Are You a Competitive Book Reader? It’s time for BOB (Battle of the Books)
Well if you are then it’s time for BOB Battle of the Books !!!
While much of the world is engaged in college basketball heaven with March Madness, School Library Journal has a bit of their own March Madness going on with Battle of the Books aka BOB to those of us in the book world. From March 7-30th we have a healthy dose of competitive reading going on !!
Now in its eighth year, the virtual book-themed contest pits the previous year’s best children’s and young adult books against one another for a winner-takes-all literary tournament.
This year’s contenders are:
THE BOYS WHO CHALLENGED HITLER by Phillip Hoose
CHALLENGER DEEP by Neal Shusterman
DROWNED CITY by Don Brown
ECHO by Pam Muñoz Ryan
GONE CRAZY IN ALABAMA by Rita Williams-Garcia
GOODBYE STRANGER by Rebecca Stead
THE HIRED GIRL by Laura Amy Schlitz
I CRAWL THROUGH IT by A. S. King
THE MARVELS by Brian Selznick
MOST DANGEROUS by Steve Sheinkin
MY SENECA VILLAGE by Marilyn Nelson
NEST by Kenneth Oppel
NIMONA by Noelle Stevenson
RHYTHM RIDE by Andrea Davis Pinkney
SYMPHONY FOR THE CITY OF THE DEAD by M. T. Anderson
X: A NOVEL by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon
On March 7th started the first matches between chosen contenders.
Round 1, Match 1:The Boys Who Challenged Hitler vs Challenger Deep
To see who won click on the link!
Round 1, Match 2: Drowned City vs Echo
Which one would you choose? To find out the winner of this match click on the title link.
Round 1, Match 3: Gone Crazy in Alabama vs Goodbye Stranger
I love both of these books so much. They are completely and totally different and truly speak to the wide breath and depth of Middle Grade reading. Click on the title link to see who goes onto the next round.
Round 1, Match 4: The Hired Girl vs I Crawl Through It
This round was really hard for me because I love both of these books and both of these authors. I don’t know if I would have been able to choose this one. Can you choose ? See who won this round by clicking on the title link.
Looking at the contenders list above which books would you choose to move onto the next round ? I love this competition so much. It puts a lot of great books into readers hands, heads, and hearts while teaching them to think critically and most importantly building a wide range of reading moments.
I will keep updating everyone here on the blog. For a little more information on BOB (Battle of the Books)
Have a look here.
Want to have your own version. Be sure to download “the brackets” which will let you and those readers you engage with vote between each match. Happy Competitive Reading and may you always have a page to turn!
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