--------- [Music] hi everyone I'm Rick Blackwell welcome to the School District of Palm Beach County's Grand Battle of the Books where's the applause we need an
app thank you thank you thank you we need an applause sign in this studio uh the grand bell of the books competition sponsored by school library media services with the support of information technology and the education network we
are so excited to have these amazing talented students inside our studios book titles for the district Battle of the Books come from the Sunshine State Young Readers Award and the Florida Teen Read List titles for these state
sponsored reading programs are selected annually by a statewide committee of school library media specialists here are just some of the books do these look familiar teams i can tell that you guys have read a few
of these books these are three of the 15 amazing books that have been available to these uh competitors and we are really excited to see how this competition goes now students have read and discussed the 15 titles in their age division throughout the school year in the first round of the Battle of the
Books teams are participating and they're doing it in an online competition they're answering multiplechoice questions we had so many teams participate for example just in the elementary school division do you
know that we had 496 teams you guys are two out of 496 we had 2015 students participate so you're eight out of 2015 you guys should be so proud that you guys have got to this level already and there's obviously more
fun to come with the finals competition now what's going to happen in the grand battle of the books the winning teams are going to go into a head-to-head matchup we're going to meet the teams in just a second but first let's meet the people that make this happen it's the team from Library Media Services thank
you Stephanie Sunshine she is back again as our official scorekeeper she is really knowledgeable about math so we are feeling very confident that she's going to do a great job for us nolan Raul the manager of library media services is the official timekeeper you guys can applaud yes and uh Ana Rizzo
from Library Media Services as our contest judge i read that earlier i thought it said the coolest judge but that's the case too you're also the coolest and the contest judge copies of each title used in the grand battle of the books are available for reference i'm gonna ask teams questions that will
begin with the phrase in which book and the teams must answer with the name of the book and the author the first team that makes it to 125 points after evenups will be crowned the winner of this year's grand battle of the books you guys know this five points if you get the title and the author you get
three points if you get the title you get no points if you just give me the author okay we are pleased to have the teams first of all from American Heritage School we have the team from Wat's Edge Elementary School let's first meet the
team from American Heritage School the captain is V ved tell us first of all the team nickname um the team nickname is radioactive readers how did you get that nickname um so we were researching what we wanted to do and we had a lot of
cool ideas or we decided we should fun and so do you feel like you're gonna have an explosive performance v tell us something about yourself get to let's get to know Vet a little bit the team captain i play travel basketball awesome that's an
accomplishment good job all right at the end of the table let's go right down the line tell us your first name and something about yourself my name is Chris and my favorite color is red go ahead my name is Kayen and I play travel baseball my name is Anna and I love my life well let's welcome again the team
from American Heritage School we're so glad that you guys are here congratulations on making it to the final our team from Wat's Edge Elementary School their captain is Valentina hi Valentina how you doing good tell me um a little bit about this nickname because this is kind of unique
so we were going for kind of like a silly name so we went for the chapter chicken eggs because we all love Guret Tama and we want to show today that chickens are not always afraid i love it and in case I forget the name of your team you guys can just spin around can you show everybody your cool t-shirts
there they are the Chapter Chicken Eggs well thank you so much for modeling your amazing t-shirts and team name we're so glad that you guys are here we're going to start in reverse alphabet alphabetical order on the team nicknames so that means that we are going to start with American Heritage the
radioactive readers i wish you guys the best of luck let's have some fun i know many of you have read all the books in fact who's read all 15 books at least once all right so we've got some really knowledgeable kids here who have worked hard and they are going to try to bring
the coveted Kavanaaugh Cup to their schools i know that you guys are going to do an amazing job all right let's get started right now with the questions and again American Heritage you're going to start we're going to hear from the team captains they're the ones that are going to announce the winner and here we go
american Heritage in which book does a character wonder if they have quote reached their peak at 12 years old home Away from Home from by Cynthia Lord that is incorrect wat's Edge in which book do we meet a character who is obsessed with
roller coasters penny draws a Best Friend by Sarah Shepard that is correct american Heritage in which book does a character tell another quote "Kindness is wonderful but sometimes kindness takes a heck of a lot of patience
finally seen by Kelly." That is incorrect boone Wat's Edge in which book does a character wake from their afternoon nap to the smell of frying meat bound for home by Mika Hashimoto that is
correct american Heritage in which book did a character science project throw up on their teacher the Aquinaut by Dan Santon that is correct w's Edge in which book does a character
