Elementary Battle of the Books is for 4th and 5th graders who love to read.  Up to 12 students from the team will be selected to represent our school at the county-wide competition.  This competition consists of reading selected books.  Each child on the team will read for comprehension in order to be able to answer questions about the books.  This competition resembles a spelling bee in that the student is asked a question and then responds.  Students must fill out an application and have parental permission to be accepted into the team. Once on the team, students must read and attend practices in order to remain on the team.  In January, the final team for the competition is selected.  We usually compete in March.  The 2022-23 EBOB list is:

A Nest for Celeste by Henry Cole
A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi & Laura Shovan
Clean Getaway by Nie Stone
Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate 
Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt 
Front Desk by Kelly Yang 
The Great Treehouse War by Lisa Graff 
The Key to Extraordinary by Natalie Lloyd 
The Last Last-Day-of-Summer* by Lamar Giles
The Last Musketeer by Stuart Gibbs 
The League of Seven by Alan Gratz 
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick 
Sal & Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez 
Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe by Jo Watson Hackl
Stand Up, Yumi Chung by Jessica Kim

*Denotes Student Choice Selection

For more information about Battle of the Books at C. Wayne Collier Elementary School email Ms. C. Spivey at cassandraspivey@ccs.k12.nc.us.