Battle of the Books

Battle of the Books or BOB is a competition between area schools on their knowledge of six books.

This year our 7^th and 8th grade students will be reading “Shooting Kabul”, “The 5 People You Meet In Heaven”, “A Single Bead”, “One Of The Murphys”, “Running Dream” and “A Long Walk To Water”.  Our 8^th grade team, led by Paige Shepherd will be attempting to defend their title for the third year in a row.  Our 7^th grade team, led by Tristen Paul is new this year and is excited about the competition.

The 6^th grade team will be reading “7 Riddles to Nowhere”, “Awakening”, “Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pies”, “Esperanza Rising”, “Peppino, Good as Bread” and “Refugee”.  The 6^th graders, led by Abby Moiser are determined to improve on their 4^th place standing from the last two years.

The 5^th and 4^th grade teams will be reading “AKA Genius”, “Heart of a Shepherd”, “Jake and Lily”, “The Wolf and the Shield: An Adventure with St. Patrick”, “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” and “Wishtree”.  The 5^th graders have two teams.  Erin Moiser and Patrick Holmes are the team captains.  They like the 6^th graders are looking on improving this year, as they now know what to expect in the competition.  Out 4^th grade also has two teams this year.  Peyton Rios and Carson Gamino will be the team captains this year.   They are in the process of learning about the competition and are determined to earn a medal.   The top three teams earn medals in the competition. 

The teams meet during their lunch hour once a week going over questions from the individual books.  The competition is usually in April.    The date and place has yet to be determined.