On Your Mark, Get Set, Read 2010-2011 AWBB KickOff

It has been a short hot summer, but the Area-Wide Book Battle Committee has been reading up a storm and are very excited about the list of books for this year's AWBB.

We've also revised the procedures a bit, so make sure you read them over carefully. You will find some new deadlines for registration and cancellations.

On the right sidebar you will find everything you need to register and begin developing your Book Battle teams: the procedures, registration form, and book list. When you click on the forms, make sure you download them before printing.


Finally, during the next few weeks we will be posting information about the different books and the authors. We will also begin the question of the week in January with a prize for the school that answers the most questions correctly. If you are unable to participate via the blog email me (vonharzj@gmail.com) and I will send you the question.

So Here is the 2010/2011 Book List

1. Bringing the Boy Home by N.A. Nelson
2. Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
3. The Compound by S.A. Bodeen
4. Faith, Hope, and Ivy June by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
5. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
6. Keeper of the Grail by Michael P. Spradlin
7. Jump the Cracks by Stacy DeKeyser
8. Maze Runner by James Dashner
9. Middleworld by J. & P. Voelkel
10. Miracle's Boys by Jacqueline Woodson
11. Morpheus Road: The Light by D.J. MacHale
12. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
13. Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
14. Scorpia by Anthony Horowitz
15. The Seer of Shadows by Avi
16. Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
17. Steel Trapp: The Academy by Ridley Pearson
18. Stolen Children by Peg Kehret
19. Tenth Grade Bleeds by Heather Brewer
20. When the Black Girl Sings by Bil Wright

Titles and authors were confirmed through The Library of Congress, Follett, and Bound to Stay Bound websites. Titles and authors may appear differently on Amazon.com or other sites.

A downloadable version is in the sidebar. 

Please feel free to leave comments, and share the blog with your students so they can leave comments too.

This is going to be a great year!

And The Winner Is

After an exhausting but wonderful morning the 2010 Area Wide Book Battle is over. All of the participating school are to be congratulated on their hard work and for making reading this year a cool thing to do. 

However, with any competition there has to be winners and I am proud to annouces these here and now!

In First Place:

Hollenbeck Middle School

Second Place:

North Kirkwood Middle School

Third Place:

Ridgewood Middle School

Photo courtesy of North Kirkwood Middle School. More photos to come. Click to enlarge.

And The Answer Is ...

The answer to this week's Question of the Week is...

Hattie big Sky by Kirby Larson

The school posting the correct answer this week are

Bernard Middle

Hixson Middle

Hollenbeck Middle

Hazelwood Northwest Middle

Danby-Rush Tower Middle

Oakville Middle

Northwest Valley Middle

Senn Thomas Middle

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

Since this is the last Question of the Week it is time to announce the school(s) who answered the most questions correctly out of the 12 questions posted since January.

There are actually two schools with a perfect score of 12 correct answers:

Danby Rush Tower Middle

and

Northwest Valley Middle

Congratulations. You will both be award a prize on May 4.

I would like to thank all of the schools who have participated. I have enjoyed posting the questions each week, and am looking forward to doing this again next year to help you ready yourselves for the battle.

Check back periodically for news about next years battle. In addition, once the new list of books has been picked, I will begin putting up information about the books and their authors. 

I am also working on some new features for next years blog.

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE THIS TUESDAY!

Question Of the Week

This will be the last Question of the Week until next year. In Friday's post I will announce the school who answered the most questions correctly. I have really enjoyed posting these questions and I hope you have enjoyed participating in the Question of the Week. 

So here is this week's question:

In which book does a man trade a pig for a bike?

Remember to use the complete title and author's name when answering the question. Also remember to identify your school in your comments.

And The Answer Is ...

The answer to this weeks question is...

The Graveyard Book  by Neil Gaiman

Here is a list of the schools who correctly answered this weeks question.

Bernard Middle

Danby-Rush Tower

Oakville Middle

NorthWest Valley Middle

Pattonville Heights Middle

Hazelwood Northwest Middle

Hixson Middle

Senn Thomas Middle
Ladue Middle

Congratulations to these eight schools who correctly answered this week's question.

Remember that next Monday will be the last Question of the Week before the battle. Next Friday I will post the name of the school who has successfully answered the most questions.

MASL Twain and Truman Gateway Winners for 2010

Julie is away at the MASL conference in Tan Tara (lucky lady), and sent me a text last night to tell me that the winners of the Twain and Truman Awards are books we have picked for Book Battle read. In addition, this year's  Gateway Award's  runner is currently on our list too.

The Twain Award winner this year Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn.

This years Truman Award winner goes to our very own Heather Brewer for Eighth Grade Bites: 
The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod.

And this year's Gateway runner up was Unwind by Neal Shusterman, with Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher winning the award. Need to look into putting Thirteen Reasons Why on next years list.  

Congratulations to all the winners.

Question Of the Week

Only two more weeks to go before the real competition begins. I hope all of you are excited as I am.  

The question this week is ...

In which book does a curse from a murdered girl result in the death by plague of her persecutors?

Remember to give both the title of the book and the author's name when answering the question.

Also make sure you identify the your school in the answer.

Check back on Friday for a list of schools who correctly identified the answer.

And The Answer Is ...

The answer to this week's question is...

Deep and Dark and Dangerous: A Ghost Story by Mary Hahn

As always in order receive credit for the correct answer the complete title and author's name must be included in the answer. You can check your answer by clicking on the comments in the Monday post.

The school's answering correctly this week are...

Oakville Middle 

Northwest Valley Middle

Danby-Rush Tower Middle

Hollenbeck Middle

Pattonville Heights Middle

Hazelwood Northwest Middle


Thanks to all the schools who participated. Keep reading!

Question Of the Week

It's crunch time only three weeks left before the Battle. Hope everyone is getting excited. I know I am. 

I have a feeling this year's Book Battle will be the most competitive yet, and I am predicting that we might even have a tie breaker to decide the winners. 

I am looking forward to seeing everyone on May 4, 2010. 

An now to the question of the week:

In which book is To Kill A Mockingbird number one on the protagonist's school reading list?

As always when leaving your answer be sure to include your school, the title of the book and the author's name.

Correct answers will be posted on Friday along with all the school's who correctly answered this weeks question.

And The Answer Is ...

The answer to this week's question is...

The Garden of Eve by K.L. Going

And the schools who correctly answered the question this week are ...

Bernard Middle 

Oakville Middle

Hazelwood Northwest Middle

NWV Book Battlers

Dany-Rush Tower Middle

Hixson Middle School

Hollenbeck Middle

Ladue Middle

Congratulations to all eight schools who corretly answered this week's question.