Batavia Public Library

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Batavia Public Library
10 S. Batavia Ave. Batavia, IL 60510
(630) 879-1393

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Batavia Public Library Tournament of Books

Past Tournaments

2023 Book Selections

Vote here beginning March 13

Vote in 4 rounds on BPL website
and in the library

Round 1 Sweet 16
March 13-March 20

Round 2 Elite 8
March 20-March 27

Round 3 Final 4
March 27-April 3

Round 4 Championship
April 3-April 6

2023 Sweet 16 printable list

This years selections

Black Cake
by Charmaine Wilkerson 

Book Lovers
by Emily Henry  

Demon Copperhead
by Barbara Kingsolver 

Dr. No
by Percival Everett  

Fairy Tale
by Stephen King 

Gallant
by V.E. Schwab 

Lessons in Chemistry
by Bonnie Garmus 

The Maid
by Nita Prose 

Now Is Not the Time to Panic
by Kevin Wilson 

Our Missing Hearts
by Celeste Ng 

The Paris Apartment
by Lucy Foley 

Remarkably Bright Creatures
by Shelby Van Pelt 

Sea of Tranquility
by Emily St. John Mandel 

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
by Gabrielle Zevin 

Unlikely Animals
by Julie Hartnett 

The Weight of Blood
by Tiffany D. Jackson

2023 Book Selections

Past Tournaments

2022 Batavia Public Library Tournament of Books

 

Firekeeper’s Daughter
by Angeline Boulley

Runner Up

 

Cloud Cuckoo Land
By Anthony Doerr

 

 

And rounding out the final four are:

The Lincoln Highway
by Amor Towles
and
The Final Girl Support Group
by Grady Hendrix

2022 Sweet 16 printable list

2022 Book Selections
A present-day woman uncovers a vial, which helps her solve a mystery from 1791, and also helps her rediscover her personal passions.

2021 Batavia Public Library Tournament of Books Champion

 

The House in the Cerulean Sea 
by T. J. Klune.

Runner Up

You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

 

 

and rounding out the final four are:
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

2021 Book Selections

2020 Batavia Public Library Tournament of Books Champion

 

Love, Hate & Other Filters
by Samira Ahmed

Runner Up

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern and rounding out the final four are:
The Bookwoman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

2020 Sweet 16 printable list

2020 Book Selections

Cussy Mary Carter is the last of her kind. As a member of the Pack Horse Library Project, Cussy delivers books to the hill folk of Troublesome, hoping to spread learning in these desperate times.
Daisy is a girl coming of age in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go-Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it's the rock and roll she loves most.
Ann Patchett, the New York Times bestselling author of Commonwealth and State of Wonder, returns with her most powerful novel to date.
In a small town in Maine, recently widowed Eveleth "Evvie" Drake rarely leaves her house. Everyone in town, including her best friend, Andy, thinks grief keeps her locked inside.
Seventeen-year-olds Stella and Will, both suffering from cystic fibrosis, realize the only way to stay alive is to stay apart, but their love for each other is slowly pushing the boundaries of physical and emotional safety.
A novel of family, Midwestern values, hard work, fate, and the secrets of making a world-class beer.
Dark, suspenseful, and deeply atmospheric, The Lost Man is the highly anticipated book from the bestselling and award-winning Jane Harper, author of The Dry and Force of Nature.
Colson Whitehead brilliantly dramatizes a strand of American history through the story of two boys sentenced to a hellish reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida.
Funny, wicked and remorseful, Mrs. Kitteridge is a compelling life force, a red blooded original. When she's not onstage, we look forward to her return.
At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a single mother and her son, this book is also a brutally honest exploration of race, class, and masculinity.
When his mother became President, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, genius--his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House.
Wynn and Jack have been best friends since freshman orientation, bonded by their shared love of mountains, books, and fishing.
Alicia Berenson, is a famous painter married to a fashion photographer. One evening, her husband, returns home late from work, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face and then never speaks another word.
Zachary Ezra Rawlins discovers a rare book. As he turns the pages, entranced by tales of lovelorn prisoners, key collectors, and nameless acolytes, he reads something strange: a story from his own childhood.
Four siblings experience the drama, intrigue, and upheaval of a summer when everything changed
Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago's life has been about making the tough decisions -- doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela.

2019 Batavia Public Library Tournament of Books Champion

 

Love, Hate & Other Filters
by Samira Ahmed

Runner Up

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
and rounding out the final four are:
The Woman in the Window by A. J. Finn
The Outsider by Stephen King

2019 Sweet 16 printable list

2018 Batavia Public Library Tournament of Books Champion

Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
by Gail Honeyman

Runner Up

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
and rounding out the final four are:
Ginny Moon by Benjamin Ludwig
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

2018 Sweet 16 printable list

2017 Batavia Public Library Tournament of Books Champion

A Gentleman in Moscow
by Amor Towles

Runner Up

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
and rounding out the final four are:
Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty      
The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson

2018 Sweet 16 printable list

Statement of Mission

The mission of the Batavia Public Library is to provide and ensure access to materials and services to meet the lifelong learning needs of residents and organizations, as well as to create a welcoming place to gather, exchange ideas, and participate in cultural events.

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