Wauwatosa School District -

Students across the Wauwatosa School District demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and a passion for reading in this year's statewide Battle of the Books competition. The program, designed to promote a love of reading among students, encourages participants to read a variety of books and recall details about plots, characters, and settings. In each battle, every question is answered with the title and author of a book–for example: Name the book in which a horse and a boy are stranded on an island. This fun, academic-based competition has proven highly successful in encouraging students throughout the state to read. 

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COMPETITION

• Underwood Elementary Team: "Battle Besties"

  
  Underwood Elementary's team earned 14th place out of 254 competing teams statewide, earning the distinction of District Champions and the honor of hosting the District Battle of the Books Traveling Trophy for the 2026-27 school year.

  • Lucy G.

  • Nadia S.

  • Elizabeth E.

  • Lucy J.

• Roosevelt Elementary Team: "The Smarties"

  
  Roosevelt's team earned 16th place out of 254 competing teams statewide.

  • Kade C.

  • Mabel K.

  • Tessa M.

  • Molly S.

• Wilson/WSTEM Team: "The Santa Bunnies"

  • Leo S.

  • Kyle J.

  • Avery H.

  • Joe N.

• McKinley Elementary Team: "The 3 Baddelicious Queens of the Library"

  • Delaney

  • Coco

  • Grace

• Montessori (Elementary) Team: "The Reading Divas"

  • Adalynn B.

  • Emi C.

  • Liya Z.

  • Georgia H.

• Eisenhower Elementary Team: "#BookLadies"

  • Elyana H.

  • Gracie A.

  • Dorothy F.

  • Clara S.

MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPETITION

• Montessori Middle School Team: "The Flying Purple Tigers"

  • Ashlyn Courtney

  • Maddie Lawent

  • Kella Wattenbach

• Longfellow Middle School Team: “The Dynamic Duo”

  • Anna Cosgrove and Clara Ost competed as "The Dynamic Duo," earning 19th place in the state.

  • Anna Cosgrove also earned 2nd Place in the state for the WEMTA Book Trailer Contest for her entry on Tuck Everlasting. 

• Wauwatosa Montessori (Middle School) Team: “Fantastic Four-ish”

  
  2026 Wauwatosa Middle School Trophy Winning Team

  • Derek Gilgannon

  • Ava Thimm

  • Taylor Fischer

  • Madelyn Broeckling

  • Caleb Cherney

• Vel R. Phillips School Team

The competition reflects the district's ongoing commitment to fostering a love of literacy and learning in students at every level. Congratulations to all Battle of the Books participants for their dedication to reading and academic excellence!