Battle of the Books
SIX MONTHS. TWELVE BOOKS. ONE FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE.

Battle of the books is a team based reading program. Teams work together from October through April to read some or all of an assigned selection of 12 grade appropriate books. Throughout the year teams meet (roughly once a month) to discuss books and prepare for the final battle. In late April/early May teams will compete, trivia style, against other teams from their grade level as they answer questions about the 12 books. Does your team have what it takes to be crowned champion?

Logistics:

Students will be put into teams of roughly 6-8 students. .
Every effort will be made to place students on a team with at least one of their requested buddies.
Each team will have a leader or co-leaders who will oversee the practices and help the team prepare for the final battle.
Teams set their own meeting schedule - many teams decide to meet right after school but others choose to meet in the early evenings.

Benefits:

Research shows that students in grades 3, 4, and 5, who spend time reading outside of school are more likely to become lifelong readers.
Students who read outside of school are exposed to over a million more words than their peers and develop a more robust vocabulary.

2025 - 2026 Meeting Dates:

Sept 12 - 19 - Registration window

Around October 1st - Teams communicated to participants

Week of October 6th - Grade level kickoff meetings 2-3 in Alden cafeteria

Throughout the Year - Teams meet on their own schedule. If you would like to use the school cafeteria to meet, it has been booked for you on these dates:

Mon, Nov 3rd, 2:00-3:00: Grade 5 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Wed, Nov 5th, 2:00-3:00: Grade 4 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Thurs, Nov 6th, 2:00-3:00: Grade 3 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Mon, Dec 1st, 2:00-3:00: Grade 5 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Wed, Dec 3rd, 2:00-3:00: Grade 4 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Thurs, Dec 4th, 2:00-3:00: Grade 3 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Mon, Jan 5th, 2:00-3:00: Grade 5 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Wed, Jan 7th, 2:00-3:00: Grade 4 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Thurs, Jan 8th, 2:00-3:00: Grade 3 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Mon Feb 2nd, 2:00-3:00: Grade 5 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Wed, Feb 4th, 2:00-3:00: Grade 4 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)

Thurs, Feb 5th, 2:00-3:00: Grade 3 BOB Monthly Meeting (cafeteria)