Spectators are welcome at the fifth annual Battle of the Books later this month in Port Moody.
Everyone is invited to cheer as School District 43 middle school students compete to see who knows the most about their books. The exciting final competition is set for Wednesday, March 28 at 3:30 p.m. in the Inlet Theatre, at PoMo city hall. No registration is required to drop in as a spectator.
During the competition, 12 teams will face off in a tournament-style book trivia contest. Trivia questions are based on six top-notch books chosen by local teacher librarians. This year's titles are: Fish by L.S. Matthews; The Alchemyst by Michael Scott; Out of my Mind by Sharon Draper; Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver; The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer; and Zen and the Art of Faking It by Jordan Sonnenblick.
Competing middle schools are: Sir Frederick Banting, Citadel, Como Lake, Hillcrest, Maillard, Kwayhquitlum, Maple Creek, Minnekhada, Montgomery, Moody, Scott Creek and Summit.
All Battle of the Books participants will receive a medallion to recognize their hard work but only one school will take home the first prize cup. This trophy will be engraved with the winning school's name and will become property of the first-place school - until next year's Battle.
For more information about the program, contact Maryn Ashdown, at 604-469-4635 or [email protected].