wear black combat boots every day no matter the season or temperature the Cursed Moon by Angela Cervantes correct american Heritage in which book does the main character pretend to talk on a cell phone to avoid an ex best
friend penny Draw the Best Friend by Sarah Shepard correct w's Edge in which book do characters fill custom orders on Etsy seen by Kelly finally Seen by Kelly correct american Heritage in which book
did the following conversation between two characters occur quote ah my eyeballs are going to pop out then close your eyes this is awesome penny has a best friend by Sarah Shepard that is incorrect wat's Edge in which
book would you find the following quote the tricky thing about discoveries is that the more you make the harder it is to make new ones summerriity Summer by Evan Griffith that is correct american Heritage in which
book is there a group called The Starburst finally seen by Kelly Young that's correct w's Edge in which book is a newly discovered species named Chitaseros let me do that one more
time in which book is a newly discovered species named Chitaseros de by Jillian McDonald when you become the sky by Jillian McD that is correct american Heritage in which book is the
following quote found she's worth more than your freedom she is your freedom you're just too bent on what you think freedom is to actually recognize it uh Bound for Home by Mega Hashimoto correct wat's Edge in which book are
there characters named after famous scientists girl the girl who built the Spider by George Brunson correct american Heritage in which book does a character want to become a saint
uh The Cursed Moon by Andrea Cvantes correct w's Edge in which book does the main character's father like to tell them quote "Don't worry so much about the little things the Grip by America Shman that is
incorrect american Heritage in which book do the characters work together to fly Hawk Five the Takcoa the Girl Spider by George Bon that is incorrect w's Edge in which book does a
character feel like two pairs of eyes are trying to look into their soul finally by Kelly Young that is incorrect american Heritage in which book does a character speech include as the great FDR once said the only thing we have to
fear is fear itself ultimate goal by that is correct w's Edge in which book does a character sell the shirt off their back for dinner money time we're going to move on back to American Heritage in which book did a
character wear a tin can around their neck the Aquinaut by Dan Sant correct wat's Edge in which book does the main character's father lift off list off all of the things he is allergic to outdoors
today by Michelle Delaney correct american Heritage in which book does the main character camp by a river overnight uh Bound for Home by Ma Hashimoto that is incorrect w's Edge in which book is the following quote found maybe anger
feels good and right when you are protecting someone you love bound for home by Mika Hashimoto that is correct american Heritage in which book does the main character read aloud the words they wrote the sunshine was a
bully the ground dry and parched when C becomes sky by jo correct over to W's Edge in which book does one of the characters repeatedly say that two heads are better than one
race to Fire Mountain by Remy Blackwood can you um Race to Fire Mountain by Remy Blackwood i'm gonna leave that to you what do you think okay we're going to give you credit for that one uh next up American Heritage in which book does a changing
story feel like trying to hold on to a wave at the beach manity Summer by Evans that is correct w's Edge in W in which book did a character learn that quote home isn't
a place it's the people around you the Shelterlings by Sarah Baptur that is incorrect american Heritage in which book did the main character learn to ride a bike in a cemetery uh The Cursed Food by Andrew
that is incorrect wat's Edge in which book does the main character state quote "We're going to be the next big names in archaeology right next to Howard Carter and Kathleen Kenyon." Treasure by Jason
treasure in the Lake by Jason Pum that is correct american Heritage in which book is there an ice cream truck that sounds like a jewelry box on wheels a home away from home by Cynthia Lloyd that is incorrect wat's Edge in which
book does the main character make a plan that supports his friend instead of spending the day feeling sorry for himself manity Summer by Evan Griffith incorrect american Heritage in which book do characters drive a tanker truck into the
ocean the Aquinaut by Dan Santa that is correct wat's Edge in which book did the main character scare off a bear by jabbing a stick and screaming at it bound for Home by Mika Hashimoto that is
correct american Heritage in which book does a character have their own forklift girl Built the Spider by George Burlington you are correct w's Edge in which book do multiple characters write the same stories about the same
character the Cursed Moon by Angela Cervantes correct american Heritage in which book are pineapples used to make leather the girl the spider by George correct w's Edge in which book did a character wish
they knew how to use a compass bound for Home by Mika Hashimoto that is incorrect american Heritage in which book does the main character use the term grumblehuff to describe how a family member acts the Big Sting by Rachel
Correct wat's Edge in which book does a character tell another character that they have been wanting to show them the world the Shelterings by Sarah Beth Durst correct american Heritage in which book does the main character say quote
"People don't make you feel like a loser if you lose or like you're the worst person in the world if you make one mistake." Ultimate Go by Tommy correct w's Edge in which book does the main character say that birds are their
favorite animals home Away from Home by Cynthia Lord correct over to American Heritage in which book does a cat always return to its family even if it takes years found for Home by Ma Hashimoto that is
incorrect w's Edge in which book does the main character's cell phone get stolen by a wild pig named Penelope drake Sting by Michelle Delaney correct american Heritage in which book is there
