Battle of the Books

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED! See below for informational purposes.

Join us for our fifth annual Battle of the Books. 

Battle of the Books is a reading incentive program for students in 3rd through 12th grades. Students read books and come together, in teams of 3-4, to test their knowledge of the books they have read in a friendly competition we call Battle Day. All questions are in the format of "In what book...." with the answer always being the name of the book. Bonus points are awarded for the author name.

Students may form their own teams and request their teammates when they register, or they may request to be placed on a team.

Levels of competition are 3rd-5th grade, 6th-8th grade, and 9-12th. Students may register with the level that most closely matches their reading ability.

Book lists are the same for all teams within the same grade level. There are 12 books per list. Teammates can divy them up however they choose, and can rotate books amongst themselves so that more than one person has read each book. Lists are released when books are distributed. This year we will once again have all new titles for all grade levels.

This is a FREE program! All participants receive their books, a t-shirt, and a participation prize. First and second place teams in each level receive additional prizes. 

By popular request, we are changing the timeline so that kids have more time to read their books. In order to do this, the registration deadline will be about a month earlier than in the past. Please register ASAP! Important dates are listed below.

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Important Dates

4/28 Registration Opens

5/20 Final Registration Deadline

6/12 Book Pickup

Available in both Kaleidoscope locations:

  • Kaleidoscope L'Anse: 9:45 am - 3:00 pm
  • Kaleidoscope Hancock: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Please watch your email for a form to indicate where your team would like to pick up books. Contact us if these pickup times do not work for you and we will make alternate arrangements.

7/29 & 7/30: Study Days

  • Hancock: 7/29 11:15-4:30
  • L'Anse: 7/30 11:00-4:30

Drop in and have a staff member help you prepare for Battle of the Books. This is an optional study time that you can use either with your team, alone, or as part of a team–whoever can make it! If you and your teammates don’t know each other, this is also a great opportunity to meet up. A staff member will have study questions for each book, can help you memorize author names and answer questions about the competition itself.

8/14 Battle Day

at the L'Anse Township Park. Schedule will be released after the close of registration. 

Our Sponsors:

Battle of the Books is made possible by our amazing sponsors. Please contact us if you or your business would like to know more about becoming a sponsor.

Magnum Opus Sponsors: 

Best Seller Sponsors:

Friend of Battle of the Books:

  • L'Anse Furniture Mart
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Interested in all the nitty gritty details of competion? Here is our  Competition Process and Scoring (PDF).

L'Anse Township Park