Battle of the Books is open to all students in Grades 4-5 and Grade 3 with a teacher recommendation. Students in the BOB program are required to individually read a total of ten books through the course of several months and become “experts” on each of them.
The students meet on a weekly basis to discuss details of the books and are also required to complete a Scholastic Reading Counts quiz for each book and pass with an 70%. This ensures the students are not only reading the books, but comprehending them as well. On the day of the big battle, students work in teams to answer over 200 different questions about the books. Each answer must be given by reciting both the title and author of the book.
The 2019-20 book list is below:
- The Best School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson - 1020
- The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams - 820
- Moo by Sharon Creech - 790
- Bearstone by Will Hobbs - 780
- Hank the Cowdog by John Erickson - 760
- Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville - 710
- Earthquake Terror by Peg Kehret - 690
- All About Sam by Lois Lowry - 670
- Alvin Ho by Lenore Look - 570
- The Chalkbox Kid by Clyde Bulla - 510
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