Fall:

If I Were in Charge of the World by Judith Viorst, the poem

Love that Dog by Sharon Creech, fiction

Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young, folktale, Caldecott Medal

Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet, non-fiction

The Story of the Statue of Liberty by Betsy Maestro, non-fiction

The Memory Coat by Elvira Woodruff, historical fiction

The Firekeeper's Son by Linda Sue Park, historical fiction

Investi-Gators by John Patrick Green, fantasy

Fenway and Hattie by Victoria J. Coe, fiction

Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer Holm, realistic fiction

Spring:

Vacation by Mary Ann Hoberman, a poem

Hate that Cat by Sharon Creech, fiction

Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten! The Story of Little Red Riding Hood as Told by the Wolf by Trisha Speed Shaskan, fiction

The Gardener by Sarah Stewart, realistic fiction, Caldecott Honor

Two Bobbies by Kirby Larson, non-fiction

I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 by Lauren Tarshis, historical fiction

The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander, poem, Newbery Honor, Caldecott, and Coretta Scott King Awards

A Boy Called Bat by Alana Arnold, realistic fiction

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen, realistic fiction, Newbery Honor

All competitions are from 9:30-11:30 a.m., except the Regional Finals which are from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Northwest (Alexander, Elba, Lockport, Oakfield-Alabama, Pembroke): Fall - December 18 at Pembroke Intermediate School Auditorium, Spring - March 13 at Alexander High School Auditorium 

North (Batavia, Byron-Bergen, LeRoy):  Fall - December 20 at Batavia Middle School Auditorium, Spring - March 18 at LeRoy Wolcott Street School Auditorium  

Northeast (Avon, Caledonia-Mumford, St. Agnes): Fall - December 11 at Caledonia-Mumford Elementary School Auditorium, Spring - March 19 at Avon Middle School Auditorium

East (Geneseo, Livonia, Mount Morris, Perry, York):  Fall - December 13 at Mount Morris Auditorium, Spring - March 12 at Perry Elementary/Junior High Auditorium

West (Attica, Letchworth, Pavilion, Warsaw):  Fall - December 15 at Letchworth Auditorium, Spring - March 14 at Warsaw Elementary School Auditorium

South (Avoca, Dansville, Keshequa, Wayland-Cohocton):  Fall - December 14 at Wayland-Cohocton LGI, Spring - March 22 at Keshequa High School Auditorium 

Regional Finals:  April 23 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Pavilion High School Auditorium