a trickster that was banished from the kingdom uh Future Hero Raced Fire Mountain by Remy Blackwood correct w's Edge in which book do chocolate chip pancakes change a character's mood and they stop feeling
so sorry for themsel when she becomes sky by Jillian McDunn that is incorrect american Heritage in which book does a character look into an animal's eyes and feel light like they could float away on the heavy air
home Away from Home by Cynthia incorrect wat's Edge in which book does a character choose to listen to Disney musicals loudly the girl who built a cider by George Burlington correct american Heritage in
which book does a character think he was quote as free as his dream but instead of feeling liberated he felt worried he could do anything but he didn't know what to do or where to go bound for home make by make a hashimoto
correct w's edge in which book do we meet a character who proclaims quote "We are the bumblers and we're here to help." The big thing by Michelle Delaney correct american Heritage in which book
do characters discover old train tracks treasure in the Lake by Jason Pan can you say that again treasure in the Lake by Jason correct w's Edge in which book does the sound of Plink Plink Plonk
signify raindrops once you become Sky by Jillian McDunn correct american Heritage in which book is a character surprise they like flying because they thought they were quote meant to be a paws on the ground head in
the trees kind of character um for home by that is incorrect w's Edge in which book does a mom throw an amulet down the toilet the curse made by Angela Cervantes
correct american Heritage in which book does a character say quote "And I'm not a criminal not now anyway I did make some mistakes but it was a long time ago." The Big Sting by Rachel Delaney correct w's Edge in which book explains that
quote "A seeing bowl lets Griots reveal the stories of the land past present and future?" Future Hero: Race to Fire Mountain future Hero: Race to Fire Mountain by Remy Blackwood correct american Heritage
in which book does the main character have a brother who tragically died uh when sea becomes sky by Jillian McDonald that is correct wat's Edge in which book does a character's feelings quote rattle inside them like the rain
in the gutters until they can't tell what anyone is saying after getting shocking news hometo bad for home by Mika Hashimoto that is incorrect american Heritage in which book does the main character worry
because someone they loved ate mint gum and could die penny Jaw is your best friend by Sarah Shepard yep w's Edge in which book is an axe broken like it's a twig cursed Moon by Angela Cvantes that is
incorrect american Heritage in which book did one of the characters have a swollen nose and two black eyes the Ultimate Goal by Tommy Greenwald correct w's Edge in which book does a
character buy an entire shopping mall the Girl Who spider the Girl Who Builds a Spider by George Burlington correct american Heritage in which book is the following quote found when you follow
that Twitch you become a Twitcher the Big Sting by Rachel Dwayne that is incorrect wat's Edge in which book are there many discovered artifacts treasure treasure of the Lake by Jason Plet
correct american Heritage in which book do puns play an important role in love and grief the Big Sting by Rachel Delaney correct w's Edge in which book does a character think it shows quote a certain lack of respect to show up with
dirty equipment the ultimate goal by Tommy Greenwald correct american Heritage in which book is an uncle raising his niece the Aquinaut by Dan Sant correct wat's Edge in which book does the main
character exclaim "Quote oh I get it he's a jack of all trades by Rachel." The Big Sting by Michelle Delaney correct moving to American Heritage in which book is there an unveiling of a
statue at noon treasure in the Lake by Jason Pame correct wat's Edge in which book does a character think their family is making explosives finally seen by Kelly yep correct american Heritage in which book does a
character admit quote "Sometimes all my pent up angst doesn't know where to go but out my mouth." Penny draws best penny draws a best friend by Sarah Shepard that is incorrect wat's Edge in which book does the main character say
quote "If the bridge is built here the statue will be destroyed." Skyd when Se becomes sky by Jillian McD correct american Heritage in which book are a character's eyes like variable stars that can't decide how much they
want to shine finally seen by Kelly Y that is incorrect w's Edge in which book does someone have a weekly craving for Wendy's Chicken Nuggets the Grip by The Grip by Marcus Drum correct american
Heritage in which book do characters encounter a sandstorm uh Future Hero Race Fire Mountain by Remy Blackwood correct over to W's Edge in which book does a win promise the gift of ice cream and a loss ends a
friendship tenny Joe does a best friend by Sarah Shepard that is incorrect american Heritage in which book is the following quote found who are you to think you can speak to me do you not know what I am have you not heard the tales they say I
am fire they say I am fear curse by Angela Cervantes that is incorrect wat's Edge in which book did one of the characters think that camping is boring the Big Stand by Rachel Deli that is
incorrect american Heritage in which book do the main character's parents go off to the Porpus Island Spa and Resort big the Big Sting by Rachel Delaney that's correct wat's Edge in which book is the main character told to quote heed
the warning of when it is time to return future Hero Raced to Fire Mountain by Remy Blackwood correct american Heritage in which book do characters visit the Imagination Hotel finally Seen by Kelly Young yep correct
w's Edge in which book did the main character believe she would be quote the one with the task of causing havoc and disruption inside a house but was beaten out by her pet found home by Mahashimoto correct over
to American Heritage in which book is a character described as quote a scarecrow that somebody made the mistake of bringing to life the Cursed Moon by Angela Cervantes that is incorrect
