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Miss Amber is looking for a few good readers in grades 4-12 to join the Battle of the Books Team at the Nancy Kay Holmes Library this summer.

What is Jr. Battle of the Books?

Jr. Battle of the Books is a fun and competitive reading contest for readers in 4th-6th grade. Library teams will be quizzed on the 5 selected books at the end of the summer in a countywide contest on Thursday, August 7th at 5:30 PM at Marywood University’s Lynett Multimedia Room. Teams consist of 3-5 members and participants are quizzed on their knowledge of the selected books. There will be weekly team meetings throughout the summer. Prizes will be awarded to the winning team! Represent your library in this county-wide contest! Call 570-207-0764 to register for this competition!

This year, we will be reading and discussing the following books:

The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini by Sid Fleischman

Rules by Cynthia Lord

Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

What is The Battle of the Books?

The Battle of the Books is a fun and competitive reading contest for students in grades 7-12. This contest is divided into two levels: 7th-9th grade and 10th-12th grade. Library teams will be quizzed on the 5 selected books at the end of the summer in a countywide contest on Thursday, August 14th at 5:30 PM at Marywood University’s Lynett Multimedia Room. Teams consist of 3-5 members and participants are quizzed on their knowledge of the selected books. There will be weekly team meetings throughout the summer. Prizes will be awarded to the winning team! Represent your library in this county-wide contest! Call 570-207-0764 to register for this competition!

7th-9th Grade Titles:
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Counting by 7’s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

10th-12th Grade Titles:
1984 by George Orwell
Shelter by Harlan Coben
Jump by Elisa Carbone
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Elinor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

Sign up Deadline is Monday, July 7th

Join the team!

Miss Amber