Battle of Books

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Recordings

Below are links to recordings of the preliminary competitions.

3rd/4th Bilingual Preliminary Competition

3rd/4th English Preliminary Competition

5th Grade Preliminary Competition

Middle School Preliminary Competition

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.

Registration opens Fall 2022

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2022 Battle of the Books Winning Teams

3rd/4th English Division
Grand Champion: Porter ES The Book Angels
2nd Place: Gentry ES The Last Book Benders
3rd Place: Achziger ES The One and Only B.O.B. Team
Best Team Name: Moss ES Bewitching Bibliomaniacs
Best Dressed Team: Gray ES Book-a-teers

3rd/4th Bilingual Division
Grand Champion: McKenzie ES Word Wizards
2nd Place: Lawrence ES Sparkly Brains
3rd Place: Rutherford ES Los Lectores Marcianos
Best Team Name: Galloway ES Lectores on Fire
Best Dressed Team: Rutherford ES Los Lectores Marcianos

5th Grade Division
Grand Champion: Gentry ES The Last Book Benders
2nd Place: Lawrence ES Gone Crazy for Books
3rd Place: Achziger ES Readers of the Century
Best Team Name: Lawrence ES Gone Crazy for Books
Best Dressed Team: Shaw ES Nerdy Bulldogs

Middle School Division
Grand Champion: McDonald MS Read It and Weep
2nd Place: Kimbrough MS Chapter Champions
3rd Place: AC New Good Knight Readers
Best Team Name: Terry MS Breakfast (Book) Club - Don't You...Forget to Read Me

High School Division
Grand Champion: Horn HS Spine Benders
2nd Place: Mesquite HS Skeeter Nations
3rd Place: North Mesquite HS The Fresh Prints of North
Best Team Name: West Mesquite Exceptionally Ordinary