Congratulations to the Kiel Public Library's Battle of the Books team. For the first time since we've been participating in this MCLS-sponsored event, Kiel's team actually WON!!! Truth be told, we left the competition in the dust, even though ours was one of the smaller teams there.
Our team (Alex Griffith, Aaron Jenson, Dylan Endries and Gabrielle Draxler) correctly and quickly answered the most number of questions about the eight teen books selected for this year's battle, held Oct. 18 at Silver Lake College. They were assisted by their talented coach Sheila Draxler, KPL library assistant. Winning first place means the Kiel Public Library gets to keep the traveling Battle of the Books plaque for a year, as well as hog all the glory, fame and prestigue that comes with winning this contest.
As for the contestants themselves? Well, they did get free pizza. AND they get to keep those fab lime green t-shirts. Who could ask for anything more?
We're already accepting applicants for next year's battle, held during Teen Library Week in October, 2007. All 7th thru 12 graders are welcome. All you need is a passion for reading and good Jeopardy skills.
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