Here’s a sneak peek at all of the books for this year’s Battle of the Books!  The more you read, the better chance you have of getting on the team.  These books are also the Sunshine State Young Readers Award nominees, and you can find them in bookstores everywhere or in the classroom library in a few weeks.

• Fortune’s Magic Farm – Suzanne Selfors
• The Familiars – A. Epstein and A. Jacobson
• The Shadows – Jacqueline West
• Tuesdays at the Castle – Jessica Day George
• President of the Whole Fifth Grade – Sherri Winston
• Edgar Allan’s Official Crime Investigation Notebook – Mary Amato
• Sophie Simon Solves Them All – Lisa Graff
• Attack of the Fluffy Bunnies – Andrea Beaty
• Aliens on Vacation – Clete Barrett Smith
• Neil Armstrong Is My Uncle – Nan Marino
• Turtle in Paradise – Jennifer L. Holm
• The Fast and the Furriest – Andy Behrens
• The Trouble with Chickens – Doreen Cronin
• Guinea Dog – Patrick Jennings
• The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester – Barbara O’ Conner

Here is the official document of the 2012-2013 Sunshine State Young Readers Award nominees which are also this year’s choices for Battle of the Books, and you can find them in bookstores everywhere or in the classroom library once school starts: