Battle for the Best Teen Book 2013

 

 

 

The Battle for the Best Teen Book

is

over!

 

We have a winner!

 

 

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

by

J.K. Rowling

 

 

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan finished in 2nd place

The Giver by Lois Lowry was 3rd

The Fault in our Stars by John Green was 4th

 

I'll have a complete list of all the titles that were nominated this year in the library soon! 

 

 

The Battle for the Best Teen Book continues...

Week 7: Tie-Breakers

Things are a little strange for this battle--we’ve got a bunch of books that are TIED, so the same titles are in different battles this week.  That means you might be voting for the same book in 2 or 3 different battles!

There are 8 battles this week, with two books in each battle. Cast your vote for 1 book in EACH battle by filling out a voting slip in the library, or by emailing your votes to me at mdecker@littletongov.org

Remember, only vote for 1 book in EACH battle. If you haven't read at least one book in the battle, please don't vote in that battle. I'll update which books are battling each week here, so keep checking back!

This is the tie-breaker round.  A bunch of the titles have the same score, so they have to battle against other books to see which ones advance.  The titles that were eliminated are: Matched, Bitterblue, The Lost Colony, and The Iliad.

Battle #1

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
VS
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
 
Battle #2
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
VS
The Giver by Lois Lowry

Battle #3

Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
VS
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Battle #4

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
VS
The Fault in our Stars by John Green

Battle #5

Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
VS
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

Battle #6

Fault in our Stars by John Green
VS
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Battle #7

Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
VS
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
 
Battle #8
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
VS
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

The Battle for the Best Teen Book continues...

Week 6: Semi-Finals

There are 6 battles this week, with two books in each battle. Cast your vote for 1 book in EACH battle by filling out a voting slip in the library, or by emailing your votes to me at mdecker@littletongov.org

Remember, only vote for 1 book in EACH battle. If you haven't read at least one book in the battle, please don't vote in that battle. I'll update which books are battling each week here, so keep checking back!

This is the 2^nd half of the semi-final round!  Each book gets a 2^nd chance to remain in the contest after a loss.  The winners from last week were: Mockingjay, City of Bones, The Giver, Prisoner of Azkaban, Matched, Fault in our Stars, The Lost Colony, and Ender’s Game.  Looking for Alaska, Cinder, 19 minutes, and Divergent were eliminated.

Battle #1

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
VS
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Battle #2

The Giver by Lois Lowry
VS
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Battle #3

Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
VS
Matched by Allyson Condie

Battle #4

Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
VS
The Fault in our Stars by John Green

Battle #5

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
VS
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
by Eoin Colfer

Battle #6

The Iliad by Homer
VS
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

The Battle for the Best Teen Book continues...

Week 5: Semi-Finals

 There are 8 battles this week, with two books in each battle. Cast your vote for 1 book in EACH battle by filling out a voting slip in the library, or by emailing your votes to me at mdecker@littletongov.org

 Remember, only vote for 1 book in EACH battle. If you haven't read at least one book in the battle, please don't vote in that battle. I'll update which books are battling each week here, so keep checking back!

 This is the 2^nd half of the semi-final round!  Each book gets a 2^nd chance to remain in the contest after a loss.  The winners from last week were: The Iliad; Mockingjay; The Book Thief; The Giver; Bitterblue; Sea of Monsters; and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

 Battle #1

The Iliad by Homer
VS
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Battle #2

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
VS
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Battle #3

The Giver by Lois Lowry
VS
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore

Battle #4

Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
VS
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Battle #5

Looking for Alaska by John Green
VS
Matched by Allyson Condie

Battle #6

The Fault in our Stars by John Green
VS
Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Battle #7

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
VS
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
by Eoin Colfer
 
Battle #8
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
VS
Divergent by Veronica Roth
 

The Battle for the Best Teen Book continues...

Week 4: Semi-Finals

There are 8 battles this week, with two books in each battle. Cast your vote for 1 book in EACH battle by filling out a voting slip in the library, or by emailing your votes to me at mdecker@littletongov.org

Remember, only vote for 1 book in EACH battle. If you haven't read at least one book in the battle, please don't vote in that battle. I'll update which books are battling each week here, so keep checking back!

The winners from last week's battles were:

Divergent; City of Bones; The Giver; The Prisoner of Azkaban; Matched and Bitterblue tied

Battle #1

The Iliad by Homer

VS
Looking for Alaska by John Green

Battle #2

 Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

VS
Matched by Allyson Condie

 

Battle #3

 The Fault in our Stars by John Green

VS
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

 

Battle #4

 Cinder by Marissa Meyer

VS
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

 

Battle #5

Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony

by Eoin Colfer
VS
The Giver by Lois Lowry

 

Battle #6

 Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore

VS
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

 

Battle #7

 Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

VS
Divergent by Veronica Roth

 

Battle #8

 Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

VS
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

 

 

The Battle for the Best Teen Book continues...

Week 3

There are 5 battles this week, with multiple books in each battle. Cast your vote for 1 book in EACH battle by filling out a voting slip in the library, or by emailing your votes to me at mdecker@littletongov.org

Remember, only vote for 1 book in EACH battle. If you haven't read at least one book in the battle, please don't vote in that battle. I'll update which books are battling each week here, so keep checking back!

The winners from last week's battles were: Cinder; The Iliad; Nineteen Minutes; The Book Thief; Sea of Monsters—2^nd chance winners are Bitterblue and Beauty Queens  

Battle #1

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

VS
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
VS
Savvy by Ingrid Law
VS
Divergent by Veronica Roth

Battle #2

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

VS
The Luxe by Anna Godbersenr
VS
Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson
VS
Kings of Clonmel by John Flanagan
 
Battle #3

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

VS
Proxy by Alex London
VS
The Giver by Lois Lowry
VS
Night World by L.J. Smith

Battle #4

Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling

VS
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
VS
Fear by Michael Grant
VS
No Safety in Numbers by Dayna Lorentz

Battle #5

Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore

VS
Matched by Ally Condie
VS
Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
VS
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

The Battle for the Best Teen Book continues...
Week 2

There are 5 battles this week, with multiple books in each battle. Cast your vote for 1 book in EACH battle by filling out a voting slip in the library, or by emailing your votes to me at mdecker@littletongov.org

Remember, only vote for 1 book in EACH battle. If you haven't read at least one book in the battle, please don't vote in that battle. I'll update which books are battling each week here, so keep checking back!

The winners from last week's battles were:

Ender’s Game; Artemis Fowl: the Lost Colony; Fault in our Stars; Mockingjay; and Looking for Alaska.  (new this year, books that lost but had a lot of votes will get a 2^nd chance—Raven Boys and Matched both scored enough votes to get a 2^nd chance)

Battle #1

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

VS
Skinny by Donna Cooner
VS
Sucker Punch by David Hernandez
VS
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
VS
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Battle #2

The Wanderer by Sharon Creech

VS
The Iliad by Homer
VS
Legend by Marie Lu
VS
Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo
VS
It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

Battle #3

Wish by Alexandra Bullen

VS
Steampunk! by Kelly Link
VS
I am the Wallpaper by Mark Hughes
VS
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
VS
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Battle #4

Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter

VS
The Paladin Prophecy by Mark Frost
VS
Fade to Black by Francis Knight
VS
Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan
VS
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Battle #5

Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore

VS
The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda
VS
Grave Mercy by Robin Lafevers
VS
Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
VS
The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith