Battle Summary

Here's a review of the information we covered at the meeting and that was in our initial document.

Battle of the Books is a friendly quiz-show type competition between teams.  The students read books and are tested on their knowledge of the books as a team.

Goals for our program:

• Have a blend of pre-selected books but also quiz kids on the “universe of books” - rewarding kids for being well-read
• Allow parents to define the list of books - include curriculum books, favorite books, etc
• Have fun (not too stressful)
• Allow kids of mixed ages to participate together
• Celebrate and inspire reading

Interested families

Smith
Bettencourt
Saldia
Treschuk/Kenney
Jansen
Wilson
Hammond
Firth
Wiersm
Eggert
Ramlogan
Mikhail
Cook
Adili

Decisions made

Teams of 3-5 kids ages 6 and over.  Younger siblings can be added to team.

Outstanding issues/questions
Do we want to ask questions about other books, fairy tales, etc?
When should our final competition be (May/June at YMCA)

Sample questions (to get an idea of format):

Q: In which popular series do Rachel and Kristy help defend Fairyland the the Human World against the trouble caused by Jack Frost and his Goblins?
A: Rainbow Magic (series) by Daisy Meadows

Q: In what fairy tale is a young girl rescued from a tower when the prince climbs up her long golden hair
A: Rapunzel
Q: Name the main character in Tolkien's book "The Hobbit."
A: Bilbo Baggins (Bilbo)