The Sixth Annual Battle of the Books took place at Washington Middle School on Thursday, April 18.
Battle of the Books is a reading incentive program for grades 4-6 in which teams are encouraged to read all 12 Missouri Mark Twain award nominees and then participate in the battle to see which team knows the most about the books.
All of the questions in the competition began with the words “In which book” and the correct answer always was the title.
There were five rounds consisting of 10 questions in each round.
Students in grades 4-6 from elementary buildings in the School District of Washington participated. A total of 15 teams participated.
The first-place team was Reading Around the World from Campbellton Elementary (McKenzie Elbert, Katrina Kleinheider, Thomas Meyer, Katie Minks and Matthew Minks).
The second-place team was Spell Books from Washington West Elementary (Penelope Steffens, Sam Trentmann and Charlee Quinn).
The third-place team was Taco Bout Reading from Washington West Elementary (Ella Lampkin, Milo Douglas, Lyla Schneider, Abby Wallace and Alaya Hull).
The best decorated table was Reading Around the World from Campbellton Elementary (McKenzie Elbert, Katrina Kleinheider, Thomas Meyer, Katie Minks and Matthew Minks).
Sponsors for Battle of the Books were Neighborhood Reads, Washington Missourian, Dairy Delight, Bank of Washington and School District of Washington librarians.
Photos from Battle of the Books are below.
