BOB 2020
2021 Battle of the Books @ GPL
2021 Westchester Library System Battle of the Books
- Coaches:
- Teen Team Coach: Emily Dowie edowie@greenburghlibrary.org
- Children Team Coach: Melissa Victoria mvictoriagpl@gmail.com
- 2021 BOB Selected Books:
- Teen Titles
- Nyxia by Scott Reintgen
- Cinder by Marissa Meyer
- Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
- The Secret Life of Prince Charming by Deb Caletti
- Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
- Children's Titles
- New Kid by Jerry Craft
- The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
- Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead
- The Next Great Paulie Fink by Ali Benjamin
Past Battle of the Books Titles
Past Book Selections for Westchester Library System Battle of the Books
Grades 6-10 2019 Book Selections:
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Refugee by Alan Gratz
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Restart by Gordon Korman
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Scythe by Neal Shusterman
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When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandyha Menon
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The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
Grades 6-10 2018 Book Selections:
- Delirium by Lauren Oliver
- Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick
- Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse
- The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Grades 6-10 2017 Book Selections:
- Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Michael Vey, the Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans
- Jackaby by William Ritter
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K Rowling
- Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon
Grades 6-10 2016 Book Selections:
- Every Day by David Levithan
- Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
- Life as we knew it by Susan Beth Pfeffer
- Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee
- Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
Grades 6-9 2015 Book Selections:
- How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous by Georgia Bragg
- Hold Me Closer Necromancer by Lish McBride
- Legend by Marie Lu
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
- Okay for Now by Gary Schmidt
Grades 6-9 2014 Book Selections:
- Divergent by Veronica Roth
- Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
- Mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine
- The Notorious Benedict Arnold by Steven Sheinkin
- The Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
Teen Battle of the Books
Battle of the Books @ GPL
Love Reading? Love Competition? Join GPL’s BOB Teams!
GPL’s Battle of the Books 2020 is starting Spring 2020!
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 2020
- To Sign Up:
- Email eanastasi@greenburghlibrary.org or call 914-721-8224 for more details and to sign up.
- Attend an Interest Meeting
- Interest Meetings:
- Dates To Be Announced Soon
- 2020 Team Meetings:
- July 15, 22, 29 @ 6-7 PM
- August 5, 12, 19, 26 @ 6-7 PM
- September 16, 23, 30 @ 6-7:30 PM -- Note Time Change
- October 7, 14, 21 @ 6-7:30 PM -- Note Time Change
- October ??, 2020 - Battle of the Books Tournament (To Be Announced Soon)
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Selected Books for Grades 7-10 Team:
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Titles Coming Soon
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- 2020 Battle of the Book Forms For All Teen Team Members:
- 2020 BOB Permission Form
- 2020 BOB Commitment & Photo Release Form
- 2020 Teen Team Book Trivia Practice Questions:
Note: These will be updated multiple times so check back for new Questions:- To be posted in Spring/Summer 2020
Children's Team - Students Entering Grades 4-6 in September 2020
- 2020 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:
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Titles Announced Soon
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