What is it?
Battle of the Books is a program presented by Glencoe Public Library, in partnership with Central School. 5th and 6th grade students form teams to read selected books and compete in fun, quiz-style competitions to test their knowledge of the books.
Why participate?
Battle of the Books brings teamwork, friendly competition and community to reading! It’s an exciting opportunity to read and share Caudill-nominated and other great titles with friends.
What do you do?
- Form a team of 2, 3 or 4 students
- Register the team between November 17 and December 12
- Meet with your team to split up the list of books
- Name your team
- Attend a team building night at the Glencoe Library to create a team poster. All supplies will be provided
- Keep reading
- Meet as a team to discuss the books (optional)
- Compete in two “battle” games in which teams work together to come up with answers to book questions (often the title, a character or theme)
Important dates
- November 17 – Registration begins
- December 12 – Registration ends
- January 28, 6:30 pm – Optional Team Spirit Night with poster making at Glencoe Public Library
- February 11, 6:30 pm – Battle competition #1
- February 25, 6:30 pm – Battle competition #2
All team members do not need to attend each Battle competition, but team chances improve with everyone present!
