Each Battle of the Books list is curated and selected by the North Carolina School Library Media Association.

The 2026-2027 List

Death in the Jungle -- Candace Fleming

Dragon Hoops -- Gene Luen Yang

Firekeeper's Daughter -- Angeline Boulley

Every Time You Hear That Song -- Jenna Voris

Brownstone -- Samuel Teer and Mar Julia

Iron Widow -- Xiran Jay Zhao

Better Than the Movies -- Lynn Painter

You And Me at the End of the World -- Brianna Bourne

The Headmaster's List -- Melissa De La Cruz

Promise Boys -- Brooks

Field Guide to the North American Teenager -- Ben Philippe

Where Wolves Don't Die -- Anton Treuer

Salvacion -- Sandra Proudman

The Reappearance of Rachel Price -- Holly Jackson

Under the Same Stars -- Libba Bray

Six of Crows -- Leigh Bardugo

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