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Madison Book Bowl 2026–27

Every book on the 2026–27 MMSD Book Bowl lists for 4th through 8th grade, each with free practice questions you can try right now. No sign-up needed.

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How Book Bowl works

  • 48books across the five grade lists
  • 3–4readers on a team, all in the same grade
  • 15questions at the school battle
  • 3rounds, from school to the district battle

Teammates split the list, two or three books each. School battles are in late February or early March, and the winners go on to regionals in mid-March, then the district battle by mid-April.

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The official lists

Book Bowl is the Madison Metropolitan School District’s reading program for grades 4–8, run by MMSD Library Media Services. Librarians choose the books on each grade’s list. If a list ever changes, theirs is the one that counts, and we update this page to match.

BookBright is an independent study app. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Madison Metropolitan School District or MMSD Library Media Services.

Can you name the book?

Preview a few of the thousands of questions we have for this year’s Book Bowl lists. Every answer choice comes from the same list, just like in the app.

Pick your grade

Finish the round to earn a sticker from one of the books.

Every title, every author, every key fact

MMSD tells Book Bowl teams to memorize the titles and authors on their list and to write down the key facts from each book. That is what every round here practices, for all five lists, with rewards that keep readers coming back for one more.

  • In What Book

    A moment from the story and four titles from your grade’s list, each shown with its author, until every title and author on the list sticks.

  • Book Trivia

    Each question names the book and asks for a character, a place, or a small detail from inside it, the key facts MMSD tells teams to write down.

  • Flashcards and weak spots

    The books a reader misses come back around, so study time goes where it counts.

  • Every right answer earns something

    Stickers for every book, badges, streaks, and mastery levels from Newbie to Battle Ready.

Every book on all five Book Bowl lists, plus hundreds moreWeb, iPhone, iPad, and AndroidFree to start

All 48 books, ready for Book Bowl

Every book on the 4th through 8th grade lists is here, alongside hundreds of other titles from Battle of the Books lists across the country, so readers never run out. Start a battle, collect stickers, and watch each book go from Newbie to Battle Ready. Free to start, on the web and in the app.

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For librarians & teachers

Coaching a Book Bowl team?

Put your grade’s list on a class list, add any of the hundreds of other titles in our library, and share one code with every team you coach. Teacher accounts are free, forever. No credit card, nothing to cancel.

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