| 2012-2013 Tentative List Battle of the Books | ||||||||
| Kindergarten to Second Grade | ||||||||
| Level | Title | Author | ISBN | Subject | RL | pages | Price | Note |
| K | Bear Story | Joy Martin | 9780936425702 | alaska, bears, abc | 32 | $9.95 | ||
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| K | Good Night, Good Knight | Shelley Thomas | 9780142302019 | Fantasy, Knights, Dragons | 2 | 48 | $3.99 | |
| k | Groucho's eyebrows | Tricia Brown | 9780882408927 | Alaska, Cats | 3.8 | 32 | $9.99 | Pub Date Aug 2012 |
| k | Humpty Dumpty Climbs Again | Dave Horowitz | 9780142419328 | Fairy tales, emotions | 2.8 | 32 | $6.99 | |
| K | Stone Soup | Marcia Brown | 9780689711039 | Action, Folk Tales | 3.3 | 44 | $6.99 | Previous 1993 |
| K-alt | I Broke my Trunk! | Mo Willems | 9781423133094 | Storytelling, pigs | 1.4 | 57 | $8.99 | |
| 1 | Cowboy Ned and Andy | David Stein | 9781442436190 | Western, Animals | 3.2 | 32 | $6.99 | |
| 1 | Ling and Ting: not exactly the same | Grace Lin | 9780316024532 | Twins, Family, Multicultural | 1.4 | 43 | $3.99 | |
| 1 | Lucy's Dance | Deb Vanasse | 9781602231269 | Alaska, Yupik | 4.2 | $10.95 | ||
| 1 | Mouse and Mole: a winter wonderland | Wong Herbert Yee | 9780547576978 | Animals, weather, snow | 2.3 | 48 | $4.99 | |
| 1 | Three Billy Goats Gruff | Paul Gadone | 9780899190358 | Animals, Nursery Rhymes | 3 | 31 | $6.95 | Previous 2007 |
| 1-alt | Brave Irene | William Steig | 9780312564223 | Weather, Nature | 3.9 | 32 | $7.99 | |
| 2nd | Amelia Bedelia | Peggy Parish | 9780064441551 | Careers, Humor | 2.5 | 64 | $3.99 | Repeat 2003 2nd |
| 2 | Gnome from Nome | Stephen Cosgrove | 9781570617775 | Alaska | 32 | $10.99 | ||
| 2 | Johnny Appleseed | Steven Kellogg | 9780688140250 | Action, Folk Story | 4.4 | 40 | $6.99 | repeat 1990 |
| 2 | Out of the Ballpark | Alex Rodriguez | 9780061151965 | Sports, Biography | 2.8 | $6.99 | Mar-12 | |
| 2 | Wizard of Oz | Daisy Alberto | 9780375869945 | Fantasy | 2.3 | 100 | $4.99 | |
| 2-alt | Ben's Robot | Robin Stevenson | 9781554691531 | Robots, Friendship | 3 | 58 | $4.99 | |
| Third/Fourth Grade | ||||||||
| 3rd/4th | 100-year-old secret | Tracy Barrett | 9780312602123 | Family, Europe | 4.4 | 157 | $6.99 | |
| 3rd/4th | 11 Birthdays | Wendy Mass | 9780545052405 | Friendship, Social, Bday | 4.1 | 267 | $6.99 | |
| 3rd/4th | 26 Fairmount Avenue | Tomie dePaola | 9780698118645 | Biography, Repeat | 4.8 | 56 | $6.99 | Previous 2003 |
| 3rd/4th | Alvin Ho: allergic to girls, school and other scary things | Lenore Look | 9780375849305 | Self-confidence, Multiculture, Friendship | 3.8 | 172 | $6.99 | |
| 3rd/4th | Ancient Greece and the Olympics | Mary Pope Osborne | 9780375823787 | Nonfiction, Historical | 4.9 | 121 | $5.99 | |
| 3rd/4th | Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom | Eric Wright | 9781442413047 | Family, Dogs | 3.5 | 96 | $5.99 | |
| 3rd/4th | Key to Rondo | Emily Rodda | 9780545035361 | fantasy, space, magic | 4.9 | 342 | $6.99 | |
| 3rd/4th | Knights of the Lunch Table | Frank Cammuso | 9780439903226 | school, comics/graphic novel | 2.5 | 141 | $10.99 | |
