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NCSLMA Battle of the Books Pronunciation Guide 2009-2010
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Title |
Author |
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| Airborn |  |
Kenneth Oppel |
| Bronx Masquerade | |
Nikki Grimes |
| Bud, Not Buddy | |
Christopher Paul Curtis |
| Castaways of the Flying Dutchman | |
Brian Jacques |
| Chasing Vermeer | |
Blue Balliett |
| Chicken Boy | |
Frances O’Roark Dowell |
| Code Talker | |
Joseph Bruchac |
| Dicey's Song | |
Cynthia Voigt |
| Drums, Girls, & Dangerous Pie | |
Jordan Sonnenblick |
| Esperanza Rising | |
Pam Muñoz Ryan |
| Flush | |
Carl Hiaasen |
| Freak the Mighty | |
Rodman Philbrick |
| The Graveyard Book ** | |
Neil Gaiman |
| Invitation to the Game | |
Monica Hughes |
| Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life | |
Wendy Mass |
| Just Ella**** | |
Margaret Peterson Haddix |
| The Kite Rider | |
Geraldine McCaughrean |
| The Lottery Rose | |
Irene Hunt |
| Peak | |
Roland Smith |
| Peter and the Starcatchers | |
Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson |
| Phineas Gage | |
John Fleischman |
| Storm Warriors | |
Elisa Carbone |
| Stormbreaker | |
Anthony Horowitz |
| Summer of My German Soldier | |
Bette Greene |
| The View from Saturday | |
E.L. Konigsburg |
| The Wednesday Wars | |
Gary D. Schmidt |
| White Fang ****** | |
Jack London |
**The Graveyard Book (Due to be released as a paperback in May)
****Just Ella (Aladdin Paperbacks edition)
****** White Fang (Puffin Books edition complete and unabridged)
*NOTE: The Pronunciation Guide of the titles and authors of the Battle of the Books list is provided with as much accuracy as could be located through research. Be aware that there may still be some variations in the pronunciations and of the rule that states that challenges should not be made solely on the basis of pronunciation. However, this does not preclude challenges for incorrect titles and/or authors.
Page last updated October 13, 2009