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Welcome to Battle of the Books!

West Yadkin Elementary invites rising 4th - 5th grade students to embark on a reading adventure.

The Battle of the Books is a reading focused quiz competition. Team members read, read and re-read! The list for the 2020-2021 year is filled with exciting stories for boys and girls. Grab a book and dive in!

What is Battle of the Books?

Elementary Battle of the Books is a program that challenges students to read a selection of novels and compete as a team in answering various questions. The purpose of Elementary Battle of the books is to motivate students to read, monitor their own comprehension, and become active participants in book discussions. Battle of the Books encourages students to read quality literature on a variety of topics and themes, The books are written at different levels that will both challenge and entertain student. Through Elementary Battle of the Books, we strive to promote a love for literature and the important character education goals of teamwork, respect, and good sportsmanship.

Guidelines

Students who are interested in joining must have permission from parents/guardians and a recommendation of a teacher. Students must also meet the guidelines listed below:

o Read at least 5 EBOB books from your grade level (and pass AR quizzes) by November 15th.

4th grade	Level:

Turtle in Paradise	3.7
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl	3.7
Soft Rain	4.3
The Hero Two Doors Down	4.3
Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library	4.5
Wildfire	4.5
Among the Hidden	4.8
Not If I Can Help It	4.9

5th Grade

Wish	5
Walls Within Walls	5.2
Pax	5.3
Where the Watermelons Grow	5.4
Kenny & the Dragon	5.4
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon	5.5
The Very, Very Far North	5.9

The West Yadkin Elementary Battle of the Books county competition will be held in March. We invite parents to attend and show their support.

o Memorize book titles and authors by

December 20.

o You will be cut in January if the above

guidelines are not met.

o Read the rest of the EBOB books by March.

o Re-read grade level books by March.

o Have a good attitude, excellent behavior, consider teammates’ suggestions, and follow directions.

*Team members are expected to meet personal and classroom reading goals in order to continue with the EBOB team.

We can only take 12 students to competition so students should try their hardest to meet the guidelines. Students who read the most books and demonstrate knowledge of the books will compete at the district level. Only 6 team members will play in each competition round. Team members who have leading scores on the most books read and the most questions answered correctly will play more frequently in competition rounds.

Elementary Battle of the Books Homepage

North Carolina School Library Media Association

Elementary Battle of the Books

2020-2021


Where the Watermelons Grow	Cindy Baldwin
Soft Rain	Cornelia Cornelissen
Among the Hidden	Margaret Peterson Haddix
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library	Chris Grabenstein
Turtle In Paradise	Jennifer L. Holm
Kenny & the Dragon	Tony DiTerlizzi
Walls Within Walls	Maureen Sherry
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon	Grace Lin
Wish	Barbara O'Connor
Pax	Sara Pennypacker
The Hero Two Doors Down	Sharon Robinson
Wildfire	Rodman Philbrick
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl	Stacy McAnulty
Not If I Can Help It	Carolyn Mackler
The Very, Very Far North	Dan Bar-el