- Burnett, Frances Hodgson
- Rowling, J.K.
- Pearson, Kit
- Cleary, Beverly
- DiCamillo, Kate
- Lewis, C.S.
- Hinton, S.E.
- Carroll, Lewis
- Barrie, J.M.
- Mowat, Farley
- Dahl, Roald
- Dixon, Franklin W.
- Baum, L. Frank
- Levine, Gail Carson
- Lowry, Lois
- Cormier, Robert
- George, Jean Craighead
- Sachar, Louis
- L’Engle, Madeleine
- Korman, Gordon
- Blume, Judy
- Paterson, Katherine
- DuPrau, Jeanne
PLEASE NOTE:
Does NOT include: White Pine, Le Prix Peuplier, Le Prix Tamarac or Le Prix Tamarac Express
Questions will also be asked about award winning titles that were published between 2010-2019 (see below for list of awards that will be included), fairy & folktales, current award nominees from the Forest of Reading awards and characters from classic and popular books.
- The John Newberry Medal (includes both winners & honours titles)
- The Randolph Caledecott Medal(includes both winners & honours titles)
- The (Theodor Seuss) Giesel Award
- The Children’s & Teen Choice Book Awards (only winners, NOT finalists)
- The Scott O’Dell Awards
- TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award
- Will Eisner Awards Best Publication for Kids 9-12 (Graphic Novel)
- Forest of Reading Awards (only past winners can be used; current nominees can be asked in other categories such as “Canadian”)
Does NOT include: White Pine, Le Prix Peuplier, Le Prix Tamarac or Le Prix Tamarac Express