Book Blitz Jr.
(formerly Battle of the Books)
Book Blitz Jr. is a Canyons School District literacy competition for 3rd – 5th graders designed to encourage reading outside of the school curriculum. Students read books from a selected list, write summaries, form teams, and compete on Battle Day (March 27 & 28), using their collective knowledge of the content of the books — Jeopardy style! The team with the most points – two for each correct answer, plus another for the author – wins. The 4th or 5th grade winners of our school level will participate in a district-wide competition. Additionally, Alta View will be hosting monthly candy bar drawings to reward students that turn in book summaries.
The contest is similar to America’s Battle of Books, which Alta View Elementary formerly participated in.
The student promises to:
- I promise to listen to other’s ideas with respect.
- I promise to thoughtfully read each book by the meeting date.
- I promise to ask my coach for help if I need it.
- I promise to share responsibility for our team’s success and mistakes.
- I promise to represent my school by demonstrating integrity and good sportsmanship through the competition.
Scan the QR code below or click here to register your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grader today.
2023-2024 3rd Grade Reading List
To download a PDF copy of the 3rd Grade reading list, click here.
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look | Bedhead Ted by Scott SanGiacomo | Dog Squad by Chris Grabenstein |
Freddie vs. the Family Curse by Tracy Badua | Gone Fishing by Tamera Will Wissinger | Hockey Night in Kenya by Danson Mutinda |
I Am Sacagawea by Brad Meltzer | I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 by Lauren Tarshis | RED, the Fairly True Tale of Red Riding Hood by Leisl Shurtliff |
Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion by K. Tempest Bradford | Tara and the Towering Wave by Cristina Oxtra | Word Travelers and the Taj Mahal Mystery by Raj Haldar |
2023-2024 4th and 5th Grade Reading List
To download a PDF copy of the 4th and 5th Grade reading list, click here.
BHAI For Now by Maleeha Siddiqui | The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Rauf | City Spies by James Ponti |
Confessions of a Class Clown by Arianne Costner | Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina | Nightmares by Jason Segal & Kristen Miller |
Odder by Katherine Applegate | Rescue by Jennifer A. Nielsen | Sisters of the Neversea by Cynthia Leitich Smith |
Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas | Virtually Me by Chad Morris & Shelly Brown | Wild River by Rodman Philbrik |