Overlake 6th-8th Battle of the Books!

Congratulations to Overlake Teams Three and Four, tied winners of the 2021 Overlake 6th-8th Grade Battle of the Books! The two teams entered the final round already tied, and finished the final round--and several tie-breaker questions--still tied! Many kudos to such strong and knowledgeable competitors!

Team Three

Alexandra P., 7th

Mahi, 8th

Isha, 6th

Aadi, 6th

Manami, 6th

Zidan, 6th

Team Four

Avani, 8th

Emily L., 8th

Nidhir, 6th

Brendan, 6th

Mangai, 6th

Laya, 7th

The Battle of the Books is a combination reading contest and game show, in which teams of students compete to answer questions from a set list of books. Questions always start with "In which book" or "Which book," and the answer is always the title and author. For instance: "In which book does a boy call his father from a bathroom stall to find out why he needs algebra?" The answer is: My Most Excellent Year by Steve Kluger.

This was our first year doing the Battle of the Books online, and many kudos to all the participants for showing up and giving it their all. Many thanks to my colleagues Kelly Vikstrom-Hoyt and Andrea McCandlish on campus, who not only did timekeeping and scorekeeping, but set up the library classroom for those students on campus so they could complete using the classroom camera and mike. Without their help, this event would not have been possible!