all right that is the end of the round we have to just to even it up don't we have to ask them the final question okay we're going to even it up we got one more question and this is going to go to W's Edge ready in which book does one of the characters say quote "The best thing
about traveling the world is that it really makes you realize there's no place like home." The Shelterlings by Sarah Beers that is incorrect and that is the last question of the elementary school division the
grand battle of the books amazing competition today between American Heritage and Wat's Edge you guys did incredible we're going to announce the winner in this category right after [Music]
this hi everyone I'm Rick Blackwell welcome back to the studios here at the Education Network we just had an amazing competition in the elementary school division ana Rizzo is here from Library Media Services we've been doing this a long time those teams were really
nailing it they were amazing that was a nailbiter of a competition um I just I'm so proud of both teams and then when we uh asked them how many of them had read 15 books about half of them have read the 15 books i know some of them have read them multiple times so
congratulations to both teams this was really an incredible competition real quickly Ana we started with 450 plus teams 2015 competitors so just to get to this stage is quite an accomplishment tell us how that process went in the fall and
obviously as we started 2025 to get themselves to this point sure of course so they form their teams the students form the teams they practice they're going into the the media centers reading discussing the books preparing for the big battle which is online and let me
tell you this year with the elementary school kids um some of them really almost answered every question in that online battle which is almost 300 questions in 20 minutes so that's very impressive i'm trying to do the math that's pretty quick though right they
are fast thinkers that is so cool well congratulations to both of these teams for being here for the final competition we do have a second and a first place winner so let's first start with the team that came in second place anya go ahead and the second place winners are
the radioactive readers from American Heritage congratulations congratulations we are so proud of you and Ana is going to put the medals on these four competitors once again from American Heritage we are so thankful that they joined us today and V just
kind of come over here real quick man you're a rockstar you were answering so many of those questions tell me what was it like to to have this team and to be with your friends and to really celebrate reading what was that like it was fun mostly because we got to this stage where there's a winner in
everybody and we just got past 496 teams 2015 students so it was really fun being That's an amazing attitude V we really appreciate your participation today he has a debate competition later so you're going places and we're excited to see
what you do next so congratulations once again to our team from American Heritage we got to give a shout out to your coach real quick erica just Erica come over here real fast just tell me how proud are you of these uh these players i'm beyond proud we got together every single week these kids did amazing
building bookets quizzing each other on Quizlet and having the best time while doing it so they're a winner in my eyes yeah and you did a great job also as the coach thank you so much all right so that means we do have a winner on you go ahead and the winners are the chapter
chicken eggs from W's Edge this had to be extremely close right this would seem like this one was like going back and forth so I'm going to let Anna put the medals on our champions once again from Waters Edge Elementary School i know they've participated in
past years they're going to have that uh Kavanaaugh Cup that's going to be able to be at their school and they'll always have this uh obviously this accomplishment and Valentina can you come over here real quick just tell me a little bit about what does it mean you start you get a couple of friends together you read some books did you
ever see yourself at some point having the championship medal around your neck at first I had no idea this was going to happen but now I'm so proud of my teammates and I just feel like this is an amazing accomplishment it really is and let's also congratulate your coach Melody Ley melody can you come over here
real quick we're going to give you obviously the Kavanaaugh Cup and you can take this back to your school anya go ahead and do that congratulations thank you and why don't you tell us about these really uh nice young ladies they're just amazing i had eight teams this year they all did beautifully i couldn't be more proud and they all
pumped each other up and supported them they have their own little Google classroom to ask each other questions and everything so I just couldn't be more proud i had a really good feeling and congratulations you earned it great job once again from our team from Wat's
Edge all right Ana I want to get you in here real quick uh this doesn't happen unless we have the um different media center specialists at all the schools doing such great work in our individual schools just kind of brag about uh how this competition really takes place
every year yes i mean I really like to thank all of our media specialists and the teacher sponsors who bring these students together create this warm and welcoming environment where students can read discuss prepare for the battle it's just their dedication to reading is
amazing and I'm very thankful for them and if you're watching this and you want to be inspired next year the Sunshine State readers list will be coming out here in the next couple of months right uh yes it does it comes out in April and we buy all the books for every school in
the district so they have ebook access 247 uh a lot of the teams they even start preparing over the summer that's a good time to do it well we are so thankful that you were tuning in and we want to thank again our team from American Heritage great job by them and also congratulations to the team from
