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Monday, August 31, 2009

Week 4--The Semi-Finals--begin NOW!

Last week's winners were: Eragon; Fablehaven (tie); Goose Girl (tie); Hatchet; The Two Princesses of Bamarre; Voyage of the Dawn Treader.

All of the winners from previous battles will now be competing against one another!

There are 4 battles this week, with 2 books in each of the battles. Cast your vote for 1 book from each battle by filling out a voting slip in the library or by emailing me with your votes at mdecker@littletongov.org

Remember, only vote for 1 title in EACH battle. If you haven't read at least one of the books in the battle, please don't vote in that battle!

I'll update which books are battling each week here, so keep checking back!

Battle #1
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
By Jules Verne
VS
Angel’s Command
By Brian Jacques

Battle #2
Eragon
By Christopher Paolini
VS
Bloody Jack
By L.A. Meyer

Battle #3
Goose Girl
By Shannon Hale
VS
Fablehaven
By Brandon Mull

Battle #4
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
By J.K. Rowling
VS
Hatchet
By Gary Paulsen

Monday, August 24, 2009

The Battles Continue!

The winners from last week were: Inkheart; Angel’s Command; Number the Stars; Bloody Jack; The Lightning Thief. These titles will show up again in future battles...

Week 3 Battles Begin NOW!There are 5 battles this week, with multiple books in each of the battles. Cast your vote for 1 book from each battle by filling out a voting slip in the library or by emailing me with your votes at mdecker@littletongov.org

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

Battle #1
Ender’s Game
By Orson Scott-Card
VS
So You Want to be a Wizard
By Diane Duane
VS
Eragon
By Christopher Paolini
VS
Stormbreaker
By Anthony Horowitz

Battle #2
Fablehaven
By Brandon Mull
VS
The Falconer’s Knot
By Mary Hoffman
VS
Goose Girl
By Shannon Hale
VS
Life as We Knew It
By Susan Pfeffer

Battle #3
House of the Scorpion
By Nancy Farmer
VS
The Naming
By Alison Croggon
VS
Hatchet
By Gary Paulsen

Battle #4
The Silenced
By James Devita
VS
Hunger Games
By Suzanne Collins
VS
The Two Princesses of Bamarre
By Gail Carson Levine

Battle #5
Left Behind
By Dennis Lehaye
VS
Vampire Kisses
By Ellen Schreiber
VS
Voyage of the Dawn Treader
By C.S. Lewis

Saturday, August 15, 2009

The Battles Continue! The winners from last week were: Goblet of Fire; Twilight; Pride & Prejudice; 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; Maximum Ride. These titles will show up again in future battles...

Week 2 Battles Begin NOW!

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

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

BATTLE #1 (4 titles in this battle)
A Long Way Down By Nick Hornby VS Midnighters: the Secret Hour By Scott Westerfeld VS Inkheart By Cornelia Funke VS Evil Star By Anthony Horowitz

BATTLE #2 (4 titles in this battle)
Angel’s Command By Brian Jacques VS Nobody’s Princess By Esther Friesner VS Talent By Zoey Dean VS My Fair Godmother By Janette Rallison

BATTLE #3 (3 titles in this battle)
As Simple as Snow By Gregory Galloway VS Number the Stars By Lois Lowry
VS Wild Magic By Tamora Pierce

BATTLE #4 (3 titles in this battle)
Bloody Jack By L.A. Meyer VS Piccolo, the Grey Robe By Robin Ambrozic
VS The Mysterious Benedict Society By Trenton Stewart

BATTLE #5 (3 titles in this battle)
Tales of Beedle the Bard By J.K. Rowling VS Silverfin By James Higson VS The Lightning Thief By Rick Riordan

Monday, August 10, 2009

Bemis Teen Battle for the Best Book

Let the voting begin!

As there were more than 70 books nominated, we're going to have multiple battles each week instead of just one. There are 5 battles this week, with multiple books in a couple of the battles.

Cast your vote for 1 book from each battle by filling out a voting slip in the library or by emailing me with your votes at mdecker@littletongov.org

Remember, only vote for 1 title in EACH battle.

If you haven't read at least one of the books, please don't vote!

I'll update which books are battling each week here, so keep checking back!

BATTLE #1 Every Harry Potter book was nominated, so vote for your favorite! (Sorcerer's Stone; Chamber of Secrets; Prisoner of Azkaban; Goblet of Fire; Order of the Phoenix; Half Blood Prince; Deathly Hallows)

BATTLE #2 All of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series was nominated, so vote for your favorite! (Twilight; New Moon; Eclipse; Breaking Dawn)

BATTLE #3 Emma by Jane Austen VS Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

BATTLE #4 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne VS The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare

BATTLE #5 100 Cupboards by Nathan Wilson VS Maximum Ride: the Angel Experiment by James Patterson

Monday, August 03, 2009

The Bemis Teen Battle for the Best Book has started! Nominate a title and get your name entered in a prize drawing. Make sure the book is a "teen" read! You can nominate a book by filling out a slip in the library or by emailing me with your name & phone#, book title & author.

Once I've got a enough books nominated, I'll start pitting the nominated books against each other in a "battle" each week. The book that gets the most votes stays in the competition--the loser is removed. The book that ends up winning the competition will be announced in October. Check back here to see which books are battling! Battles should begin next week.

Vote for your favorites by emailing me: mdecker@littletongov.org