Teen Services: Battle of the Books

Battle of the Books @ GPL  

Love Reading? Love Competition? Join GPL’s BOB Teams!

GPL’s Battle of the Books 2019 is starting Spring 2019!

How can you get more info or join a team? It’s easy, just check out the info below!

Teen Team - For Students Entering Grades 7-10 in September 2019

• To Sign Up:
  • Email eanastasi@greenburghlibrary.org or call 914-721-8224 for more details and to sign up.
  • Attend an Interest Meeting
• 2019 Team Interest Meetings:
  • May 22 @ 6:30 PM or June 5 @ 6:30 PM (Pick One)
  • Note: If you cannot make an interest meeting please email us for details. 
• 2019 Team Meetings:
  • July 17, 24, 31 @ 6-7 PM
  • August 7, 14, 21, 28 @ 6-7 PM
  • September 18, 25 @ 6-7:30 PM -- Note Time Change
  • October 2, 9, 16 @ 6-7:30 PM -- Note Time Change
  • October 19, 2019 - Battle of the Books Tournament
• Selected Books for Grades 7-10 Team:
  • Refugee by Alan Gratz - **Have read by 7/24** 
  • Restart by Gordon Korman - **Have read by 8/7** 
  • Scythe by Neal Shusterman - **Have read by 8/14** 
  • When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandyha Menon **Have read by 8/21** 
  • The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud - **Have read by 8/28** 
• 2019 Teen Team Book Trivia Practice Questions:
  Note: These will be updated multiple times so check back for new Questions:
  • Practice Questions - Refugee by Alan Gratz
  • Practice Questions - The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
  • Practice Questions - Restart by Gordon Korman

Children's Team - Students Entering Grades 4-6 in September 2019

• 2019 Team Team Meetings:
  • ​Visit the GPL Online Calendar here for Team Meeting Dates. 
  • Email nguenkel@greenburghlibrary.org or call 914-721-8227 for more details and to sign up.
• Selected Books fro Grades 4-6 Team:
  • The Candymakers by Wendy Mass
  • The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez
  • Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
  • The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
  • Short and Skinny by Mark Tatulli