Wat's Edge Elementary they'll have that Kavanaaugh Cup at their school thank you to your entire team you got to give them a quick shout out oh yes thank you to library media services for all of your support um I couldn't have done any of this without you and thank you to Dr eva Swin our director of secondary education
for coming out today and of course our IT department the education network i mean Battle of the Books is a huge team effort all right it really is and thank you to all the viewers out there for watching congratulations to Wat's Edge Elementary School the champion in the
elementary school division i'm Rick Blackwell from the studios of the Education Network thanks for watching everyone [Music] Part: 2
[Music] hi everyone I'm Rick Blackwell from the education Network in the Palm Beach County School District Welcome to the Grand Battle of the books inside the studios here at the education Network the grand Battle of the books
competition is sponsored by library media services with the support of informational technology and the education Network book titles for the district Battle of the books come from the Sun Sunshine State young readers award and the Florida teen reads list
titles for these state sponsored reading programs they're selected annually by a Statewide Committee of school library media Specialists I have three of the 15 books right here do these look familiar at all to you so you guys are ready
right you guys are looking good here's three of the titles what do we think of the books this year guys were they pretty good just by a show of hands how many of you read at least five of the books five of the books oh wow so we had great participation this year for our
from our students that's why they're here right because they worked hard and they are now qualified for the championship so we welcome both of you guys students have read and discussed the 15 titles in their age division throughout the school year in the first round of the battle of the books teams
participated in an online competition now we're excited to be here in the studios because they were the top two teams in that online competition we're happy to have Stephanie Sunshine from library media Services as the official scorekeeper Nolan Ral manager of library
media Services as the official timekeeper and Ana Rizzo from library media Services as our contest judge copies of each title used in the grand battle are available for reference I'm going to ask you guys questions I'm
always going to start the question with in which book it is up to you guys to answer with the name of the book and the author the first team that makes it to 125 points after even UPS will be crowned the winner of this year's Grand Battle of the books Five Points if you
get the author and the title you guys get three points if you give me just the title if you give me the author you get zero points obviously if you don't answer zero points as well so we are pleased to have Bach Middle School of the Arts and Duncan Middle School here today so we want to welcome both both of
our teams again you guys work so hard to get here so first let's meet the team from Bach Middle School of the Arts and the captain kti thank you so much for all you're doing for Bach Middle School of the Arts tell us about the team nickname these wonderful t-shirts and
how you guys came together as a group okay so we're from Bach Middle School of the Arts um we're our nickname is the plot Twisters so about our name it's a really complicated story cuz at first we had random names like like hurricane Helen and
um yesterday's tomorrow's but and then but we realized those team those names didn't really fit with us so we decided to Google a name and we thought of the plot Twisters because like plot twist we're unpredictable and we sweep the audience
off our feet so we're the plot Twisters all right plot twisters in the house good job Yi I want you to tell us a little bit about yourself and then we're going to go right down the line I want to get to know this team better okay so I'm Ki dedi I'm the team captain of the
plot Twisters um something about myself is that I love the color blue as you can see it's like our team shirt so yeah well we welcome you let's just go right down the line go ahead hi I'm Ella Paulino Grisham um I my favorite book
this year was the Kelsey Murphy and the academy for the unbreakable arts and I love the Marauders because regula spat deserved better um I'm AIA ABI and one thing about me is that I've read Harry Potter over 15 times the whole series wow
that's impressive I'm Sophia Lynn and I used to play piano thanks Sophia um I'm harini and I'm the only visual major in my team all right so there you have it the team from Bach Middle School of the Arts welcome you guys and we wish you all the
best of luckk now let's meet the team from Watson B Duncan Middle School their Captain is kalista how you feeling kalista you confident are you nervous what are you feeling I'm feeling awesome today very cool well you should feel awesome because you guys are looking good as a team tell us about these cool
t-shirts in this amazing name so this name is a very silly story actually we're trying to figure out a name but we don't want some we don't want really something basic or we don't want something so complicated and conveniently one of our teammates here
is eating a banana I just point at him I say hey wait banana and my favorite word Bazinga hey wait a minute Bazinga bananas that's a team name and we all and we all said yep that's going to be our team name that's a great story are
you guys all friends it's something that you kind of came together and just like you guys have this mutual interest in Reading yeah yeah this whole it was all this book club and it was so big at first and then one and then unfortunately one by one my friends
started going and then I came in this and then I came in this group and we were here to stay oh that's so cool all right we're going to get to know each member of the team cler let's start with you just tell us a fun fact about you okay okay um I'm kalista the captain of the of the Bazinga bananas and a fun
