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: September 23, 2024 - October 25, 2024
2024-2025 Competition Schedule
March 27, 2025 Prelims
3rd/4th Monolingual Division - 8:30am (login); 9am - 10:00am (competition)
3rd/4th Bilingual Division - 10:15am (login); 10:45am - 11:45am (competition)
5th Grade Division - 1:00pm (login); 1:30pm - 2:30pm (competition)
Middle School Division - 2:45pm (login) 3:15pm - 4:15pm (competition)
April 9, 2025 Finals
Middle School Division - 1:30pm - 3:00pm
3rd/4th Monolingual Division - 3:15pm - 4:45pm
3rd/4th Bilingual Division - 4:30pm - 6:00pm
5th Grade Division - 5:45pm - 7:15pm
Coaches' Resources
- Book Lists
- Coaches' Handbook
- Practice Questions
- Socrative Practice Questions
- TeachingBooks Resources
- Book Cover Reference Sheets
- Competition Dates and Times
- Virtual Prelims Coaches Information
- Previous Competition Recordings