Advanced Battle of the Books for High Schoolers is back!
For those of you who are too old for the regular summer Battle of the Books, this is great news!! If you don't know what Battle of the Books is all about or weren't part of it in your Middle School years, it's a fun program where you read the chosen books and try to remember as many trivia details from them as possible. Every library who participates sends a team to "battle" and the team who answers the most questions correctly is named "Battle Champs!" It's a fun program if you love to read and have a knack for remembering details. Plus, you get to meet tons of other high-schoolers from across Suffolk County.
So basically you can start reading the books now. We're going to have three practice meetings: Tuesdays January 12th, February 23rd, and March 16th. And then on Friday, March 19th from 6:00- 9:00pm (at the Sachem Public Library in Holbrook) teams across Suffolk County will battle each other for the title of Battle Champs!
The books that are being battled this Spring are really good... check out the titles:
In a future society that has decided it would "rather be safe than free," sixteen-year-old Bo's anger control problems land him in a tundra jail where he survives with the help of his running skills and an artificial intelligence program named Bork.
After a nasty fall, Naomi realizes that she has no memory of the last four years and finds herself reassessing every aspect of her life.
Fifteen-year-old Scarlett Marvin is stuck in New York City for the summer working at her quirky family's historic hotel, but her brother's attractive new friend and a seasonal guest who offers her an intriguing and challenging writing project improve her outlook.
1 comments:
I just finished Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac and it was one of the best books I've read this year. I wasn't reading it for Battle purposes but I can totally see why it was chosen. It's a great book and also has tons of those pesky little details that could be memorized. I especially liked how music played such an important part in the story. I learned about some new songs and artists and it made it a very interactive experience. Such a cool read. Good luck Battling it out!
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