fact about me is I love watching anime on a daily basis uh I am con and one thing about me is I like um the book The Girl and white by Lindy Curry I'm ARA and I'm and one fact about me is that I love being here
with all my friend friends in battling that's a great answer I love that um I'm Aaron and the one thing I like to do is make funny accents with my voice okay thanks I'm is and my favorite thing to do is drawing nice well looks like a really talented team both teams
are extremely talented and also you guys know that so much about you guys being here is thanks to your coach right so we got to thank Miss bout Kathleen boute over at library media services at your school so we thank her and then we also thank the um The Great Library Media
Services uh over at Bach Middle School of the Arts that's Jennifer Gardner so you guys both have amazing coaches and we thank them so much for being here and getting you guys over to our uh education Network studio so what do you guys think you guys getting ready to start yeah ready to do this what do you think let go all right uh just a
reminder um that we're going to go back and forth with the questions we're going to actually start uh in a reverse alphabetical order by nickname so in this particular case that means that we are going to start with the plot Twisters So Bach is going to get the
first question I want to wish you guys a a lot of luck there were 145 students that tried to get here today there were 31 teams and uh you guys are the um oh let me go over that again 271 students
and 63 teams I undersold it so that's pretty impressive that again 271 students you guys are the final 10 and we have the final two teams so I wish you guys all the best and let's have some fun let's let's go back and forth right um we're going to start right now again uh with the bach Middle School of
the Arts they're going to get our first question and here we go in which book do the students have fun with a burping contest Kelsey Murphy and the academy for the unbreakable Arts by Erica Lewis that is correct Duncan in which book does the main character relate to
characters from The Outsiders oh no go I have no clue okay Kel Kelsey Murphy and the academy for the unbreakable Arts by Erica LS that is incorrect Bach over to you in which book is a character's mom
constantly flirting with their teacher the super teacher project by Gordon Corman correct over to Duncan in which book does a character sneak out of bed to practice hacking fake by elay of Fountain correct Bach in which book does the main
character find a rusty old swing set that will prove to be a key part of a plan over and out by Jenny El Walsh correct Duncan over to you which book do friends write postcards and letters they can't
send a drift by Tanya gerera that is correct Bo over to you in which book does a character describe their friend to be like a Mento and a bottle of coke gin white by Erica Lewis judges I have a different
author okay three points for Bach on that one Duncan over to you in which book is the main character gifted a necklace with a silver eyeball pendant Kelsey Murphy and the academy for the unbreakable Arts by Erica Lewis that is
incorrect Bach in which book do characters use paper in pink sidewalk chalk to pretend they're making rubbings while actually looking for Clues The Mystery of the Radcliff riddle by Terence saers correct over to Duncan
which book does a character win an argument by an argument by saying quote my basement is filling up with water the girl in white by Lindsay Curry incorrect buck in which book does the School Janitor give the main character
advice to let off the brakes and enjoy the ride Hear Me by Carrie Al Sarah correct over to Duncan in which book did the main character's mother dis appear in the dead of the
night uh new dra new Dragon City by Mary manusi correct buck in which book does the main character drift apart from their three best friends from fourth grade A work in Pro progress by Jarett learner
correct Duncan in which book are parts of a world named after the seasons of the Year Kelsey Murphy Kelsey Murphy and the academy for the unbreakable Arts by Erica Lewis correct Bach in which book does a
character say their best friend is happy to drift along like a twig floating Downstream and doesn't care to control their own destiny The Mystery of the Radcliff riddle by Taran saers that is incorrect Duncan in which book is a character secretly
afraid of Mickey Mouse because he's a giant mouse with a creepy voice super teach the super teacher project by Gordon Corman that is incorrect Bach in which book does a character sneak out of a hospital to to
visit a veterinarian's office a drift by Tanya Guerrero correct Duncan in which book does the main character give a great speech for student council president but mess up answering questions Hear Me by Kelly yes
s Hear Me by kri oi Sarah that's correct Bach in which book does the main character realize that how much you hustle is the most important factor in both life and basketball falling short by our nesto cisos correct Duncan in which book does
a character tell a friend they must give a milkshake back days after drinking it uh how to stay Invisible by Maggie C rud that is incorrect buck in which book does the main character admit to liking crust on their
sandwich rideon by faith Aaron Hicks incorrect Duncan in which book does a main character find a turco's fingernail after an attempted Breakin The Mystery of the Radcliff riddle by tan sers correct over to Bach
in which book does a character nearly fall through the steps of an Old Lighthouse Guerero a drift by Tanya Guerrero correct Duncan in which book does a character hide from bad guys in an old abandoned church that their mom used to
clean um the Ruby the Ruby Cod by Jessica clly we're gonna give you credit for that okay Duncan correct moving on to Bach in which book does a character get their phone taken away for a month for
disproving a popular belief the girl in white by Lindsay Curry correct Duncan in which book was it revealed that the stacei open copied and raled over 990,000 letters a