| 3rd/4th | Magical Ms. Plum | Bonny Becker | 9780375847608 | School, Fantasy | 4.4 | 104 | $5.99 | |
| 3rd/4th | Punished | David Lubar | 9781581960631 | Word games, friendship, libraries | 3.9 | 96 | $4.99 | |
| 3rd/4th | Seldovia Sam and the very large clam | Susan Woodward Springer | 9780882405704 | Alaska, Adventure | 3.1 | 64 | $4.99 | Previous 2005 |
| 3rd/4th | Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing | Judy Blume | 9780142408810 | School, Humor, Repeat | 3.8 | 120 | $5.99 | Previous 1994 |
| 3rd/4th | Tornado | Betsy Byars | 9780064420631 | Animals, Tornados | 3.5 | 49 | $4.99 | Previous 1999 |
| 3rd/4th | Turtle in Paradise | Jennifer L. Holm | 9780375836909 | Historical, adventure, family | 4.1 | 208 | $6.99 | |
| 3rd/4th | Where the Mountain Meets the Moon | Grace Lin | 9780316038638 | Folklore, Dragons | 5.5 | 278 | $7.99 | |
| 3rd/4th alt | Penny Dreadful | Laurel Snyder | 9780375861697 | Family, Tennessee, adventure | 4.6 | 304 | $7.99 | |
| 3rd/4th alt | Trouble with Chickens | Doreen Cronin | 9780061215346 | Mystery, animals | 3.5 | 119 | $5.99 | |
| Fifth/Sixth Grade | ||||||||
| 5th/6th | Big Nate: In a class by himself | Lincoln Peirce | 9780061944345 | Humor, School | 3.1 | 214 | $12.99 | Hardback only |
| 5th/6th | Bud, Not Buddy | Christopher Paul Curtis | 9780553494105 | Historical Fiction, runaways | 5.5 | 243 | $6.99 | Previous 2004 |
| 5th/6th | City of Ember | Jeanne DuPrau | 9780385736282 | Fantasy | 5 | 270 | $6.99 | Previous 2006 |
| 5th/6th | Do Not Pass Go | Kirkpatrick Hill | 9781442421226 | Family, Alaska, Social | 5.4 | 229 | $6.99 | |
| 5th/6th | Dragon's Gate | Laurence Yep | 9780064404891 | Historical Fiction | 5.3 | 335 | $6.99 | |
| 5th/6th | Horton Halfpott | Tom Angleberger | 9781419701696 | Mystery | 6.4 | 206 | $6.95 | March 2012 Pub |
| 5th/6th | Leaping Beauty | Gregory Maguire | 9780060564193 | Fairy tales, short stories | 4.9 | 197 | $6.99 | |
| 5th/6th | Lost and Found | Andrew Clements | 9781416909866 | family, school | 5 | 161 | $5.99 | |
| 5th/6th | Mississippi Bridge | Mildred Taylor | 9780141308173 | Historical fiction | 4.7 | 62 | $4.99 | Previous 2007 |
| 5th/6th | Mockingbird | Kathryn Erskine | 9780142417751 | School, Social Issues | 4.1 | 235 | $6.99 | |
| 5th/6th | Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic | Betty MacDonald | 9780064401517 | Manners, Humor | 5.3 | 126 | $5.99 | |
| 5th/6th | Name of this Book is Secret | Pseudonymous Bosch | 9780316113694 | Fantasy, adventure | 5.6 | 360 | $6.99 | |
| 5th/6th | Red Pyramid | Rick Riordan | 9781423113454 | Fantasy, adventure | 4.8 | 516 | $9.99 | |
| 5th/6th | Sasquatch | Roland Smith | 9780786813346 | Volcanoes, repeat | 5.2 | 188 | $5.99 | Previous 2006 |
| 5th/6th | Sign of the Beaver | Elizabeth George Speare | 9780547577111 | Frontier, Indians | 5.7 | 6.99 | $6.99 | |
| 5th/6th alt | Lawn Boy | Gary Paulsen | 9780553494655 | realistic fiction | 4.3 | 88 | $6.99 | |
| 5th/6th alt | Mission Unstoppable | Dan Gutman | 9780061827662 | Action, Adventure | 4.8 | 285 | $6.99 | |
| Sixth-Eighth Grade | ||||||||
