Escambia County Public Schools

WHAT IS BATTLE OF THE BOOKS?

Update: Congratulations to all participating teams! To view the 2024-2025 winning teams, please click here.

2026 Battle of the Books - Place:  TBD

2026 Battle of the Books Date & Time: TBD

Battle of the Books is a district-wide academic book bowl. The goal of this event is to teach students the importance of collaboration and teamwork, creative thinking and problem-solving, healthy competition based on mutual respect, and challenge literature expectations with regard to Florida’s Language Arts Standards.

Are you curious about the types of questions that will be asked at the Battle? Click here to preview some sample BoB questions.

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO PARTICIPATE?

Read Books

Students should begin reading their desired titles from their appropriate list. The third grade list consists of seven titles and the 4th-5th grade list consists of fifteen titles. The 6th-8th grade list consists of fifteen titles, and the Florida Teen Reads titles are intended for 9th-12th grade students. 

**ALL the books on each list are optional reads. No one is required to read all the books on any given list to participate in Battle of the Books.

Register

Click Here to Register your school (registration is closed)

Coaches will complete an on-line registration form to register their team’s participation in BoB. The link is also under the heading REGISTRATION INFORMATION.

Each school is allowed three teams with a maximum of five members per team. Alternates are NOT allowed. Mixed grade level teams are allowed. No team will be allowed to register for BoB after the deadline!