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Battle of the Books
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The Battle of the Books competition, coordinated by Mesquite ISD Library Services, is designed to encourage students to read, discuss, and enjoy great literature in a team setting. Students work together to read and study a set of 10 books covering a variety of genres. They use their knowledge of these texts to choose the correct book title for each question presented during the competition. Teams from multiple schools compete in a preliminary competition and the top 7 teams in each division advance to the Finals.
Registration for 24-25 will open in the fall of 2024.
Congratulations to our 2024 Battle of the Books winners!
3rd/4th Grade English
Best Dressed Team - Achziger Elementary BOB Guys
Collaboration Award - Kimball Elementary How Kimball Readers Came to Stay
3rd place - Moss Elementary The Moss-ome Book Kids
2nd Place - Lawrence Elementary The Purrfect Page Turners
1st Place - Seabourn Elementary Oreo Book Stars
3rd/4th Grade Bilingual
Best Dressed Team - Achziger Elementary Tales of the Achziger All-Stars
Collaboration Award - Hodges Elementary Book Masters
3rd place - McWhorter Elementary Reading Mavericks
2nd Place - Gray Elementary Make Way for Gray
1st Place - Gentry Elementary Gentry Bookbusters
5th Grade
Best Dressed Team - Rutherford Elementary Reading Rockstars
Collaboration Award - Smith Elementary Leopard Ladies
3rd place - Achziger Elementary Real Wild Readers
2nd Place - Gray Elementary The Wild Gators
1st Place - McKenzie Elementary Booking News
Middle School
Coaches' Resources
- Book Lists
- Coaches' Handbook
- Practice Questions
- Socrative Practice Questions
- Previous Competition Recordings
- TeachingBooks Resources
- Book Cover Reference Sheets
- Competition Dates and Times
- Virtual Prelims Coaches Information