| 6th-8th | Alabama Moon | Watt Key | 9780312644802 | Survival, Social Issues, Orphans | YA | 294 | $7.99 | |
| 6th-8th | Chew on This | Eric Schlosser | 9780618593941 | NonFic, Food Habits | 7.4 | 320 | $9.99 | |
| 6th-8th | Dark Sons | Nikki Grimes | 9780310721451 | Realistic Fiction | 5.6 | 90 | $8.99 | |
| 6th-8th | Lassie Come Home | Eric Knight | 9780312371319 | classic, animals, repeat | 5.4 | 248 | $6.99 | Previous Title |
| 6th-8th | Leaving Protection | Will Hobbs | 9780380733125 | Alaska, Family Life, repeat | YA | 192 | $5.99 | Previous Title |
| 6th-8th | Lost Hero | Rick Rioridan | 9781423113461 | Fantasy | YA | 576 | $9.99 | Apr-12 |
| 6th-8th | Maze Runner | James Dashner | 9780385737951 | Sci Fi | YA | 375 | $9.99 | |
| 6th-8th | Mostly true adventures of Homer P. Figg | Rodman Philbrick | 9780439668217 | History, Civil War, Action | 5.6 | 218 | $6.99 | |
| 6th-8th | Princess Academy | Shannon Hale | 9781599900735 | Fairy tale | 6.2 | 314 | $7.95 | |
| 6th-8th | Redwall | Brian Jacques | 9780142302378 | fantasy, repeat | 6.1 | 351 | $8.99 | Previous Title |
| 6th-8th | Scat | Carl Hiaasen | 9780375834875 | Mystery | 5.5 | 371 | $8.99 | |
| 6th-8th | Shooting Kabul | N.H. Senzai | 9781442401952 | Afghan culture | 5.9 | 273 | $6.99 | |
| 6th-8th alt. | After Ever After | Jordan Sonnenblick | 9780439837088 | Realistic Fiction | YA | 260 | $7.99 | |
| 6th-8th alt. | Colony Kids | Heather LeHe | 9781594332654 | Alaska, Mat-Su Valley | 155 | $14.95 | ||
| High School | ||||||||
| HS | Between Shades of Gray | Ruta Sepetys | 9780142420591 | Historical Fiction | YA | 368 | $8.99 | |
| HS | Change-up | John Feinstein | 9780375847592 | Baseball, mystery | YA | 308 | $7.99 | |
| HS | Claudette Colvin | Phillip Hoose | 9780312661052 | Biography | YA | 150 | $9.99 | |
| HS | Clockwork Angel | Cassandra Clare | 9781416975878 | supernatural, steampunk, fantasy | YA | 512 | $10.99 | |
| HS | Disreputable history of Frankie Landau Banks | E. Lockhart | 9780786838196 | Social Issues, Friendship, school | YA | 340 | $8.99 | |
| HS | Door of No Return | Sarah Mussi | 9781416968252 | Mystery, Adventure, Historical | YA | 400 | $8.99 | |
| HS | Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkein | 9780618150823 | Fantasy, Repeat | YA | 320 | $10.99 | Previous Title |
| HS | Lockdown | Alexander Gordon Smith | 9780312611934 | Sci Fi, Law, escape, prison | YA | 304 | $8.99 | |
| HS | Murder on the Iditarod Trail | Sue Henry | 9780380717583 | Alaska, mystery | YA | 246 | $7.99 | Previous Title |
| HS | Perfect storm | Sebastian Junger | 9780393337013 | Nonfiction, Adventure | YA | 233 | $15.95 | Previous title |
| HS | Revolver | Marcus Sedgwick | 9780312547974 | Mystery, Alaska (?) | YA | 204 | $8.99 | |
| HS | Sunrise over Fallujah | Walter Dean Myers | 9780439916257 | Historical, military, middle east | YA | 320 | $7.99 | |
| HS alt | Curse Dark as Gold | Elizabeth Bunce | 9780439895774 | Ghosts, Magic, Family | YA | 400 | $9.99 | |
| HS alt | Eagle of the Ninth | Rosemary Sutcliff | 9780312644291 | Historical Fiction | YA | 210 | $8.99 | |