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Battle of the Books 2020 SNEAK PEEK

Battle of the Books 2020 SNEAK PEEK

March 6, 2020

Battle of the Books is returning this summer and you won’t want to miss it!
This Summer Quest program is for children & teens in Grades 4-12 throughout Lackawanna County.

Join a team at any library and read the books in your age category, then battle it out by answering questions about the books at Marywood University. We have NEW age categories this year: Grades 4-5 || Grades 6-8 || Grades 9-12

Battle Dates:
August 6th     Junior Battle of the Books (Grades 4-5)
August 13th    Battle of the Books (Grades 6-8 & 9-12)

Here’s a Sneak Peek at the books we’ll be reading!

Grades 4-5                                                    Grades 6-8                                                  Grades 9-12 
Hello, Universe                                             Fever 1793                                                Two Can Keep a Secret
(Erin Kelly)                                                    (Laurie Halse Anderson)                            (Karen McManus)

The Magic Misfits                                         Double Identity                                       The Sun is Also a Star
(Neil Patrick Harris)                                    (Margaret Haddix)                                        (Nicola Yoon)

The Boxcar Children #1                                Peak                                                      Darius the Great is Not Okay
(Gertrude Chandler Warner)                           (Roland Smith)                                           (Adib Khorram)

Front Desk                                                       Fish in a Tree                                           Past Perfect Life
(Kelly Yang)                                                     (Lynda M. Hunt)                                        (Elizabeth Eulberg)

Newsprints
(Ru Xu)