day over and out by Jenny L Walsh correct Bach in which book do students draw circles and x's on the faces of teachers in the yearbook the super teacher project by Gordon Corman correct Duncan in which book did the character feel out of place
at a dinner Gathering by comparing the dinner napkin as quote way nicer than their pants Kelsey Murphy in the academy for the unbreakable Arts by Erica Lewis that is incorrect bck in which book does a character say quote you're looking at
someone who isn't leaving the house for for the next 17 years after receiving a bad grade Ride On by faith Aaron Hicks correct Duncan in which book does the main character have to pay a homeless girl $10 to help them get on the
bus Hear Me by Carri o Mali Sarah correct Bach in which book does a character have to use an old computer in the almost office located in the corner of their living room roll for initiative by Jamie for correct Duncan in which book does a
character eat raw bird meater a drift by Tanya gerero correct Bach in which book did a character give the gift of a treasure hunt puzzles and a secret Cipher code The Mystery of the Radcliffe riddle by
Taran saers that is incorrect Duncan in which book is a character going to start a drawing Club a work in progress by Jarrett learner correct Bach in which book does a character introduced their cousin to
Anime movies a drift by Tanya Guerrero correct Duncan in which book does the main character look to an army surgeon as a father figure how to St invisible Maggie C how to stay invisible my by Maggie C
Rudd correct over to you Bach in which book does the main character's height make them a target for bullies falling short short by Ernesto SOS that is correct Duncan in which book does a character like to drink coffee
out of a Zelda mug with salted caramel creamer I no no a roll for initiative by Jamie Fato correct Bach in which book is a school for magic once located in Scot
on the Isle of Sky Kelsey Murphy and the academy for thecable Arts by Erica Lewis correct Duncan in which book is a character allowed to go out on a school night because they lied to their parents and said they'd be studying with
friends uh Ride On by faith Aaron Hicks correct Bach in which book was it discussed that to be aerodynamic the three primary considerations are gravity tension and torsion the super teacher project by
Gordon Corman incorrect Duncan in which book is a character surrounded by reporters upon their return home a drift by Tanya gerrero correct Bach in which book did a character check out books to learn how to deprogram
someone new Dragon City by Mari manusi correct Duncan in which book does skateboarding help a character get their confidence back a work in progress by Jarrett learner correct buck in which book does
the main character live near a meadow with a mini Village of be hives Kelsey Murphy and the academy for thebreak Arts by Erica Lewis that is incorrect Duncan in which book does a character throw up all over the PE
coaches new athletic shoes falling short by Ernesto ccinos correct Bach in which book does the main character sibling go to the University of South Florida for college Hear Me by K Malera correct
Duncan in which book do students read textbooks called magical tools and talismans and beginning crafting Kelsey Murphy and the and the unbre what Academy for and the academy for the unbreakable Arts by Erica Lewis
correct Bach in which book did a character receive a c minus on an English essay how to stay Invisible by Maggie rud correct Duncan in which book does a character's friend come up with the
fight escape to their room with baklava um the Ruby code by Jessica clly judges good Duncan correct Bach moving on in which book does a character pass out in the middle of the school
hallway a work in progress by Jared larner correct Duncan in which book was family compared to a triangle or legs on a tripod uh how to stay Invisible by car o Mal Sarah incorrect Bach in which book
does the main character have a closer relationship to their friend's father than their own falling short by Ernesto SOS correct Duncan in which book was it said that quote people are more likely to believe lots of half truths if that fits what
they want to believe then the actual truth itself fake by elay Fountain correct Bach in which book are brothers unable to tell the difference between quote just friends and girlfriends r on by faithon
hick Ride On by faith Aaron Hicks correct Duncan in which book was the main character diligent about brushing their teeth how to stay Invisible by Maggie C Rudd correct Bach in which book are students expected to sell fla bars to
raise money for the Halloween dance the super teacher project by Gordon Corman correct Duncan in which book will you find opilia the dog owned by no one and everyone Myst rff um The Mystery of the Radcliff
riddle by Teran saers correct buck in which book was a sheet put over a bird cage to continue covert archery practice over and out by jelle Walsh correct Duncan in which book does one of the characters have a panic attack when
they can't solve a math homework problem falling short by Ernesto ccinos correct Bach in which book did a character find a $5 bill inside of their math book how to stay Invisible by Maggie rud
correct Duncan in which book did a character with a black tongue do a happy dance uh Kelsey Murphy and the academy for the unbreakable Arts by Erica Lewis Incorrect bck and there you have it we do have a
winner in the Middle School Division of the grand Battle of the books these teams were incredible I can't believe the high percentage of questions that they were able to answer correctly who's gonna win we're GNA tell you right after
[Music] this welcome back to the studios of the education Network it is time to find out who won the competition for the Middle School Division I am joined by Ana Rizzo from school library media Services how
exciting I I made mention of it during the broadcast I can't believe the high percentage they were must have been in the 90 percentile of answering just about every question right yeah they really just breezed through this you can tell that they read those books and were studying hard you know sometimes too when we have this it's it's like one
