Signups Underway For Battle Of The Books

The C.H. Booth Library invites young adults in grades 5 to 8 to test their knowledge of four great books at the 7th Annual Battle of the Books trivia contest. Signups are open until March 7 for Newtown students or residents. Students can compete in teams of three to four people. There is a limit of 12 teams.

 This year’s books are Elephant Run by Roland Smith; First Light by Rebecca Stead; London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd; and Wednesday Wars by Gary Schmidt.

First place team members win a $20 gift certificate to an area bookstore. The second place team members win a $10 gift certificate to an area bookstore. The winning team members’ names will also be inscribed on a plaque in the Young Adult Department, and each member may select a book that the library will purchase and dedicate in their name.

The game is played in a Jeopardy-style format. All the teams will hear the same question together, write their answer, and then display the answers at the same time. Each team will get credit for a correct answer.

The Battle will take place Saturday, March 26, at 1 pm (snow date Sunday, March 27).

To enter, form a team of three to four Newtown students or residents in grades 5 to 8. All members must either live in or attend school in Newtown. Homeschooled students are welcome.

Team captains must sign up the team by March 7, at C.H. Booth Library, and pick up the complete information packet at the second floor circulation desk. This material is shared by all team members. There are no online signups.

Read the four books and become experts on the stories. Copies of the books are in the Young Adult area of the library.

Teams must submit trivia questions on the four books by March 7, at 5 pm.

A practice round will take place Wednesday, March 23. One or more team members must attend. Snow date is Thursday, March 24.. The Jeopardy-style format with written answers will be explained there.

Further details are in the Young Adult section of the library, or online at the library website www.chboothlibrary.org, or call Young Adult librarian Margaret Brown at 203-426-4533, or Children’s librarian Alana Bennison at 203-426-3851.