The Judges
Kathi Appelt
Franny Billingsley
Deb Caletti
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Margarita Engle
Adam Gidwitz
Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Paul Griffin
Thanhha Lai
Martine Leavitt
Marie Lu
Donna Jo Napoli
Kenneth Oppel
James Patterson
Lynne Rae Perkins
The 2012 Judges
The 2011 Judges
The 2010 Judges
The 2009 Judges
2013 Battle Schedule
Round One
Match 1 - March 12
Bomb vs Wonder - judged by Kenneth Oppel
Match 2 - March 13
Code Name Verity vs Titanic - judged by Margarita Engle
Match 3 - March 14
Endangered vs Three Times Lucky - judged by Kathi Appelt
Match 4 - March 15
The Fault in Our Stars vs Temple Grandin - judged by Deb Caletti
Match 5 - March 18
Jepp Who Defied the Stars vs Starry River of the Sky - judged by Adam Gidwitz
Match 6 - March 19
Liar & Spy vs Splendors and Glooms - judged by Franny Billingsley
Match 7 - March 20
Moonbird vs Seraphina - judged by Marie Lu
Match 8 - March 21
No Crystal Stair vs The One and Only Ivan - judged by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Round Two
Match 1 - March 22
Bomb vs Code Name Verity - Judged by Donna Jo Napoli
Match 2 - March 25
Endangered vs The Fault in Our Stars - Judged by Martine Leavitt
Match 3 - March 26
Starry River of the Sky vs Splendors and Glooms - Judged by Thanhha Lai
Match 4 - March 27
Seraphina vs No Crystal Stair - Judged by Paul Griffin
Round Three
Match 1 - March 28
TBA vs TBA - Judged by Lynne Rae Perkins
Match 2 - March 29
TBA vs TBA - Judged by James Patterson
The Undead Poll Winner
March 30
Big Kahuna Round
April 1
TBA vs TBA vs TBA - Judged by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Recent Posts
- Round 2, Match 1: Bomb vs Code Name Verity
- Round 1, Match 8: No Crystal Stair vs The One and Only Ivan
- Round 1, Match 7: Moonbird vs Seraphina
- Round 1, Match 6: Liar and Spy vs Splendors and Glooms
- Round 1, Match 5: Jepp, Who Defied the Stars vs Starry River of the Sky
What People Are Saying…
- Meredith on Round 1, Match 8: No Crystal Stair vs The One and Only Ivan
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