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Welcome to Battle of the Books!

West Yadkin Elementary invites rising 4th - 6th 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 2018-2019 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 5 EBOB books from your grade level (and pass AR quizzes) by November 15th.

4th grade	Level:

Fish in a Tree	3.7
Crenshaw	3.8
Greetings From Nowhere	4.2
Smells Like Dog	4.3
Front Desk	4.5

5th Grade

Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe	4.7
The Key To Extraordinary	4.7
The League of Seven	4.8	YA
The Last Musketeer	5
A Nest For Celeste	5.1

6th Grade
Ungifted	5.2	YA
The Great Treehouse War	5.4
Woods Runner	5.5	YA
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg	5.6	YA
Tuesdays at the Castle	5.8

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

o Memorize book titles and authors by

December 19.

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

2019-2020


A Nest For Celeste	Henry Cole
Crenshaw	Katherine Applegate
Fish in a Tree	Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Front Desk	Kelly Young
The Great Treehouse War	Lisa Graff
Greetings From Nowhere	Barbara O'Connor
The Key To Extraordinary	Natalie Lloyd
The Last Musketeer	Stuart Gibbs
The League Of Seven	Alan Gratz
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg	Rodman Philbrick
Smack Dab in the Middle of Nowhere	Jo Watson Hackl
Smells Like Dog	Suzanne Selfors
Tuesdays At the Castle	Jessica Day George
Ungifted	Gordan Korman
Woods Runner	Gary Paulen