1. Battle of the Books Club There is no frigate like a book To take us lands away... Emily Dickinson

2. What is Battle of the Books? The Battle of the Books Club is a competition of the mind. How many details about a book can you remember?

3. What is Battle of the Books? Do I have all of the parent permission letters? If not, needed by next meeting!

4. What is Battle of the Books? We meet at 7:45 on Thursdays. See the agenda for the schedule. Put it in your calendar!

5. What is Battle of the Books? Read as many of the selected 14 books as you can. All 14 books need to be covered by your team. The books have a wide range of reading levels & interests. Minimum of 3 novels!

6. What is Battle of the Books? Form into teams of 4-6 people. A team of 5 is a good size. A team of six is the best. Pick a team name & team captain.

7. What is Battle of the Books? Elimination competitions will be in March/April here @HMS. The winners will face off for top dog at HMS. The winners receive gift certificates for use @Barnes & Noble.

8. What is Battle of the Books? The winning 7 th grade & 8 th grade teams attend the Central Jersey 7 th & 8 th grade competition at Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School in May where we face-off against 10 other schools.

9. Purple People Readers 3 rd place winners of the Central Jersey Battle of the Books – 8 th grade level 2009!

11. What is Battle of the Books? In the competition your team is asked a question about a detail from one of the books. Your spokesperson must first give the correct title. (worth 5 points) If your title is correct you may receive extra points by giving the author’s name. (3 points)

12. What will the questions look like?

15. Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister. (Historical fiction) (Newbery Honor Book)

16. Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong. (Shadow Children series) (Science fiction)

17. Anne Frank: The Diary of a young girl by Anne Frank The journal of a Jewish girl in her early teens describes both the joys and torments of daily life, as well as typical adolescent thoughts, throughout two years spent in hiding with her family during the Nazi occupation of Holland. (Biography)

18. Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata Cracker is one of the US Army’s most valuable weapons: a German shepherd trained to sniff out bombs, traps, and the enemy. The fate of entire platoons rests on her keen sense of smell. She's a Big Deal, and she likes it that way. Her new handler is a young soldier in Vietnam who bonds with his bomb-sniffing dog. (Historical fiction)

19. Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick When his younger brother is diagnosed with leukemia, thirteen-year-old Steven tries to deal with his complicated emotions, his school life, and his desire to support his family.

20. The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney A photograph of a missing girl on a milk carton leads Janie on a search for her real identity. She begins to question her parents and learns that she had been kidnapped as a young child. She finds the courage to contact her real parents to learn that her real name is Jennie Springer.

21. Hoops by Walter Dean Myers A teenage basketball player from Harlem is befriended by a former professional player who, after being forced to quit because of a point shaving scandal, hopes to prevent other young athletes from repeating his mistake. (Sports fiction)

22. Hoot by Carl Hiaasen Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site. (Newbery Honor Book)

23. Interstellar Pig by William Sleator Barney's boring seaside vacation suddenly becomes more interesting when the cottage next door is occupied by three exotic neighbors who are addicted to a game they call "Interstellar Pig." (Science Fiction)

24. Schooled by Gordon Korman Cap lives in isolation with his grandmother, a former hippie; but when she falls from a tree and breaks her hip, Cap is sent to a foster home where he has his first experience in a public school.

25. Stormbreaker: An Alex Rider Adventure by Anthony Horowitz After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6. (Adventure)

26. Ties That Bind, Ties That Break by Lensey Namioka Ailin's life takes a different turn when she defies the traditions of upper class Chinese society by refusing to have her feet bound.

27. Weasel by Cynthia DeFelice Alone in the frontier wilderness in the winter of 1839 while his father is recovering from an injury, eleven-year-old Nathan runs afoul of the renegade killer known as Weasel and makes a surprising discovery about the concept of revenge. (Historical fiction)

28. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead As her mother prepares to be a contestant on the 1980s television game show, "The $20,000 Pyramid," a twelve- year-old New York City girl tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time and space. (Newbery Medal)

29. Battle of the Books If you are interested in becoming a part of the battle but still are uncertain, please visit the Hillsborough Middle School website and view the activities section to learn more about the club and review the reading list.

30. Battle of the Books If you are interested now, please take a parent permission letter that you may return at the first club meeting @8:15 on Thursday, October 13th.