2024-2025 books of the month & reading bowl exam lists

Tome Society (Grades 9-12)
August
Tress of the Emerald Sea
Defy the Night

September 
Unraveller
League of Liars

October 
Curses and Other Buried Things
Last Girl Breathing

November
Artifice
This is Not a Personal Statement 

December
Powerless
Thieves Gambit
*December books will not be tested as part of the Reading Bowl

January 
The Wide Starlight
Take

February
Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other) 
Silver in the Bone

March
The Silent Unseen
The Weight of Everything

April
Wishtress
Unsinkable

May
Tempest of Tea
Rise of the Vicious Princess

Reading Bowl Exam #1

1. Tress of the Emerald Sea
2. Defy the Night
3. Unraveller
4. League of Liars
5. Curses and Other Buried Things
6. Last Girl Breathing

Reading Bowl Exam #2

1. Artifice
2. This is Not a Personal Statement 
3. The Wide Starlight
4. Take
5. Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other) 
6. Silver in the Bone

Reading Bowl Exam #3

1. The Silent Unseen
2. The Weight of Everything
3. Wishtress
4. Unsinkable
5. Tempest of Tea
6. ​Rise of the Vicious Princess

Junior Tome (grades 6-8)
August - Children of the Fox
September - The Patron Thief of Bread
October - The Switch
November - Farewell Cuba, Mi Isla
December - Where the Black Flowers Bloom
January - Hands
February - Uprising
March - Hamra and the Jungle of Memories
April - The Labors of Hercules Beal
May - Heroes by Alan Gratz 

Reading Bowl Exam #1
Children of the Fox
The Patron Thief of Bread
The Switch

Reading Bowl Exam #2
Farewell Cuba, Mi Isla
Where the Black Flowers Bloom
Hands
Uprising

Reading Bowl Exam #3
Hamra and the Jungle of Memories
The Labors of Hercules Beal
Heroes 

Club Tome (grades 2-5)
August - The Boy Who Met a Whale*
September - The Book of Stolen Dreams
October - The School for Whatnots*
November - Honestly Elliott*
December - The Elephant Girl
January - Finally Seen
February - Turtles of the Midnight Moon
March - The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle
April- Nothing Else but Miracles 
May - Millie 
*These books will not be tested as part of Reading Bowl 


Reading Bowl Exam #1
The Book of Stolen Dreams
The Elephant Girl 

Reading Bowl Exam #2
Finally Seen
Turtles of the Midnight Moon
The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle 
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Reading Bowl Exam #3
Nothing Else But Miracles
Millie 

2023-2034 Books of the month & reading bowl exam lists

Books of the Month
Tome Society 
August
Traitor by Amanda McCrina
Under the Magnolias by T.I. Lowe
September
Enduring Freedom by Jawad Arash and Trent Reedy
Where I Belong by Marcia Argueta Mickelson 
October
Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray
The Deep Enders by Dave Reardon
November
The Last She by H.J. Nelson
December
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz
January
The Red Palace by June Hur
This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
February
Mirror Girls by Kelly McWilliams
Gallant by V.E. Schwab
March 
The Summer We Forgot by Caroline George
Gold Mountain by Betty G. Yee
April 
My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth
The Memory Index by Julian R. Vaca
May
Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch
Girl Forgotten by April Henry 
Reading Bowl Exam #1 

1. Traitor by Amanda McCrina
2. Under the Magnolias by T.I. Lowe
3. Enduring Freedom by Jawad Arash and Trent Reedy
4. Where I Belong by Marcia Argueta Mickelson 
5. Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray
6. The Deep Enders by Dave Reardon

Reading Bowl Exam #2 

1. The Last She by H.J. Nelson
2. Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
3. Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz
4. The Red Palace by June Hur
5. This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
6. Mirror Girls by Kelly McWilliams

Reading Bowl Exam #3

1. Gallant by V.E. Schwab
2. The Summer We Forgot by Caroline George
3. Gold Mountain by Betty G. Yee
4. My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth
5. The Memory Index by Julian R. Vaca
6. Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch
7. Girl Forgotten by April Henry 

Junior Tome Society 
August - Santiago’s Road Home by Alexandra Diaz
September - Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman
October - Yonder by Ali Standish
November - Nura and the Immortal Palace by M.T. Khan
December - Lines of Courage by Jennifer Nielsen
January - Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun by Tọlá Okogwu
February - The Fort by Gordon Korman
March - The Worlds We Leave Behind by A.F. Harrold
April - Dinged by Tommy Greenwald
May - The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh
Reading Bowl Exam #1 

1. Santiago’s Road Home by Alexandra Diaz
2. Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A.F. Steadman
3. Yonder by Ali Standish

Reading Bowl Exam #2 

1. Nura and the Immortal Palace by M.T. Khan
2. Lines of Courage by Jennifer Nielsen
3. Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun by Tọlá Okogwu
4. The Fort by Gordon Korman

Reading Bowl Exam #3 

1. The Worlds We Leave Behind by A.F. Harrold
2. Dinged by Tommy Greenwald
3. The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh

Club Tome Society
August - The Green Ember by S.D. Smith
September - Solving for M by Jennifer Swender
October - Coop Knows the Scoop by Taryn Souders
November - The Smartest Kid in the Universe by Chris Grabenstein
December - A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
January - Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs by Pam Muñoz Ryan
February - Freddie vs. The Family Curse by Tracy Badua
March - The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
April - Out of Range by Heidi Lang
May - Just Gus by McCall Hoyle

Reading Bowl Exam #1 
1. The Green Ember by S.D. Smith
2. Solving for M by Jennifer Swender

Reading Bowl Exam #2 
1. Coop Knows the Scoop by Taryn Souders
2. A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
3. Freddie vs. the Family Curse by Tracy Badua

Reading Bowl Exam #3
1. The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
2. Out of Range by Heidi Lang