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What is the Battle of the Books?

Battle of the Books is an academic-bowl style quiz competition focusing on a list of ten preselected books. Students compete in teams consisting of up to four members. 

Competition matches consist of two teams answering ten questions with opportunity to "steal" a question if the question is answered incorrectly. The answer to every question is the title of one of the ten books. Knowing the author earns the team an extra point. The questions are detail oriented and require careful reading of each of the books on the list. Teams ARE allowed to confer (talk) before one member of the team, the designated spokesperson, gives the team answer. It is up to the team to make sure at least one team member reads each book. The competition is held at the school level in March, with the school winner proceeding to the district level in April.

Use the "Join a Team" link to let Ms. Chapman know that you are interested in participating. You do NOT have to be part of a team to sign up! 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

By September 30th -Students register to participate.
Teams will be determined after this date.
**Remember, you don't have to have a team. We will find a team for you!

Organizational Meetings:

TBD - Interest meeting during advisory

September-Early February-Students will be reading the 10 chosen novels, meeting with Mrs. Chapman to check progress and quizzing each other
**Multiple paperback copies of each title will be available for teams to borrow. 

TBD Mid-February - Battle of the Books competition held in the library during advisory. 

TBD Mid March - The district-wide middle school Battle of the Books competition will be held; the winning teams from each school will come together to battle it out!