Teen

Summer Battle of the Books

"Battle of the Books" is a county-wide book trivia contest for students who are cardholders at Longwood Public Library and entering grades 6 through 9.  Over the summer, participants read eight books, attend ten practice sessions, and then compete in teams against one another and other libraries at a "Mock Battle of the Books," which is held at a local public library.  The top-ranked players will also go on to compete against teams from libraries across the county in August at Stony Brook University.  Parents and friends are welcome at the "Mock Battle of the Books" and "Battle of the Books" events.  Registration usually takes place in June; the program usually takes place on Tuesdays from mid-June through August.  Visit the official website for more details. 

Summer 2012 Battle of the Books

                                                                                                                                                        
2012 Summer Battle of the Books: Thanks for your interest! Summer 2012 BotB has ended!  Battle of the Books is a County-wide program where participants read 8 books and compete against other libraries in a trivia contest about these books. The titles for summer 2012 were:
Cover Title     Author  Description
Close to Famous Close to Famous Bauer, Joan  Twelve-year-old Foster McFee and her mother escape from her mother's abusive boyfriend and end up in the small town of Culpepper, West Virginia, where they use their strengths and challenge themselves to build a new life, with the help of the friends they make there.
If you would like to learn more, click here to view a video of team members talking about Close to Famous.

 
 The alchemyst : the secrets of the immortal Nicholas Flamel The Alchemyst : the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Scott, Michael  


While working at pleasant but mundane summer jobs in San Francisco, fifteen-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh, suddenly find themselves caught up in the deadly, centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book holding the secret formulas for alchemy and everlasting life.
If you would like to learn more, click here to view a video of team members talking about The Alchemyst.
 Cosmic Cosmic Cottrell Boyce, Frank

  12-year old Liam looks like he's thirty. Sometimes it's not bad; for example on the first day of school the principal mistakes Liam for a teacher or when he convinces a car dealer to let him test drive a Porsche. So feeling like he's stuck between two worlds, Liam cons his way into being the adult chaperone on the first space ship to take civilians into space. But when the ship is stuck 230,000 miles from home, being mistaken for an adult is not good.
If you would like to learn more, click here to view a video of team members talking about Cosmic.
 The Black Book of Secrets The Black Book of Secrets Higgins, F.E.   When Ludlow Fitch runs away from his thieving parents in the City, he meets up with the mysterious Joe Zabbidou, who calls himself a secret pawnbroker, and who takes Ludlow as an apprentice to record the confessions of the townspeople of Pagus Parvus, where resentments are many and trust is scarce.
If you would like to learn more, click here to view a video of team members talking about The Black Book of Secrets.
 The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eighth Grade Bites The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eighth Grade Bites  Brewer, Heather    For thirteen years, Vlad, aided by his aunt and best friend, has kept secret that he is half-vampire, but when his missing teacher is replaced by a sinister substitute, he learns that there is more to being a vampire, and to his parents' deaths, than he could have guessed.
If you would like to learn more, click here to view a video of team members talking about The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod.
 Heist Society  Heist Society  Carter, Ally    A group of teenagers uses their combined talents to re-steal several priceless paintings and save fifteen-year-old Kat Bishop's father, himself an international art thief, from a vengeful collector.
If you would like to learn more, click here to view a video of team members talking about Heist Society.
 Gregor of Overlander Gregor the Overlander  Collins, Suzanne When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.
If you would like to learn more, click here to view a video of team members talking about Gregor the Overlander.
 The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch DeLaney, Joseph For years, Old Gregory has been the Spook for the county, ridding the local villages of evil. Now his time is coming to an end. But who will take over for him? Twenty-nine apprentices have tried- some floundered, some fled, some failed to stay alive. Only Thomas Ward is left. He's the last hope, the last apprentice.
If you would like to learn more, click here to view of video of team members talking about The Last Apprentice.

