Battle of the Books is a program for middle school students, grades 6-8. Students across our state read books from a list established by the state Battle of the Books committee, and then compete in quiz-bowl-style tournaments to test their knowledge of these books.
On March 4, 2011, the New Bridge bears successfully participated in the county-level competition. Onslow County Schools had their closest Battle of the Books Competition yet! Twenty-eight rounds, eight middle schools, one close competition. Jacksonville Commons Middle School won 1st place with 107 points, and New Bridge Middle won 2nd with 106 points. Third place went to Hunters Creek Middle School with 96 points.
We are very proud of our New Bridge bears! Go to the Principal's Blog at http://newbridgeblogging.blogspot.com/2011/03/2011-battle-of-books.html for a team picture of our winners!
2010-2011 List of Books |
| Title | Author |
| The Underneath | Kathi Appelt |
| Iron Thunder: The Battle Between The Monitor and the Merrimac | Avi |
| The Unknowns: A Mystery | Benedict Carey |
| Singer of All Songs | Kate Constable |
| Forged by Fire | Sharon Draper |
| The City of Ember | Jeanne DuPrau |
| Under a War-Torn Sky | Laura Elliott |
| The Thief Lord | Cornelia Funke |
| The Brooklyn Nine | Alan Gratz |
| Out of the Dust | Karen Hesse |
| The Outsiders | S. E. Hinton |
| Red Scarf Girl | Ji-Li Jiang |
| Heaven | Angela Johnson |
| Schooled | Gordon Korman |
| To Kill a Mockingbird | Harper Lee |
| Touching Spirit Bear | Ben Mikaelsen |
| My Dog Skip | Willie Morris |
| Here Lies the Librarian | Richard Peck |
| A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | Betty Smith |
| Milkweed | Jerry Spinelli |
| Truesight | David Stahler, Jr. |
| The Mysterious Benedict Society | Trenton Lee Stewart |
| The Land | Mildred D. Taylor |
| The Weirdo | Theodore Taylor |
| Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World...One Child at a Time**** | Sarah L. Thomson |
| Surviving the Applewhites | Stephanie Tolan |
| Angel on the Square | Gloria Whelan |
