Santa Lucia Middle School Library

SLMS Library News:

Battle of the Books

Our school is gearing up for Battle of the Books which will take place in early April. America’s Battle of the Books is a reading incentive program where students are given a list of book titles to read during the year. The titles are written by award winning authors and have been selected by educators across the country. After reading the books students form teams and come together to demonstrate their abilities and test their knowledge of the books they have read. The competitions are similar in style to the TV series Family Feud or Whiz Kids styles of competition. The list of books this year include:

Hatchet, The River, The Lightning Thief, A Solitary Blue, Out of the Dust, The Teacher’s Funeral, Missing May, Black Star, Bright Moon, Bridge to Terabithia, House of the Scorpion, and Hope was Here.

Students have to at least read 3 of the titles on the list to be on the team. Encourage your child to read a book from the selection and to be part of the team! Not only does it get them reading quality literature it gets them talking about books.

Now selecting the right books for your child is easier than ever. Parents can use the internet to search for titles right from home. That way you can help your students check out books that are within their reading range. Go to www.arbookfind.com and enter the author or title of a book under the quick search tab. If the book is in the system and has a quiz, it will appear with it’s cover, a rating, a book level and the number of points the book is worth. There is also an advance search tab that allows you to enter your students reading level and interest and provides a list of appropriate books that you can get from home, at a bookstore or at your local library.