Children and teens (ages 8-14/grades 3-8) are invited to a friendly competition! \; See how much you remember fr om some of our staff's favorite books.
\nWhile walk-in parti cipants are welcome\, we ask that you please register (online or by phone) for this program. \; If you wish to be on the same team as s omeone else\, please register together using the blue "add more people" bu tton at the top right of the registration page. \; All registrants sho uld be youth (ages 8-14). \; When possible\, we will offer two competi tion groups: elementary (grades 3-5) and middle school (grades 6-8). \ ; Any teams containing at least one member in grades 6-8 will be considere d a middle school team by default.
\nWe typically play 3-4 r ounds\, so latecomers will have a chance to play!
\nQuestio ns will be read aloud. \; Points will be awarded on the basis of both correctness and speed.
\nAll questions for our fall programs will be based upon the following book list:
\nChapter Books
\nThe Magician&rsquo\;s Nephew by C. S. Lewis
Be
cause of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
A Single Shard by
Linda Sue Park
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankwei
ler by E.L. Konigsburg
Max in the House of Spies by Ada
m Gidwitz
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Dead
End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos
The Wild Robot by Peter B
rown
Poetry/Novels in Verse
Odd
er by Katherine Applegate
The Boy\, the Mole\, the Fox and t
he Horse by Charlie Mackesy
Where the Sidewalk Ends by
Shel Silverstein
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
Graphic Novels
Lion Dancers by
Cai Tse
Cici&rsquo\;s Journal by Joris Chamblain
Fo
ur Eyes by Rex Ogle
Picture Books (includes fic
tion and nonfiction)
The Girl Who Built an Ocean: An
Artist\, an Argonaut\, and the True Story of the World's First Aquarium by Jess Keating
The Corgi and the Queen by Caroline L. Pe
rry
Berry Song by Michaela Goade
Knight Owl by
Christopher Denise
The Blue Pickup by Natasha Tripplett
The Napping House by Audrey Wood
Imogene&rsquo\;s Antl
ers by David Small
My Friend\, the Starfinder by George
Ella Lyon
Frog and Toad Together by Arnold Lobel
L
on Po Po: a Red-Riding Hood Story from China translated &\; illust
rated by Ed Young
Hansel and Gretel by Stephen King\, illust
rated by Maurice Sendak
The Library in the Woods by Calvin A
lexander Ramsey
Henry&rsquo\;s Freedom Box: A True Story from the
Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine
The Case of Old MacDon
ald and His Farm by Mark Teague
The Rainbow Fish by Mar
cus Pfister
All of these books are available to chec
k out at either Harbin Memorial Library\, Central City Public Library\, or
through the Libby app.