Middle School Battle of the Books
Middle School Library Mission Statement
The mission of the Bethel School District Middle School Library Program is to foster a love for reading and learning by ensuring that students and staff have access to a variety of information and resources that meet their individual interests and needs. The Bethel School District Middle School Library Program will also strive to teach students how to be effective and ethical users of technology and information.
2026/27 Book List
![All the Blues in the Sky]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777921733/bethelsdorg/vitnlwkzccqq0lrvxxrs/AlltheBlues.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777921733/bethelsdorg/vitnlwkzccqq0lrvxxrs/AlltheBlues.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1777921733/bethelsdorg/vitnlwkzccqq0lrvxxrs/AlltheBlues.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777921733/bethelsdorg/vitnlwkzccqq0lrvxxrs/AlltheBlues.jpg","width":968}])
All the Blues in the Sky
by Renee’ Watson
![And Then Boom!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777921835/bethelsdorg/yk27qw5ynevvaxntdeif/Andthenboom.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777921835/bethelsdorg/yk27qw5ynevvaxntdeif/Andthenboom.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777921835/bethelsdorg/yk27qw5ynevvaxntdeif/Andthenboom.jpg","width":662}])
And Then Boom!
by Lisa Fipps
![At Last She Stood]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777922907/bethelsdorg/ku6jokqvmqtuyuuyf2im/atlast2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777922907/bethelsdorg/ku6jokqvmqtuyuuyf2im/atlast2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777922907/bethelsdorg/ku6jokqvmqtuyuuyf2im/atlast2.jpg","width":669}])
At Last She Stood
by Erin Estrada Kelly
![Confessions From the Group Chat]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777922224/bethelsdorg/z9goamasuuwl1q0aqhqq/confessions.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777922224/bethelsdorg/z9goamasuuwl1q0aqhqq/confessions.jpg","width":298}])
Confessions From the Group Chat
by Jodi Meadows
![Dad Rock Dragon Quest]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777922298/bethelsdorg/wrkqzxlewgzhttet9d1y/dadrock.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777922298/bethelsdorg/wrkqzxlewgzhttet9d1y/dadrock.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777922298/bethelsdorg/wrkqzxlewgzhttet9d1y/dadrock.jpg","width":662}])
Dad Rock Dragon Quest
by Joan Reardon
![Hands]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777922355/bethelsdorg/nm5quq3ezbqshxgpx2q0/hands.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777922355/bethelsdorg/nm5quq3ezbqshxgpx2q0/hands.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777922355/bethelsdorg/nm5quq3ezbqshxgpx2q0/hands.jpg","width":661}])
Hands
by Torrey Maldonado
![I.R.L.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777922429/bethelsdorg/aderba2pz7qkiuxg1nbw/irl.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777922429/bethelsdorg/aderba2pz7qkiuxg1nbw/irl.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777922429/bethelsdorg/aderba2pz7qkiuxg1nbw/irl.jpg","width":662}])
I.R.L.
by Jenny Goebel
![Midwatch Institute for Wayward Girls]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777922615/bethelsdorg/mfuualk9jyeb4euoixen/midwatch.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777922615/bethelsdorg/mfuualk9jyeb4euoixen/midwatch.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777922615/bethelsdorg/mfuualk9jyeb4euoixen/midwatch.jpg","width":676}])
Midwatch Institute for Wayward Girls
by Judith Rossell
![Monster Locker]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777922692/bethelsdorg/qclke5kjnxjk9o45xmy1/monsterlocker.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777922692/bethelsdorg/qclke5kjnxjk9o45xmy1/monsterlocker.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777922692/bethelsdorg/qclke5kjnxjk9o45xmy1/monsterlocker.png","width":600}])
Monster Locker
by Jorge Aguirre & Andres Vera Martinez
![Right Back at You]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777922779/bethelsdorg/pfelm6seidgo4r6jukti/rightback.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777922779/bethelsdorg/pfelm6seidgo4r6jukti/rightback.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777922779/bethelsdorg/pfelm6seidgo4r6jukti/rightback.jpg","width":667}])
Right Back at You
by Carolyn Mackler
![Sole Survivor]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777922833/bethelsdorg/gori8yrwfjanmahqklyq/sole.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777922833/bethelsdorg/gori8yrwfjanmahqklyq/sole.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777922833/bethelsdorg/gori8yrwfjanmahqklyq/sole.jpg","width":647}])
Sole Survivor
by Norman Ollestad & Brendan Kiely
![The Lions’ Run]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777922523/bethelsdorg/ot2birdlemq8ftqvlqvd/lions.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1777922523/bethelsdorg/ot2birdlemq8ftqvlqvd/lions.jpg","width":358}])
The Lions’ Run
by Sara Pennypacker