Virginia Beach Public Library

Battle of the Books 2015

WHAT IS THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS?
The Battle of the Books is a program designed to encourage reading and to give recognition to those
who like to read. Team members read from a list of 10 preselected books, and then compete with other
teams by answering questions based on the books.

WHO MAY PARTICIPATE?
All Virginia Beach fifth graders are eligible to participate in the Battle of the Books. Each team must
consist of no more than 5 members, have an adult manager and supply a team name. Participants may
only compete on one team. An adult manager can only manage one team.

HOW DOES A TEAM REGISTER?
Registration forms are available at all Virginia Beach Public Library locations and at
www.vbgov.com/libraries beginning November 1. The team name, team members names and
contact information must be available at the time of registration. Each participant will turn in an
individual registration sheet.
A parent or guardian must sign the back of the registration sheet, as it serves as a model release
allowing pictures to be taken during the events.
WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE FOR THE BATTLE?
A preliminary battle will be held at VBPL branches across the city. The winners from each library will
receive a small prize and move on to the final competition at the MEO Central Library.

During the competition teams will be seated together in the front of the room.
There are 4 rounds to each program (easy, medium, medium-hard and hard).
Each round will have 10 questions one from each book.
All answers must be complete and specific.
In the event of a tie, there will be tie-breaker questions for the applicable teams.

WHAT DOES A TEAM MANAGER DO?
The adult team manager may be a parent, teacher or anyone over the age of 18 who will serve as a
contact between the team and the Virginia Beach Public Library. The team manager is responsible for
keeping the team members motivated, making sure the registration form is filled out and turned in on
time and arranging team transportation to and from the library for the competition. The team manager
must stay with the same team for the entire program and may only manage one team.

HOW DO I GET THE BOOKS?
Every Virginia Beach Public Library has all of the Battle of the Books titles available for checkout.

Other FAQs:
Teams must participate at the library in their service area
Teams may only compete in one preliminary battle
Individuals may only be a member of one team

2015 Battle of the Books Titles
Iron Thunder by Avi
Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
The Fairy Ring: Or Elsie and Frances Fool the World by Mary Losure
Who Could That Be At This Hour? by Lemony Snicket
The Romeo and Juliet Code by Phoebe Stone
The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond by Brenda Woods