BookBrightNew Mexico Battle of the Books 2026–27
Every book on the 2026–27 New Mexico Battle of the Books Elementary and Middle School lists, each with free practice questions you can try right now. No sign-up needed.
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How a New Mexico State Battle works
- 10+books from the list every reader must finish to compete
- 5 + 2points for the title and the author
- 30seconds to answer, after the question is read twice
- 4rounds at the State Battle, 24 questions each
Every question asks “In which book…?” and the answer is the title and the author. The Central, Southern, and Northwest New Mexico State Battles all take place on Saturday, April 17, 2027.
And Then, Boom!Lisa FippsPractice questions
The Burning SeasonCaroline Starr RoseBoth listsPractice questions
The City of Lost CatsTanya Lloyd KyiPractice questions
Dream OnShannon HalePractice questions
The ExperimentRebecca SteadBoth listsPractice questions
The Hotel BalzaarKate DiCamilloPractice questions
The Kodiaks: Home Ice AdvantageDavid A. RobertsonPractice questions
The Leadership Journey: How Four Kids Became PresidentDoris Kearns GoodwinBoth listsPractice questions
Lei and the Fire GoddessMalia MaunakeaBoth listsPractice questions
Measuring UpLily LaMottePractice questions
The Night WarKimberly Brubaker BradleyPractice questions
The Nine Moons of Han Yu and LuliKarina Yan GlaserBoth listsPractice questions
The Other Side of the RiverAlda P. DobbsPractice questions
The Peach PitErin Soderberg DowningPractice questions
The Picture VisitorsChristina WolffPractice questions
RadiantVaunda Micheaux NelsonBoth listsPractice questions
RewindLisa GraffPractice questions
Sylvia Doe and the 100-Year FloodRobert BeattyBoth listsPractice questions
Waking the Dead and Other Fun ActivitiesCasey LyallBoth listsPractice questions
Where Only Storms GrowAlyssa ColmanPractice questions
All the Blues in the SkyRenée WatsonPractice questions- The Burning SeasonCaroline Starr RoseBoth listsPractice questions
BustedDan GemeinhartPractice questions
Candle IslandLauren WolkPractice questions- The ExperimentRebecca SteadBoth listsPractice questions
The Freedom SeekerRuchira GuptaPractice questions
Holding on for Dear LifeDusti BowlingPractice questions- The Leadership Journey: How Four Kids Became PresidentDoris Kearns GoodwinBoth listsPractice questions
- Lei and the Fire GoddessMalia MaunakeaBoth listsPractice questions
The Night LibrarianChristopher LincolnPractice questions
The Night RavenJohan RundbergPractice questions- The Nine Moons of Han Yu and LuliKarina Yan GlaserBoth listsPractice questions
- RadiantVaunda Micheaux NelsonBoth listsPractice questions
Rebellion 1776Laurie Halse AndersonPractice questions- Sylvia Doe and the 100-Year FloodRobert BeattyBoth listsPractice questions
Three Blue HeartsLynne KellyPractice questions
The Undead Fox of Deadwood ForestAubrey HartmanPractice questions- Waking the Dead and Other Fun ActivitiesCasey LyallBoth listsPractice questions
Where Wolves Don’t DieAnton TreuerPractice questions
The Wrong Way HomeKate O’ShaughnessyPractice questions
New teammates on battle day
At the State Battle, readers are split up and put on teams with readers from other schools, so nobody can count on a teammate to cover the books they skipped. In BookBright, a reader can practice one book right after finishing it, then battle the whole list mixed together, the way the State Battle mixes it.
The official lists
Volunteer teachers and librarians from across New Mexico read widely to choose each year’s lists. Students in grades 4 through 8 can compete, sponsored by their school or library. 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 New Mexico Battle of the Books.
Can you name the book?
Preview a few of the thousands of questions we have for this year’s New Mexico lists. Every answer choice comes from the same list, just like in the app.
Pick your division
Finish the round to earn a sticker from one of the books.
Know every book by its moments
In What Book practice for every book on both lists, the details that are easiest to forget, and rewards that keep readers coming back for one more round.
In What Book
A moment from the story and four titles from your list, each shown with its author, the same way every New Mexico battle question works.
Book Trivia
Names, places, and the small details from inside each book that are easiest to forget.
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.
All 32 books, ready for battle day
Every book on the Elementary and Middle School lists is here, alongside hundreds of other Battle of the Books titles from 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.
For sponsors & librarians
Sponsoring a New Mexico team?
Put your division’s list on a class list, add any of the hundreds of other titles in our library, and share one code with every reader you sponsor. Teacher accounts are free, forever. No credit card, nothing to cancel.