The Red Cedar District Battle of the Books begins today, with students testing their memory and knowledge.
Roughly 90 students from around 15 schools are put in teams of 3 in a “reach for the top” competition format, answering questions from 12 nominated Red Cedar Books read this year.
Teacher Librarian at Vanway Elementary, Tina Cousins said the format comes from a 70’s gameshow.
“The Teacher Librarians have made questions and they all kind of follow the same format, and so the answer cards are all the book titles, so then the students would hold up the title of that book.”
Cousins added that student interest for this has been strong, with Vanway Elementary having 30 kids wanting to take part in the extracurricular activity.
The books are comprised of Canadian authors, with the students able to choose their favourite author and book, with the winner receiving the Red Cedar Book Award.
The game is organized by SD57 Teacher Librarians, retired Teacher Librarians, and other Educators, and has been developed over 25 years.
Cousins said they include areas such as Valemount, and McBride, with a group joining from Mackenzie.
The Battle of the Books competition is at Ecole Lac Des Bois Gymnasium from 9am to 12pm.
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