- Escambia County Public Schools
- School Libraries
- Battle of the Books
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WHAT IS BATTLE OF THE BOOKS?
2023/2024 Battle of the Books - Place TBD
Date and Time TBDBattle of the Books is a district-wide academic book bowl. The goal of this event is to teach students the importance of collaboration and teamwork, creative thinking and problem solving, healthy competition based on mutual respect, and challenge literature expectations with regards to Florida’s Language Arts Standards.
Are you curious about the types of questions that will be asked at the Battle? Click here to preview some sample BoB questions.
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO PARTICIPATE?
Read Books
Students should begin reading their desired titles from their appropriate list. The third grade list consists of seven titles and the 4th-8th grade list consists of fifteen titles. The Florida Teen Reads books are currently being reviewed and will be posted once the review process is complete. ALL the books on each list are optional reads. No one is required to read all the books on any given list to participate in BoB. Links to the various lists are provided under the heading TITLE LISTS.
Register
Coaches will complete an on-line registration form to register their team’s participation in BoB. The link is under the heading REGISTRATION INFORMATION.
Each school is allowed three teams with a maximum of five members per team. Alternates are NOT allowed. Mixed grade level teams are allowed. No team will be allowed to register for BoB after the deadline!
Submit Team Member Names
Coaches should submit the names of the individuals participating on their teams by a date TBD. This form will be emailed.
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Online registration for the 2023/2024 Battle of the Books competition will open in the fall of 2023.
TITLE LISTS (2023/2024)