BookBrightNorth Carolina Battle of the Books 2026–27
Every book on the 2026–27 NC elementary, middle, and high school lists, each with free practice questions you can try right now. No sign-up needed.
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Amari and the Night BrothersB.B. AlstonPractice questions
The Very, Very Far NorthDan Bar-elPractice questions
The Total Eclipse of Nestor LopezAdrianna CuevasPractice questions
The Mystery of Locked RoomsLindsay CurriePractice questions
PopcornRob HarrellPractice questions
LinkedGordon KormanPractice questions
Not If I Can Help ItCarolyn MacklerPractice questions
The Miscalculations of Lightning GirlStacy McAnultyPractice questions
RadiantVaunda Micheaux NelsonPractice questions
WishBarbara O’ConnorPractice questions
WildfireRodman PhilbrickPractice questions
Root MagicEden RoycePractice questions
Impossible CreaturesKatherine RundellStudent choicePractice questions
The Elephant in the RoomHolly Goldberg SloanPractice questions
Mabuhay!Zachary SterlingPractice questions
A Rover’s StoryJasmine WargaPractice questions
Agent Most WantedSonia PurnellYoung readers editionPractice questions
All ThirteenChristina SoontornvatPractice questions
Blood in the WaterTiffany D. JacksonPractice questions
The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinnSally J. PlaPractice questions
Island of SpiesSheila TurnagePractice questions
The Last CuentistaDonna Barba HigueraPractice questions
Long LostJacqueline WestPractice questions
Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak SpanishPablo CartayaPractice questions
NyxiaScott ReintgenPractice questions
Other Words for HomeJasmine WargaPractice questions
RestartGordon KormanPractice questions
The Secret Battle of Evan PaoWendy Wan-Long ShangPractice questions
Shark TeethSherri WinstonPractice questions
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the SkyKwame MbaliaPractice questions
Two TribesEmily Bowen CohenPractice questions
When We Flew AwayAlice HoffmanStudent choicePractice questions
Six of CrowsLeigh BardugoStudent choicePractice questions
Firekeeper’s DaughterAngeline BoulleyPractice questions
You and Me at the End of the WorldBrianna BournePractice questions
Under the Same StarsLibba BrayPractice questions
Promise BoysNick BrooksPractice questions
The Headmaster’s ListMelissa de la CruzPractice questions
Death in the JungleCandace FlemingPractice questions
The Reappearance of Rachel PriceHolly JacksonPractice questions
Better than the MoviesLynn PainterPractice questions
The Field Guide to the North American TeenagerBen PhilippePractice questions
SalvaciónSandra ProudmanPractice questions
BrownstoneSamuel TeerPractice questions
Where Wolves Don’t DieAnton TreuerPractice questions
Every Time You Hear That SongJenna VorisPractice questions
Dragon HoopsGene Luen YangPractice questions
Iron WidowXiran Jay ZhaoPractice questions
The official lists
The North Carolina School Library Media Association (NCSLMA) publishes the official lists each year. 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 NCSLMA.
Can you name the book?
Three real questions from this year’s 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.
Read it once. Remember it on battle day.
Two kinds of questions, a deep bank for every book, and rewards that keep readers coming back for one more round.
In What Book
A moment from the story, four titles from your list. Name the book it came from.
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.
Your team’s list is ready
Pick your division, start a battle, and watch each book go from Newbie to Battle Ready. Free to start, on the web and in the app.
For coaches & librarians
Coaching a North Carolina team?
Put this year’s list on a class list, share one code, and your whole team studies the same books. Teacher accounts are free, forever. No credit card, nothing to cancel.