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And the Winners Are...10th Annual Area Wide-Book Battle Highlights

Once again  some of the best area-wide middle school readers got to show off the power of words in the 10th Annual Area-Wide book Battle. All of the students who battled deserve high praise for their dedication to reading. As teachers and librarians we hope that their love of reading follows them throughout the rest of the lives.

That being said, the book Battle Committee wants to honor the winners of this year's battle...

Our First place winner is Rockwood South Middle 

In Second Place Pattonville Heights Middle School

and 

In Third Place Holman Middle School

We would also like extend a special thanks John David Anderson for being a part of this year's Battle.

Rest up and get ready for next year's 

11th Annual Area-Wide Book Battle

And the Answer Is...

 

This week's Question of the Week was...

In which book does a boy get to play football because his mom was out voted two to one?

And the answer is...

SYLO by D.J. MacHale

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

Cross Keys Middle

Hazelwood North Middle

Oakville Middle

Hazelwood Northwest Middle

Rockwood South Middle

Ladue Middle

Hixson Middle

The Fulton School

Ft. Zumwalt North Middle

St Gabriel

Holman Middle

Pattonville Heights Middle

Brittany Woods Middle

Congratulations to all the school that correctly answered this week's question.

With only two more weeks before the battle begins, this will be the last Question of the Week.  Looking forward to seeing all the teams come together and show off their reading prowess. 

The next post you will see will have the winners of the 2017 Area-Wide Book Battle.  May the force be with each and everyone of you!

Question of the Week #13

I apologize for the late start today, I was late getting to school and as par for the course, I forgot to write the post.

So here is this week's Question the Week...

In which book does a boy get to play football because his mom was out voted two to one?

Remember to include in your answer the title and author along with your school's name.

And the Answer Is...

Last week's question was...

In which book does the protagonist keep tools inside his/her gloves?

And the Answer Is...

Rook by Sharon Cameron 

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

Rockwood South Middle

Pattonville Heights Middle

Ladue Middle

Hixson Middle

Hazelwood North Middle

Brittany Woods Middle

Congratulations to all the school who correctly answered this week's question.

Question of the Week #12

This week's Question of the Week is...

In which book does the protagonist keep tools inside his/her gloves?

Remember to include in your answer the title and author of the book and the name of your school. Please only one answer per team.

And the Answer Is...

This week's Question of the Week was...

In which book do characters decorate a Christmas tree with feathers, popcorn, and buttons?

And the answer is...

Stella By Starlight by Sharon Draper

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

Hazelwood North Middle

Cross Keys Middle

Rockwood South Middle

The Fulton School

Ft. Zumwaldt North Middle

Brittany Woods

Oakville Middle

Question of the Week #11

This week's Question of the Week is...

In which book do characters decorate a Christmas tree with feathers, popcorn, and buttons?

Remember to include in your answer the title and author of the book along with the name of your school.

And the Answer Is...

Last week's Question of the Week was...

In which book is an antagonist an apiologist?

And the Answer Is...

Sidekick by John David Anderson

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

Cross Keys Middle

Hazelwood North Middle

Hixson Middle

Pattonville Height Middle

Ladue Middle

The Fulton School

Oakville Middle

Rockwood South Middle

Congratulations to all the schools who participated and got the correct answer.

Question of the Week # 10

This week's Question of the Week Is...

In which book is an antagonist an apiologist?

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

And the Answer Is...

Last week's Question of the Week was ...

In which book does a character find a black t-shirt, jeans, a CD, and a red chrysanthemum?

And the Answer Is...

The Great Green Heist by Varian Johnson

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

Our Lady of Lourdes

St Gabriel

St Clare of Assisi

The Fulton School

Oakville Middle

Rockwood South Middle

Hixson Middle

Ladue Middle

Congratulations to all the school who got the answer right!

Question of the Week #9

This week's Question of the Week is...

In which book does a character find a black t-shirt, jeans, a CD, and a red chrysanthemum?

Remember to include in your answer your the title and author of the book and the name of your school.

This week's Question of the Week was...

In which book does the protagonist point out to her grandfather that he has been playing solitaire wrong his whole life?

And the Answer is...

Torn Away by Jennifer Brown

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

Oakville Middle

Ft Zumwalt North Middle

Cross Keys

Pattonville Heights Middle

Rockwood South Middle

St Clare of Assisi

Hinson Middle

Hazelwood North Middle

The Fulton School

Feature Book of the Week Stella by Starlight by Sharon Draper

Feature Book of the Week

Stella by Starlight

by 

Sharon Draper

Stella lives in the segregated South—in Bumblebee, North

Carolina, to be exact about it. Some stores she can go into. Some stores she can’t. Some folks are right pleasant. Others are a lot less so. To Stella, it sort of evens out, and heck, the Klan hasn’t bothered them for years. But one late night, later than she should ever be up, much less wandering around outside, Stella and her little brother see something they’re never supposed to see, something that is the first flicker of change to come, unwelcome change by any stretch of the imagination. As Stella’s community—her world—is upended, she decides to fight fire with fire. And she learns that ashes don’t necessarily signify an end.

