The Battle of the Books is back! This year's contenders are: THE BOYS WHO CHALLENGED HITLER by Phillip Hoose CHALLENGER DEEP by Neal Shusterman DROWNED CITY by Don Brown ECHO by Pam Muñoz Ryan GONE CRAZY IN ALABAMA by Rita Williams-Garcia GOODBYE STRANGER by Rebecca Stead THE HIRED GIRL by Laura Amy Schlitz I CRAWL THROUGH IT by A. S. King THE MARVELS by Brian Selznick MOST DANGEROUS by Steve Sheinkin MY SENECA VILLAGE by Marilyn Nelson NEST by Kenneth Oppel NIMONA by Noelle Stevenson RHYTHM RIDE by Andrea Davis Pinkney SYMPHONY FOR THE CITY OF THE DEAD by M. T. Anderson X: A NOVEL by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon Follow along at the Battle of the Books site to see what book comes out the winner!