Battle of the Books 2016-2017 -- NC Middle School

This is a list of the official North Carolina School of Library Media Association's 2016-2017 Middle School Battle of the Books.

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Book cover for "The Emerald Atlas"
Star rating for The Emerald Atlas
Series:
Average Rating:
3.6 stars
Description:
"A strong . . . trilogy, invoking just a little Harry Potter and Series of Unfortunate Events along the way."—Realms of Fantasy

Siblings Kate, Michael, and Emma have been in one orphanage after another for the last ten years, passed along like lost baggage.
 
Yet these unwanted children are more remarkable than they could possibly imagine. Ripped from their parents as babies, they are being...
Book cover for "Greenglass House"
Star rating for Greenglass House
Series:
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
Description:
At Greenglass House, a smuggler's inn, twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers' adopted son, plans to spend his winter holidays relaxing but soon guests are arriving with strange stories about the house sending Milo and Meddy, the cook's daughter, on an adventure.
Book cover for "A monster calls"
Star rating for A monster calls
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Description:
Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.
Book cover for "The ruins of Gorlan"
Star rating for The ruins of Gorlan
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Description:
When fifteen-year-old Will is rejected by battleschool, he becomes the reluctant apprentice to the mysterious Ranger Halt, and winds up protecting the kingdom from danger.
Book cover for "Serafina and the Black Cloak"
Star rating for Serafina and the Black Cloak
Series:
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
In 1899, a twelve-year-old rat catcher on North Carolina's Biltmore estate teams up with the estate owner's young nephew to battle a great evil and, in the process, unlocks the puzzle of her past.