Calling all Duval County teens to Jacksonville Public Library's second annual Battle of the Books! Battle of the Books is an exciting competition in which you read books across four categories as they compete to be the best. During each program in June and July, two books will compete from one category – nonfiction, realistic fiction/comedy, sci-fi/fantasy, and graphic novels. Teens will compete in Kahoot trivia challenges on the books and debate which book is the winner. In early August, a finale program will crown the winner and celebrate all of the summer’s books.
Calling all Duval County teens to Jacksonville Public Library's second annual Battle of the Books! Battle of the Books is an exciting competition in which you read books across four categories as they compete to be the best. During each program in June and July, two books will compete from one category – nonfiction, realistic fiction/comedy, sci-fi/fantasy, and graphic novels. You will compete in Kahoot trivia challenges to win a sweet treat. Be prepared to defend your favorite of the books in a debate to select the category’s winner.
Here is a list of each week's category and book titles:
June 16th - Nonfiction: It’s All Love by Jenna Ortega Vs. YFA: Young, Fearless, Awesome
June 30 - Realistic Fiction/Comedy: Don’t Read the Comments by Eric Smith Vs. When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandyha Menon
July 14th - Sci-Fi/Fantasy: Agnes at the End of the World by Kelly McWilliams Vs. Magyk by Angie Sage
July 28th - Graphic Novels: Teen Titan: Raven by Kami Garcia Vs. The Oracle Code by Marieke Nijkamp
August 4 - FINALE featuring all of the titles listed above!
AGE GROUP: | Teens |
EVENT TYPE: | Youth Program | Authors, Books, and Writing |
TAGS: | Teen Think Tank | Summer | Battle of the Books |
