BookBrightPikes Peak Battle of the Books 2026–27
All 40 books on the 2026–27 Pikes Peak list for 5th graders, each with free practice questions you can try right now. No sign-up needed.
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How the Pikes Peak battle works
- 40books on the list
- 3rounds of 10 questions
- 300points up for grabs
- 11area school districts, plus charter schools
Teams of 5th graders from across the Pikes Peak region meet for the regional battle at Colorado College in the spring.
Among the HiddenMargaret Peterson HaddixPractice questions
The BFGRoald DahlPractice questions
The BreadwinnerDeborah EllisPractice questions
Bridge to TerabithiaKatherine PatersonPractice questions
ChainsLaurie Halse AndersonPractice questions
City of EmberJeanne DuPrauPractice questions
City SpiesJames PontiPractice questions
Cryptid HuntersRoland SmithPractice questions
Esperanza RisingPam Muñoz RyanPractice questions
The False PrinceJennifer A. NielsenPractice questions
The First Rule of PunkCelia C. PérezPractice questions
Fish in a TreeLynda Mullaly HuntPractice questions
Front DeskKelly YangPractice questions
Hana’s SuitcaseKaren LevinePractice questions
HatchetGary PaulsenPractice questions
HootCarl HiaasenPractice questions
Insignificant Events in the Life of a CactusDusti BowlingPractice questions
The Labors of Hercules BealGary D. SchmidtNew this yearPractice questions
LinkedGordon KormanPractice questions
A Long Walk to WaterLinda Sue ParkPractice questions
Midnight at the Barclay HotelFleur BradleyNew this yearPractice questions
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMHRobert C. O’BrienPractice questions
Ninth WardJewell Parker RhodesPractice questions
Number the StarsLois LowryPractice questions
The One and Only IvanKatherine ApplegatePractice questions
Rain ReignAnn M. MartinPractice questions
Ruby HollerSharon CreechPractice questions
ShilohPhyllis Reynolds NaylorPractice questions
SidetrackedDiana Harmon AsherPractice questions
Small Steps: The Year I Got PolioPeg KehretPractice questions
Three Times LuckySheila TurnagePractice questions
The True Confessions of Charlotte DoyleAviPractice questions
The Truth as Told by Mason ButtleLeslie ConnorPractice questions
Two DegreesAlan GratzPractice questions
The War That Saved My LifeKimberly Brubaker BradleyPractice questions
The Watsons Go to BirminghamChristopher Paul CurtisPractice questions
When You Reach MeRebecca SteadPractice questions
Where the Mountain Meets the MoonGrace LinPractice questions
The Wild RobotPeter BrownPractice questions
WonderR. J. PalacioPractice questions
Reading ahead in 4th grade?
Only two books are new this year, and most of the list carries over from one year to the next. The Pikes Peak committee suggests getting 4th graders reading early, and every book here is ready to practice now.
Can you name the book?
Three quick rounds of real questions from this year’s list. Every answer choice is a Pikes Peak book, just like in the app.
Pikes Peak · 40 books
Finish a round to earn a sticker from one of the books.
The official list
Pikes Peak Battle of the Books began in District 38 in 1986 and now brings together schools from around the region. Each year the member schools vote on which books join and leave the list, and the committee publishes it. If the 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 Pikes Peak Battle 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.
All 40 books, ready for battle day
The whole Pikes Peak list 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 coaches & librarians
Coaching a Pikes Peak team?
Put this year’s 40 books on a class list, add any of the hundreds of other titles in our library, and share one code with your whole team. Teacher accounts are free, forever. No credit card, nothing to cancel.