About the Author

Sharon M. Draper is a professional educator as well as an accomplished writer. She has been honored as the National Teacher of the Year, is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Literary Awards, and is a New York Times bestselling author, with Out of my Mind staying on the list for almost two years. She was selected as Ohio’s Outstanding High School Language Arts Educator, Ohio Teacher of the Year, and was chosen as a NCNW Excellence in Teaching Award winner. She is a Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award winner, and was the Duncanson Artist-in-Residence for the Taft Museum. She is a YWCA Career Woman of Achievement, and is the recipient of the Dean’s Award from Howard University School of Education, the Pepperdine University Distinguished Alumnus Award, the Marva Collins Education Excellence Award, and the Governor’s Educational Leadership Award. Last year she was named Ohio Pioneer in Education by the Ohio State Department of Education, and in 2008 she received the Beacon of Light Humanitarian award. In 2009 she received the Doctor of Laws Degree from Pepperdine University. In 2011, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions to the field of adolescent literature by The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English, as well as the 33rd Annual Jeremiah Luddington Award by the Educational Book and Media Association, also for lifetime achievement. In 2015 she was honored by the American Library Association as the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime literary achievement. (Check out more about this talented author at her website).

After this week the Comment Contest will be closed. So get your comments in this week!

Question of the Week # 8

This week's Question of the Week Is..

In which book does the protagonist point out to her grandfather that he has been playing solitaire wrong his whole life?

Remember to include in your answer the title and author's name along with your school's name.

And the Answer Is...

I apologize for not posting this on Friday. Parent teacher conferences on Wed. and Thurs. allowed me to sleep in on Friday, and I totally blanked on getting the post done.  Ah, well, better late than never.

Last week's Question of the Week was...

In Surround by Sharks what word is spelled wrong on the posters Tam and Pamela made about Davey?

And the Answer Is...

Missing.

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

Cross Keys

Hazelwood North Middle

Hinson Middle

St Clare of Assisi

The Fulton School

Rockwood South

Brittany Woods

St Gabriel

Congrats to all those who got this one correct.

Feature Book of the Week Tandem by Anna Jarzab

Feature Book of the Week

Tandem

by

Anna Jarzab

Everything repeats.
You. Your best friend. Every person you know.
Many worlds, many lives—infinite possibilities.
Welcome to the multiverse.

Sixteen-year-old Sasha Lawson has only ever known one small, ordinary life. When she was young, she loved her grandfather's stories of parallel worlds, inhabited by girls who looked like her but led totally different lives. Sasha never believed such worlds were real—until now, when she finds herself thrust into one against her will.

To prevent imminent war, Sasha must slip into the life of an alternate version of herself, a princess who has vanished on the eve of her arranged marriage. If Sasha succeeds in fooling everyone, she will be returned home; if she fails, she'll be trapped in another girl's life forever. As time runs out, Sasha finds herself torn between two worlds, two lives, and two young men vying for her love—one who knows her secret, and one who believes she's someone she's not.  

About the Author

Anna Jarzab is the author of All Unquiet Things, The Opposite of Hallelujah and Tandem, the first book the Many-Worlds Trilogy. She lives in New York City and works in children’s book publishing.

Question of the #7

This week's Question of the Week is...

In Surround by Sharks what word is spelled wrong on the posters Tam and Pamela mad about Davey?

As you can read this is a bonus round question and requires a word answer instead of the title and author's name.  Make sure that you include in your answer your school's name. Please only one answer per team.

Good luck!

And the Answer Is...

This week's question was...

In what book does a character say someone is so hip that when he sits down he's still standing?

And the answer is...

The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

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

Hazelwood North Middle

The Fulton School

Cross Keys

Ladue Middle

Hinson Middle

Hazelwood Central

St Clare of Assisi

Rockwood South Middle

Hazelwood Northwest Middle

Brittany Woods Middle

Oakville Middle

St Gabriel

Check back Monday for another Question of the Week.

Also there only two more Feature Books of the Week posts, so make sure you participate in the comment contest, which will be closing  May 18.

Feature Book of the Week Rook by Sharon Cameron

Feature Book of the Week

Rook 

by 

Sharon Cameron

Centuries after a shifting of the Earth's poles, the Sunken City that was once Paris is in the grips of a revolution. All who oppose the new regime are put to the blade, except for those who disappear from their prison cells, a red-tipped rook feather left in their place. Is the mysterious Red Rook a savior of the innocent or a criminal?

Meanwhile, across the sea in the Commonwealth, Sophia Bellamy's arranged marriage to the wealthy René Hasard is the last chance to save her family from ruin. But when the search for the Red Rook comes straight to her doorstep, Sophia discovers that her fiancé is not all he seems. Which is only fair, because neither is she.

As the Red Rook grows bolder and the stakes grow higher, Sophia and René find themselves locked in a tantalizing game of cat and mouse.

About the Author

I live in: Nashville, Tennessee, born and raised.
My Former Life: I have been a classical piano teacher, full-time mom (unpaid), part-time genealogist (also unpaid, but what does that matter, right?), chair of a non-profit for a local theater group (wait, that’s unpaid, too!), and a coordinator of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Midsouth Conference (guess I excelled at working for free!).

My life now: Still have my family, still coordinating that conference. I am also a writer. For this I get paid.