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BATTLE OF THE BOOKS

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS

FIVE BOOKS

• Cinder

• Counting by 7s

• Mr. Lemoncello’s

LIBRARY

• The Mark of the

Thief

TWENTY STUDENTS

WHO ARE

• GOOD READERS

• COMMITTED

• TEAM PLAYERS

• ENTHUSIASTIC

• HARD WORKING

CINDER BY MARISSA MEYER

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New

Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From

space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their

move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl.

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class

citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and

blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes

intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly

finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a

forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom,

loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her

past in order to protect her world’s future.

Now enjoy the book trailer for Cinder:

https://youtu.be/bfkFotwA5LA

COUNTING BY 7SBY HOLLY GOLDBERG SLOAN

Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed

with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who

finds it comforting to count by 7s. It has never been

easy for her to connect with anyone other than her

adoptive parents, but that hasn’t kept her from

leading a quietly happy life... until now.

Suddenly Willow’s world is tragically changed when

her parents both die in a car crash, leaving her alone

in a baffling world. The triumph of this book is that it

is not a tragedy. This extraordinarily odd, but

extraordinarily endearing, girl manages to push

through her grief and discover the true meaning of

family.

Now enjoy the book trailer for Counting by 7s:

https://youtu.be/Yrz41FH6OMM

MARK OF THE THIEFBY JENNIFER A. NIELSEN

When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to

enter a sealed cavern containing the lost treasures of Julius

Caesar, he finds much more than gold and gemstones: He

discovers an ancient bulla, an amulet that belonged to the

great Caesar and is filled with a magic once reserved for

the Gods -- magic some Romans would kill for.

Now, with the deadly power of the bulla pulsing through his

veins, Nic is determined to become free. But instead, he

finds himself at the center of a ruthless conspiracy to

overthrow the emperor and spark the Praetor War, a battle

to destroy Rome from within. Traitors and spies lurk at every

turn, each more desperate than the next to use Nic's

newfound powers for their own dark purposes.

In a quest to stop the rebellion, save Rome, and secure his

own freedom, Nic must harness the magic within himself

and defeat the empire's most powerful and savage

leaders. Enjoy the following book trailer:

https://youtu.be/2Kg44SmgWSs

ESCAPE FROM MR. LEMONCELLO’S LIBRARYBY CHRIS GRABENSTEIN

Kyle Keeley is the class clown, popular with most kids, (if

not the teachers), and an ardent fan of all games: board

games, word games, and particularly video games. His

hero, Luigi Lemoncello, the most notorious and creative

gamemaker in the world, just so happens to be the

genius behind the building of the new town library.

Lucky Kyle wins a coveted spot to be one of the first 12

kids in the library for an overnight of fun, food, and lots

and lots of games. But when morning comes, the doors

remain locked. Kyle and the other winners must solve

every clue and every secret puzzle to find the hidden

escape route. And the stakes are very high.

Enjoy the following trailer:

https://youtu.be/7R1Cf28An2g

YOUR COACHES

Mrs. BenalayatELL Teacher

Mrs. WhalenISR Teacher

TEAM MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE

• All 4 books to keep!*

• A team T-shirt *

• A great time

• Preparation for the High

School Competition!

*Team Fee of $40 for books and T-shirt due October 7, checks payable to

BRMS. Financial concerns email twhalen@lcps.org.

Your parents must sign a permission slip and agree to pick you up after practice.

PRACTICES WILL BE HELD ON A WEDNESDAY AFTER SCHOOL IN THE LIBRARY.

WHAT DOES A COMPETITION LOOKLIKE?

Students

• Students sit as a group

• Work together to

answer questions

• One team member

with excellent spelling

and penmanship writes

answer for the group

on whiteboard and

displays for judges.

Emcee

• Asks fact-based

questions to teams.

Judges• Award points based on

difficulty of question

and quality of answer

Students work together to answer the questions!

THE SCHEDULE

• October 2, 2015 - Applications for the team due to Language Arts

Teacher

• October 5, 2015 – Team announced

• October 7, 2015 – First Meeting – Taking Care of Business:

• 3:45 – 4:30 pm in the school Library

• Order books and T-shirts

• Collect money $40 (cost for four books and t-shirt)

• Check payable to BRMS

• Financial concerns email twhalen@lcps.org

• T-shirt sizes

• Future Meetings: After School in the Library from 3:45-5:00 pm

• Meeting Dates distributed (about every three weeks on a

Wednesday)

• Book Reading Schedule Revealed

• October 14, 2015 – Books Distributed

• October 21, 2015 – First Team Practice for book one: Cinder, by

Marissa Meyer

HOW DO I APPLY?

7th and 8th grade Language Arts teachers have

applications and permission slips and will provide

guidance.