We are very excited to announce the return of the Battle of the Books for the 2017-2018 school year! Once again, the competition will include other schools in the Elk Island Public Schools district.

 

Battle of the Books is a reading club for grades 4, 5 and 6 that encourages and recognizes students who enjoy reading. Students read six novels carefully selected by the Glen Allan Battle Coordinators for each grade group featuring a wide range of genres, themes and authors. They read the books at their own pace, discuss them, quiz each other on the contents and compete in teams of three to correctly answer questions based on the books.  The questions all begin with “In what book…” so that the answer will always be the title of the book.

 

There are multiple copies of the Battle Books available for checkout in the Glen Allan School library. Alternatively, students may wish to purchase the books themselves or borrow them from the public library.

 

Below are the six books chosen for each of the grades.

                                                                                               

Grade 4 Book List

Speechless by Jennifer Mook-Sang

Dorko the Magnificent by Andrea Beaty

Pie by Sarah Weeks

Confesstions of an Imaginary Friend by Michelle Cuevas

Mary Poppins by P.L Travers

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

 

Grade 5 Book List

Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley

Framed! by James Ponti

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein

The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm

Matilda by Roald Dahl

Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix

 

Grade 6 Book List

Airborn by Kenneth Oppel

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Firegirl by Tony Abbott

The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier

The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester

 

Any students interested in joining Battle of the Books, see Miss. Gauchier in the library!