Hardin Park Battle Of The Books Teams Make Noise In State, Regional Competitions

Teams of students from Hardin Park School took their prowess in the annual Battle of the Books competition on the road last month, scoring a win and a high placement in the state and regional competitions.

The Golden Eagles' most-keen readers took home a victory in the Region 7 contest held on the campus of Appalachian State University, and netted a respectable fifth place in the statewide contest held in Fayetteville..

Battle of the Books tests students' ability to recall specific details and answer questions on books from a state-promoted list they’ve read over the past year.

The questions require students to identify the book in which a specific scene, event, quote or character appears.

If a team provides the correct title and author of the book, they are awarded three points.

If they miss, the other team has one chance to answer for two points for a correct title response.

The most points in all rounds combined determines the winner.

Hardin Park students spent the past year reading 16 books on the North Carolina School Library Media Association Middle School Battle of the Books list covering a variety of genres.