Introduction of Battle of the Books

Battle of the Books For 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade Students

Battle of the Our teacher-librarian, Mrs. Vosper, has introduced all of the Battle of the Books to our 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. This is the fourteenth year Books for this reading incentive program sponsored by the Grass Lake Library. Teams will read the 18 Young Reader’s Choice and Sasquatch award nominated books. (See list) During the competition the students answer questions about these books. The reading competition is similar to Jeopardy.

Our library has 5 copies of each title. Students are currently signing up to read and reserve the books. To expedite reading, Mrs. Cayce, our library para-educator, will deliver the books to another student on the list as soon as it is 2015 returned to the library. The King County library buys multiple copies of these titles and they also have audio books for some titles. YOUNG READER’S CHOICE

In January, students will form their own grade- ____Adventures of Beanboy - Harkrader AR 4.3 level teams consisting of four or five students. ____ Deadweather and Sunrise – Rodkey AR 5.3 Students will determine which books they need ____Fake Mustache – Angleberger AR 4.6 to read based on the input from their teammates, ____The Grave Robber’s Apprentice – Stratton to ensure that their team has read all 18 books. AR 4.6 Teams will compete in their classrooms in May ____Have a Hot Time, Hades! – McMullan answering questions about the 18 award- AR 3.8 nominated books. The winning teams from each ____Lincoln’s Grave Robbers – Sheinkin AR 6.6 class will then compete against other teams ____The Puzzler’s Mansion – Berlin AR 4.6 within the same grade level. At the end of this ____Red Thread Sisters – Peacock AR 4.2 second round of competition, we will have one ____Shadow on the Mountain – Preus AR 5.0 winning team from each grade level. The 3rd ____Something to Hold – Noe AR 4.1 round will determine the winning team for Grass Lake. Grass Lake’s number one team will compete against the winning teams from all 28 SASQUATCH & YRC elementary schools. ____Three Times Lucky – Turnage AR 3.9 _____Wonder – Palacio AR 4.8 The exact dates and times for all the competitions, will be posted in May. Please visit the KSD website for more information: YOUNG READER’S CHOICE http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/Page/3925 ____Chomp – Hiaasen AR 5.2 ____Fairest of All – Mlynowski AR 2.8 ____The One and Only Ivan – Applegate AR 3.6 ____Starry River of the Sky – Lin AR 5.4 ____Ungifted – Korman AR 5.2 ____Who Could That Be at This Hour? – Snicket AR 5.5 Battle of the Books For 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade Students