We’re excited to announce the Granite Elementary Libraries Best Books Challenge for the 2020-2021 school year!

The Best Books Challenge will continue the Granite Battle of the Books trivia competition program, heading into its fifth year, while adding more ways for students and schools to participate and interact with the books on the lists, including writing contests and more casual school community read-togethers.

See next year’s reading lists below!

3rd-4th Grade Best Books Reading List (2020-2021)

Find more details about each book in the 3rd-4th grade list here.

Read or listen to these books in Sora.

[Coming soon: find these books in your school’s library.]

5th-6th Grade Best Books Challenge List (2020-2021)

Find more details about each book in the 5th-6th grade list here.

Read or listen to these books in Sora.

[Coming soon: find these books in your school’s library.]

Informational Meeting

There will be a virtual informational meeting for the 2020-2021 Best Books Challenge program on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 10 A.M. *Any schools interested in participating in the program next year should have a representative attend this meeting.* Click here to register to attend the meeting.

Granite Best Books Challenge Website

The newly redesigned and updated Best Books Challenge website (formerly Granite Battle of the Books website) is filled with information about next year’s program. Whether you are a student, parent, teacher, or school administrator, please visit the site to find out more and get involved. If you have questions about the program that aren’t answered on the website or in the virtual meeting, please contact Marci Bishop, Elementary Library Media Specialist in the Educational Technology Department.