⚔️Battle of the Books 2024 -2025
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Battle of the Books is a reading program designed to encourage students to read a diverse selection of books (see the list below) and engage in friendly competition. At the end of the school year participants will compete in a tournament with other Hong Kong schools, answering questions about the books' content. Battle of the Books aims to foster a love for reading, improve literacy skills, promote teamwork among students, and ensure that reading is fun!
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Practice Question 2024: In which book does a character trade coins with a sailsman to obtain an object said to always point home?
HK Battle of the Books Website
Title | Author(s) |
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Concealed
Christina Diaz Gonzalez
Don't Want to be Your Monster
Deke Moulton
Extra Normal
Kate Alice Marshall
Final Word
Janet Sumner Johnson
A First Time for Everything
Dan Santat
Habibi
Naomi Shihab Nye
Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation
Sylvia Liu
The House of the Lost on the Cape
Sachiko Kashiwaba
Impossible Creatures
Katherine Rundell
The Labors of Hercules Beal
Gary D. Schmidt
Lion of the Sky
Ritu Hemnani
Lost in Taiwan
Mark Crilley
The Lost Year
Katherine Marsh
Mexikid
Pedro Martin
The Mona Lisa Vanishes
Nick Day
The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne
Jonathan Stroud
Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston
Esme Symes-Smith
Skyriders
Polly Holyoke
Tiger Daughter
Rebecca Lim
You Are Here: Connecting Flights
Ellen Oh