New Mexico Battle of the Books for Middle Schools, 2025-2026, Grades 6-8

Created by New Mexico Library Association (NMLA) and New Mexico State Library (NMSL)

318 Resources including
31 Videos
33 Book Readings
27 Lesson Plans
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Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

by Pedro Martín

40+ Resources20 Awards

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Louder Than Hunger

by John Schu

35+ Resources10 Awards

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Rez Ball

by Byron Graves

30+ Resources9 Awards

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Across So Many Seas

by Ruth Behar

30+ Resources9 Awards

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Not an Easy Win

by Chrystal D. Giles

25+ Resources4 Awards

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The First State of Being

by Erin Entrada Kelly

25+ Resources9 Awards

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Something Like Home

by Andrea Beatriz Arango

25+ Resources8 Awards

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Force of Nature: A Novel of Rachel Carson

by Ann E. Burg and Sophie Blackall

25+ Resources5 Awards

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The Probability of Everything

by Sarah Everett

20+ Resources9 Awards

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The Secret Battle of Evan Pao

by Wendy Wan-Long Shang

15+ Resources4 Awards

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Keeping Pace

by Laurie Morrison

15+ Resources2 Awards

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The Sherlock Society

by James Ponti

15+ Resources1 Awards

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A Dictionary of Scoundrels

by Beth Lincoln

15+ Resources4 Awards

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The Disaster Days

by Rebecca Behrens

10+ Resources2 Awards

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Skyriders

by Polly Holyoke

10+ Resources

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The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry

by Anna Rose Johnson

10+ Resources1 Awards

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Eyes on the Sky

by J. Kasper Kramer

10+ Resources1 Awards

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Bridge to Bat City

by Ernest Cline

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Dread Detention

by Jennifer Killick

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Dead Good Detectives

by Jenny McLachlan and Chloe Dominique

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