2019 Battle of the Books
a.k.a. BOTB
Date: Saturday, April 6, 2019
Location: Winterset Middle School, Winterset, Iowa
What is it?
This is a competition for Grades 5-8. Teams of 4 students compete to answer questions about a list of 20 books. In a match, 2 teams alternate questions. The answer is always the title of the book, with bonus points for the author name(s). You may request the official Parent Letter form Mrs. Speer, or it is available here.
Sample Question (written by one of the Bookworms and used at the competition!):
In which books does the main character keep a Book of Thoughts?
[Answer: Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff]
Benton Bookworms
A group of 6 students and Mrs. Speer went to the BOTB tournament for the first time in April 2018. We had lots of fun and saw some really good teams compete. The Bookworms team is planning to go again in 2019, but we can have more than one team.
Book List
The list contains 20 titles: seven Iowa Children's Choice Award books, five Iowa Teen Award books, and eight other award winners and "classics."
You can get a copy of the list from Mrs. Speer or check out this link.
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