Comment Contest Closed

I want to thank everyone who participated in the Comment Contest  This was the first time doing this contest, and while we had several schools who took advantage of this feature, I really wish more had used it. 


The winner of the Comment Contest will be announced the day of the book battle.


See you all then!

And the Answer is...

Sorry about the late posting. It seems like there is more going on now that we are close to the end of school.


This week's question was...

In which book did the children sneak out into the middle of the night to help an injured friend?

And the answer is...

Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor

Congratulations go out to

Hazelwood Northwest Middle

Oakville Middle

Cross Keys Middle

Hazelwood North Middle

Hixson Middle

Ladue Middle

Hazelwood Central

Once again I want to thank all the schools who participated in this year's Question of the Week and also the Feature Book of the Week comments. Winners of both contests will be announced May 8 at the 2012 Area Wide Book Battle.  See you then!

Question of the Week #14

This is it the last Question of the Week for the 2012 Book Battle.

Hope you have enjoyed this year's books and the question have helped you all prepare for the battle.

I also want to remind everyone that both Heather Brewer and Antony John will be attending this year's battle. Hope you are excited about this as I am.

Okay, on to this week's question...

In which book did the children sneak out into the middle of the night to help an injured friend?

Remember to include in your answer the title of the book and the author's name as well as the the name of your school.

The winner of both the Question of the Week and the Comment Contest will be announced at the Book Battle May 8. See you soon!

And the Answer is...

Hope everyone had a great week and that the weekend will be even more fantastic.

This week's question was...

In which book does a dad say he would rather have his teeth pulled out than make a salad?

And the answer is...

Million Dollar Throw by Mike Lupica 

Here are all the schools who answered this week's question correctly

Hazelwood Northwest Middle

Washington Middle

Rockwood South Middle

Cross Keys Middle

Oakville Middle

Hazelwood North Middle

Hixson Middle

Hazelwood Central

Question of the Week #13

Welcome back to this week's Question of the Week. The count down is on with only three full weeks left before the book battle, and only two more Questions of the Week.

This week's question is...

In which book does a dad say he would rather have his teeth pulled out than make a salad?

Don't forget to include in your answer the title of the book, the author's name, and your school.

And the Answer Is... #11

Happy Friday the 13th. This week was MAP testing for Pattonville and I am sure some of you as well.  Hope you all did your best and now can concentrate on the Book Battle!

This week's question was...

In which book does the main character break into the public library?

And the Answer is...

Viral by Kathy Reichs

Here is the list of all the schools who correctly answered this week's question

Cross Keys Middle

Rockwood South Middle

Hazelwood North Middle

Bernard Middle

Washington Middle

Hillsboro Junior High

Oakville Middle

Maplewood Richmond Heights Middle

Hixson Middle

Hazelwood Central Middle

Ladue Middle
Hazelwood Northwest Middle

Congratulations to everyone who participated. I am looking forward to seeing you all on May 8th

Question of the Week # 12

Hope everyone had a great weekend. I know that many of you are getting ready or have already begun MAP testing so remember to do your best and ace the test.

This week's question is...

In which book does the main character break into the public library?

Don't forget to include in your answer the title and author of the book and the name of your school.

And the Answer is...#11

Another week down and closer to this year's book battle.

This week's question was...

In which book is a character forced to have dinner with the person believe to have killed the character's parents?

And the answer is... 

Eighth Grade Bites by Heather Brewer

And here are all the schools who correctly answered this week's question...

Cross Keys Middle

Wahsington Middle

Bernard Middle

Oakville Middle

Hazelwood Northwest Middle

Rockwood South Middle

Hazelwood North Middle

Pattonville Heights Middle

Hixson Middle

Maplewood Richmond Heights Middle

Hazelwood Central
Ladue Middle School

Congratulations to everyone who participated this week and correctly answered question #11

 

Question of the Week #11

Wow! I don't know about you, but last month just flew by and I've got a feeling April will do the same. The good thing about that is that we are five weeks away from the 2012 Book Battle.

This week's question is...

In which book is a character forced to have dinner with the person believe to have killed the character's parents?

As always please remember to identify the title and the author's name in your answer, and don't forget to include the name of your school.