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Books Grade 3/4
Beezus and Ramona
Kenny and the Dragon
Bunnicula
Lafcadio, The Lion Who Shot Back
The Contest
Leroy Ninker Saddles Up: Tales from Dekawoo Drive
Crenshaw
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Fortunately the Milk
Rump: The True Story of Rumplestiltskin
Heartwood Hotel: A True Home
Runaway Ralph
Books Grade 5
Among the Hidden
Rules
Front Desk
Shiloh
Home Child
Stand on the Sky
Number the Stars
These Are My Words
The Pants Project
Warriors: Into the Wild
Roller Girl (Graphic Novel)
A Wolf Called Wander
Books Grade 6/7
Bloom
Invitation to the Game
The City of Ember
The Lightning Thief
The Girl Who Could Fly
A Mango-Shaped Space
Greystone Secrets: The Strangers
Ocolum
Ground Zero
The One and Only Ivan
Holes
A Wrinkle in Time (Graphic Novel)
Books For Reboot Grade 8/9
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
Speak
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager
Strangers
The Knife of Never Letting Go
They Called us Enemy
The Prince and the Dressmaker
Truly Devious
Scythe
We Were Liars
What is Battle of the Books - Reboot?
The Battle of the Books - Reboot is a reading motivation program that aims to encourage and recognize Secondary students who enjoy reading and provide them with an opportunity to broaden their reading interests, and to continue on
with Battle of the Books from elementary school.
A list of books is chosen by a committee of teachers and teacher librarians. Students are provided with the list; they read the books, and then discuss them. As school teams, they create a book trailer, and design a bookmark to be used for the next
year’s battle. Another activity teams complete in advance is the Trashion Show. Teams sew or make a clothing item that is determined by the committee each year and is related to one of the books. On the day of the competition, students participate
in a design challenge, display their previously designed items (The trailers, bookmarks, and Trashion Show), and participate in rounds of questions in the style of Jeopardy.
What is the History of Battle of the Books - Reboot?
The Battle of the Books - Reboot was inspired by the elementary school model that is popular in SD No. 73. It was devised in 2018 by a group of secondary teacher-librarians including Aleasha Kachel, Cecile McVittie, Dianne Bell, Kristy
Dolha, and Trisha Rimmer, with the support of district coordinators Andrea Wallin and Tricia Persad. The concept was to extend Battle of the Books into the secondary grades in a way that met the needs of teens. In selecting books, the committee
is committed to providing quality books with Canadian, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+ content and diverse protagonists, in multiple formats such as graphic novel, and in a range of genres.
The first Battle of the Books - Reboot was held at South Kamloops Secondary in June of 2019 with four schools participating. Our hope is to expand to include all of the high schools in the district. As well, we hope to expand into
senior grades at some point in the future.
Books For Reboot Grade 10/11/12
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager
Speak
Frankly in Love
Strangers
If I Tell You The Truth
They Called us Enemy
Like a Love Story
Truly Devious
What is Battle of the Books - Reboot?
The Battle of the Books - Reboot is a reading motivation program that aims to encourage and recognize Secondary students who enjoy reading and provide them with an opportunity to broaden their reading interests, and to continue on
with Battle of the Books from elementary school.
A list of books is chosen by a committee of teachers and teacher librarians. Students are provided with the list; they read the books, and then discuss them. As school teams, they create a book trailer, and design a bookmark to be used for the next
year’s battle. Another activity teams complete in advance is the Trashion Show. Teams sew or make a clothing item that is determined by the committee each year and is related to one of the books. On the day of the competition, students participate
in a design challenge, display their previously designed items (The trailers, bookmarks, and Trashion Show), and participate in rounds of questions in the style of Jeopardy.
What is the History of Battle of the Books - Reboot?
The Battle of the Books - Reboot was inspired by the elementary school model that is popular in SD No. 73. It was devised in 2018 by a group of secondary teacher-librarians including Aleasha Kachel, Cecile McVittie, Dianne Bell, Kristy
Dolha, and Trisha Rimmer, with the support of district coordinators Andrea Wallin and Tricia Persad. The concept was to extend Battle of the Books into the secondary grades in a way that met the needs of teens. In selecting books, the committee
is committed to providing quality books with Canadian, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+ content and diverse protagonists, in multiple formats such as graphic novel, and in a range of genres.
The first Battle of the Books - Reboot was held at South Kamloops Secondary in June of 2019 with four schools participating. Our hope is to expand to include all of the high schools in the district. As well, we hope to expand into
senior grades at some point in the future.
