Battle
of
the
Books
is
a
program
that
encourages
reading
and
comprehension.
The
competition
core
reading
list
includes
10
books.
Rising
fourth
and
fifth
grade
students
receive
the
list
of
the
books
before
the
end
of
each
school
year.
Teams
begin
meeting
at
the
beginning
of
the
following
school
year,
discussing
the
main
elements
of
a
story:
setting,
character,
plot,
conflict,
and
theme,
etc.
Students
are
then
quizzed
on
these
elements
and
what
book
they
were
found
in.
Students
from
20
PWCS
elementary
schools
spent
many
hours
preparing
for
the
10th
Annual
PWCS
Elementary
School
Battle
of
the
Books.
Competitive
brackets
were
formed,
preliminary
rounds
were
held,
and
nine
semi-finalists
went
head-to-head
in
the
final
competition
at
Patriot
High
School.
Congratulations to Springwoods Elementary School for winning this year's Battle of the Books.