Battle of the Books: Library Edition (Sign-Up Only)

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Book Discussion

Age Group:

Tweens, Teens
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Allowed Grades: 5th Grade to 8th Grade

Program Description

Event Details

Battle of the Books: Library Edition 
Registration: Saturday, June 1-Sunday, June 30  
Competition: Wednesday, July 31, 11:00am-1:00pm  
Grades 5-8

Join us for the fifth annual Library Battle of the Books between the La Grange, La Grange Park, Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield and Thomas Ford Memorial libraries. Register at your preferred library and we will place you in a team of 5. If you want to make sure you’re placed in a team with friends, include a team name when registering. Read the books listed below before August, then compete against your peers! 

  • Falling Short by Ernesto Cisneros
  • The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day
  • Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation by Stuart Gibbs
  • Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega