NCSLMA Book Competitions
NCSLMA sponsors the following programs for students, aimed at promoting a love of reading and familiarity with the best in literature for young people—Battle of the Books (Middle School and Elementary), the North Carolina Children's Book Award and the NCSLMA YA Book Award.
.... Congratulations to Our Lady of Grace, Winner of the 2009 State Battle of the Books....
This program is for middle school students, grades 6-8. Students at participating schools read books from a list established by the state Battle of the Books committee, and then compete in quiz-bowl-style tournaments to test their knowledge of these books.
Battle of the Books Information
State BOB Press Release 2008 (PDF)
2009-2010 Battle of the Books List
Congratulations to the 2008-2009 STATE CHAMPION of the Battle of the Books: Our Lady of Grace Catholic School from Greensboro
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Our Lady of Grace was one of nine regional winners who
competed on May 8, 2009, in Greensboro, NC. The state championship is a yearly event.
Contact information for the BOB committee chair:
Mary Swoope MarySwoope@CCS.K12.NC.US
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Elementary Battle of the Books (E-BOB)
Media Coordinators interested in the Elementary Battle of the Books met on Thursday, Oct. 5 at NCSLMA. About 30 people were in attendance. It was reported that NCSLMA does not support a state competition, however they do not object to regional competitions since those are run by the regions themselves. Region 7 plans to have a regional competition next year. The book selection committee discussed criteria for selecting books. After discussion it was agreed that an average reading level of 4th grade would be the criteria. Also there are funds available for E-BOB to have a contest for an E-BOB logo. The group discussed assigning different titles to those willing to create questions and sharing. More information will be posted to the E-BOB distribution list regarding a logo contest and writing questions to share. Thanks to all who attended, Barb Thorson
2009-2010 Elementary Battle of the Books List
Contact information for the E-BOB committee chair:
Barb Thorson thorson@vnet.net
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The North Carolina Children's Book Award
This program is sponsored by NCSLMA and the Children’s Services and School Librarian sections of the North Carolina Library Association. To register for the NCCBA program and to access the Activity Booklet, please go to www.bookhive.org/nccba.
The PICTURE BOOK CATEGORY (2010 list) honors a picture book, suitable for grades K-3. This award is intended to broaden students' awareness of current literature for youth, to promote reading aloud with students in the early grades as a means of introducing reading as a pleasure, and to recognize and honor children's favorite books and authors.
The purpose of the JUNIOR BOOK CATEGORY (2010 list) is to encourage students in grades 4 through 6 to become better acquainted with noteworthy writers of contemporary books, to broaden their awareness of literature as a means of personal satisfaction and as a lifelong pursuit, and to give recognition and honor to their favorite books and authors.
North Carolina Children's Book Award Activity Booklet (2008-2009) available to download here - you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file.
Annotated list of titles for 2009-2010.
Children throughout the state vote during the month of March for their favorite book from the nominated lists. Winners for the 2008-2009 school year are listed below. These awards will be presented during the fall NCSLMA conference in Winston-Salem in 2010.
Press Release Announcing 2008-2009 Winners (PDF)
Vote Totals (PDF)
NCCBA Book Award Information
| Picture Book Category | Who is Melvin Bubble? by Nick Bruel Received 19,652 of the 140,002 votes cast! |
| Junior Book Category | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley’s Journal by Jeff Kinney Received 12,054 of the 26,780 votes cast! |
To register for the NCCBA program and to access the Activity Booklet, please go to www.bookhive.org/nccba .
For additional information on the NC Children's Book Award program, please contact:
Lisa Foster England
Middle Fork Elementary School
3125 Williston Road
Walkertown, NC 27051
Phone: 336-748-4090
Email: fooster5@aol.com
You may also contact Sally Baron at North Regional Library, Raleigh, NC 919-870-4018.
Additional websites with information or links for the NC Children's Book Awards include:
http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/ld/youth/awards.htm
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A newly formed committee sprang out of a session at last fall’s conference where about 30 media specialists met to discuss how to implement a selection procession for our middle and high school students, so they might pick their favorite title.
From that group a smaller group met in Raleigh to look over 75 suggestions from most of the people who attended the first gathering. A full day was spent talking and eliminating, talking and deciding until we selected 10 for middle and 9 for high school. The committee also wanted 2006 or newer titles, as it would be next spring before the students would be voting.
NCSLMA YA Book Award Information
Contact information for the NC YA Book Award committee chair:
Brita Mann, bricmann@gmail.com
Page last updated June 15, 2009