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Battle of the Books 2026: Author and Illustrator Name Pronunciations - 2026

Battle of the Books

Author Pronunciation

 

Author/Illustrator

Title

Bayron, Kaylnn

You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight

Boyce, Kristy

Dungeons and Drama

Brooks, Nick

Promise Boys

Caletti, Deb

Plan A

Cobell, K.A.

Looking for Smoke

Graves, Byron

Rez Ball

Henley, Ariel

A Face for Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome

Ixta, Carolina

Shut Up, This Is Serious

Johnson, Kim

This Is My America

Katouh, Zoulfa

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow

Klune, T.J.

The House in the Cerulean Sea

Miller, Kristen

Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books

Myer, Sarah

Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story

Oh, Axie

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

Ross, Rebecca

Divine Rivals

Scalzi, John

Starter Villain

Slater, Dashka

Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

Van Pelt, Shelby

Remarkably Bright Creatures

White, Andrew Joseph

Hell Followed With Us

Yang, Gene Luen/Pham, LeUyan

Lunar New Year Love Story