The 6th Grade Battle of the Books is coming! On Tuesday, February 17 at 7 PM, sixth graders will battle for book knowledge supremacy at Quaker Valley Middle School.
Registration
- Team registration must be completed by January 31 by 8:00 PM.
- Teams have 1-5 members.
- If you can’t find a team or need members for your team, contact Heather, Caid, or Casey.
- Register online or submit a paper form at the library.
- Team managers will receive an information packet upon registration.
Books
Plotting the Stars #1: Moongarden
By Michelle A. Barry
Available as a book and ebook.
Summary: Crumbling under the pressure at her elite school on the moon, misfit Myra Hodger discovers a lab full of toxic plants and uses her botanical magic to weed out its secrets, but quickly discovers some will do anything to take those secrets to the grave.
The Secrets of Lovelace Academy
By Marie Benedict & Courtney Sheinmel
Available as a book, ebook, and digital audiobook.
Summary: Twelve-year-old orphan Lainey attends a prestigious boarding school with dreams of a new start, but a chain of events leads her to Switzerland in search of a trailblazing female scientist.
Operation Kinderspion #1: Max in the House of Spies
By Adam Gidwitz
Available as a book, large print book, ebook, digital audiobook, and Wonderbook.
Summary: To find his way back home to his family in Germany during WWII, Max Bretzfeld, with a kobold named Berg on one shoulder and a dybbuk named Stein on the other, sets out to do the impossible — become a British spy.
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One Wrong Step
By Jennifer A. Nielsen
Available as a book, ebook, digital audiobook, and Playaway.
Summary: Twelve-year-old Atlas Wade has been climbing mountains for years, but after being forced to stay behind as his father joins a team of Mount Everest climbers, he sees an avalanche trapping his father’s expedition, then–along with their Sherpa Chodak and an American girl, Maddie–Atlas begins a perilous journey to rescue the team.
Octopus Moon
By Bobbie Pyron
Available as a book and digital audiobook.
Summary: Recently diagnosed with depression, fifth-grader Pearl struggles with self-care and self-love amidst a sea of changes.
Opal Watson: Private Eye
By Brittany J. Thurman
Available as a book, ebook, and digital audiobook.
Summary: Twelve-year-old African American Opal investigates the disturbances in her apartment building that are interfering with the vital renovations.
Lola
By Karla Arenas Valenti
Available as a book.
Summary: Determined to save her brother from the Darkness that plagues their home, ten-year-old Lola follows mythical chaneques into a secret world where she seeks help from the queen.
Lunar Boy
By Jes & Cin Wibowo
Available as a book and ebook.
Summary: A must-have heartwarming coming-of-age graphic novel about a young boy from the moon who discovers a home in the most unlikely places.
Remember Us
By Jacqueline Woodson
Available as a book, digital audiobook, Playaway, and Wonderbook.
Summary: The summer before seventh grade, as the constant threat of housefires looms over her Brooklyn neighborhood, basketball-loving Sage is trying to figure out her place in her circle of friends, when a new kid named Freddy moves in.
What Stays Buried
By Suzanne Young
Available as a book, CD audiobook, and ebook.
Summary: With only a few weeks before she loses her ability to see or speak with spirits, 12-year-old Calista Wynn must stop an angry spirit called the Tall Lady before she loses her powers and everyone she has left.
Rules
- Each team has a Team Manager. The Manager can be a family member, teacher, or high school student that is at least 18 years old.
- Each team member can only borrow 3 books at a time. Battle books can only be borrowed on a library card belonging to a team member.
- The overdue fines for Battle books are $0.25 per day.
- Teams arrive at Battle at least 15 minutes before it starts to check in, set up their area, and complete any necessary forms.
- Team Managers will be assigned to monitor a team that is not their own. Monitors collect and check team answers and record their score.
- The Battle Moderators will ask each question twice and show it on a screen.
- Teams have 20 seconds to write down their answers.
- Up to 5 points are awarded for each answer: 4 for answering the question correctly + 1 for spelling the author’s last name correctly. There is no partial credit for answers.
- The Moderators and Judges will decide if an answer is correct. Their decision is final.
- There are 3 rounds with 1 question from each book. Score will be tallied at the end of the third round.
- A lightning round will break any ties between teams.
- The top 3 teams will receive prizes.
