2022-23 BATTLE OF BOOKS COMPETION!

Diamond Canyon Battle of the Books team members, Carter Fleshman, Wesley McKean and Philip Stapela took 1st place in the Deer Valley Education Foundation Battle of the Books District Competition, and will now compete in the Inter-District Competition on Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023.  Congratulations to Carter, Wesley and Philip, and best of luck at the Inter-District Battle!

  The Battle of the Books is a voluntary reading competition designed to promote the love and appreciation of reading to all elementary school fifth and sixth grade students, while building confidence, friendships, and study skills. The aim of this program is to encourage students to read a variety of books and recall information about the plots, characters, and setting of the books.

Students form their own teams of two or three students to compete and test their knowledge in three exciting school competitions held in the Library Media Center during the 1st hour, once in October, February, and April of the 2022-23 school year. Families are welcome and encouraged to support our competing students throughout the program. Winning teams will move on to regional, district and inter-district-wide competitions. Team members are assigned 4 different books to read during each competition, or a total of 12 books. 

Titles for the 2022-23 Battle of the Books competition are:

Battle I: (October)

Pictures of Hollis Woods by Giff

The Girl Who Could Fly by Forester

Earthquake Terror by Kehret

Where the Red Fern Grows by Rawls

Battle II: (January)

Esperanza Rising by Ryan

Poppy by Avi

Bridge to Terabithia by Paterson

Hatchet by Paulsen

Battle III: (April)

The Graveyard Book by Gaiman

Riding Freedom by Ryan

The View from Saturday by Konigsburg

Castle in the Attic by Winthrop

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