person that answers all the question you could tell there was definitely some teamwork and collaboration everybody was participating and we love to see that because it's so much fun when all the students get involved in the battle of the books unfortunately though we're going to have one team that's going to
come in first place and one team that's going to come in second place they're all winners of course first let's announce the team that won second place okay so our team that won second place in the grand battle is Watson B Duncan Middle the Bazinga bananas
congratulations way to go bananas I'm just going to put some medals on you guys and uh you guys um did so well and and obviously you worked really hard towards this and kalista what does it make you feel like to know that uh you came in second place but you
guys just came so close to coming in first place and you guys really had a great showing today honestly I really liked the experience over winning I'm so I'm so proud and happy that me and my team get to really be here over all the other teams that that compete but
overall I'm really happy and am proud of the winning team and my own and then you know I talked about kind of the teamwork what was it like to be with your friends and to kind of work together collectively towards this common goal what was that feeling like to really like at some point you guys were just
reeling off answer after answer that had to make you feel good that everybody was participating yeah it actually did instead of do having arguments 247 we def we definitely had a peaceful answer of check of checking it just to be sure
and completely submitting it and what do you want to say about your coaches Kathleen boute and Susie Cassidy they really came um they really worked hard for you guys I really want to thank my coaches because they are so amazing and thank goodness this was able to happen
and I wouldn't even be here without them honestly oh that's so nice all right once again Watson B Duncan second place let's hear it for him and so Anya that means that our first place team is Bach Middle School of the Arts with the plot Twisters
congratulations all right who saw that plot twist Bach is the champion why don't you go put the medals on our first place team and while we're doing that congratulations just uh what does it make you feel like all those teams I think we mentioned them like 200 plus
students and 60 teams and you guys are the team that's standing and you're the champion what do that make you feel like um it makes me definitely feel proud of myself I'm proud of um my team I'm proud of myself I'm proud of every like I'm lost for words at this point um
I'm so happy that I could be here in of all the other what 60 something teams that competed and um win what is it for you that you love about reading because you guys are have so much homework obviously at school but then you add to that by just reading for pleasure what
is that experience like for you to be uh somebody that really enjoys reading um I like the way reading it takes me to like another world so I can be other characters have like listen to their perspectives think like them and um I like the way it kind of transports me to another kind of dimension in a way and it makes me feel free from all my
troubles here on like homework and stuff so um yeah it's really fun and exciting and I like reading and a seventh grader too seventh gr you might see you next year all right let's bring Jennifer Gardner in real quick and um ana is going to put the medal on you as well but Jennifer come on over here just brag
about these kids just uh you've had a couple of the teams but just what does it make you feel like to know that these really um you know amazing kids are going to bring back a trophy to Bach Middle School of the Arts I am just so proud of them I mean they they've been to every practice and they are always so serious and I just I I think I've taught
every one of them so I'm just so proud of them that you know they made it this far and represented our school so well and we really appreciate you too for doing so many extra things beyond all the class work that you have to help out these kids so thank you for everything we appreciate it any let's bring you
back in here this is a good chance to really thank all the media Specialists across the school district of Palm Beach County yes thank you to all of our media Specialists and teacher sponsors um for just you know making reading fun and establishing a culture of reading in our
schools it's really important that has to make you feel so good that to hear them talking about reading for pleasure and just sort of enjoying a good book yes it's true it's really important that's how we build our lifelong um readers and it's super important to continue to read and you mentioned something earlier that all of the books
the Sunshine State readers for next year will be available digitally is that correct in the months to come yes uh we will get the announcement in April and then soon after we're ordering those books for all the schools so you guys can start reading over the summer and prepare and we may have the same two
teams here next year so we'll have to wait and see but in the meantime this has been an amazing competition we had elementary middle and high school congratulations to all the teams that participated today any final thoughts as we uh we get out of here well I also would like to thank U my team at library
media services for all that they do as well as the education Network for sponsoring this amazing event and Our IT department thanks thank you you do such an amazing job with the organization and getting the teams here and we had hundreds and hundreds of teams that were
participating in the online competition and uh you figure it all out and we get the two best teams and boy they blew us away with their knowledge this year that was really impressive so thank you so much for what you do all right that's going to do it from the education Network thank you so much for watching
and once again let's congratulate the team from Bach Middle School of the Arts have a great day everyone