2011 Summer Battle of the Books:

Thanks for your interest.  The 2011 Summer Battle of the Books program is over.  Our team theme was "FANTASEA: Fish Are Not Tasty Afternoon Snacks - Eat Apples!"  
 The titles for the 2011 Summer Battle of the Books were:
 Cover  Title  Author  Description
 Abduction Abduction Kehert, Peg Thirteen-year-old Bonnie has a feeling of foreboding on the very day that her six-year-old brother Matt and their dog Pookie are abducted, and she becomes involved in a major search effort as well as a frightening adventure.
 Al Capone Shines My Shoes Al Capone Shines My Shoes Choldenko, Gennifer When twelve-year-old Moose Flanagan finds a note in one of his freshly laundered pillowcases, he knows exactly who it's from: Al Capone. Capone may be one of the most notorious criminals in residence at Alcatraz, but he and Moose have a special connection.
 The Graveyard Book The Graveyard Book Gaiman, Neil Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that he has been raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard.  Winner of the 2009 Newbery Medal.
 Gregor the Overlander Gregor the Overlander Collins, Suzanne When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.
 I'd tell you I love you but then I'd have to kill you I'd tell you I love you but then I'd have to kill you Carter, Ally As a sophomore at a secret spy school and the daughter of a former CIA operative, Cammie is sheltered from "normal teenage life" until she meets a local boy while on a class surveillance mission.
 The Ruins of Gorland (Ranger's Apprentice bk 1) The Ruins of Gorland (Ranger's Apprentice bk 1) Flanagan, John When fifteen-year-old Will is rejected by battle school, he becomes the reluctant apprentice to the mysterious Ranger Halt, and winds up protecting the kingdom from danger.
 The Red Blazer girls. The ring of Rocamadour The Red Blazer Girls Ring of Rocamadour Beil, Michael Catholic-schooled seventh-graders Sophie, Margaret, Rebecca, and Leigh Ann help an elderly neighbor solve a puzzle her father left for her estranged daughter twenty years ago.
 Sleeping Freshman Never Lie Sleeping Freshman Never Lie Lubar, David While navigating his first year of high school and awaiting the birth of his new baby brother, Scott loses old friends and gains some unlikely new ones as he hones his skills as a writer. 

 2010 Summer Battle of the Books:

Thanks for your interest.  The 2010 Battle of the Books is over.  Our team theme was "To the Library and Beyond."
 The titles for the 2010 Summer Battle of the Books were:
 Cover  Title  Author  Description
 Found Found Haddix, Margaret Peterson Thirteen year old best friends Jonah and Chip, who know that they are both adopted, begin receiving threatening notes in the mail and as they investigate they uncover very complicated circumstances surrounding their 
 Peak Peak  Smith, Roland A fourteen-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest.
 Peeled Peeled Bauer, Joan In an upstate New York farming community, high school reporter Hildy Biddle investigates a series of strange occurrences at a house rumored to be haunted. 
 Schooled Schooled Korman, George After his hippie grandmother ends up in the hospital, Cap Anderson is forced to leave the commune where he is homeschooled and attend Claverage Middle School, where his odd looks and behavior make him the target of bullies.
 The Ruins of Gorland (Ranger's Apprentice bk 1) The Ruins of Gorland (Ranger's Apprentice bk 1) Flanagan, John When fifteen-year-old Will is rejected by battle school, he becomes the reluctant apprentice to the mysterious Ranger Halt, and winds up protecting the kingdom from danger.
 Wednesday Wars Wednesday Wars Schmidt, Gary  During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives in. 
 The Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark The Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark Pearson, Ridley Finn Whitman and his fellow DHIs, teenagers chosen to serve as actors for a new technology, investigate strange occurrences at Disney theme park attractions, racing to uncover a supernatural force that could destroy the world. 
 The Lightning Theif The Lightning Theif Riordan, Rick Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson learns he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea. His mother sends him to a summer camp for demigods where he and his new friends set out on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.
       

2009 Summer Battle of the Books: 
 The titles for the 2009 Summer Battle of the Books were:
 Cover  Title  Author  Description
 Beastly Beastly Flinn, Alex Presents a modern retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" from the point of view of the Beast, a vain Manhattan private school student who is turned into a monster and must find true love before he can return to his human form. 
 The Lightning Theif The Lightning Theif Riordan, Rick Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson learns he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea. His mother sends him to a summer camp for demigods where he and his new friends set out on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.
 Last Shot  Last Shot Feinstein, John After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game.
 Hidden Talents Hidden Talents Lubar, David When thirteen-year-old Martin arrives at an alternative school for misfits and problem students, he falls in with a group of boys with psychic powers and discovers something surprising about himself.
 Love Among the Walnuts Love Among the Walnuts Ferris, Jean Born and raised in isolation in a wealthy, eccentric family, Sandy is shocked when he, his parents, and their servants become victims of a vicious plot by his greedy uncles to incapacitate them and take their money.  
 Marley: a dog like no other Marley: a dog like no other Gorgan, John Follows the life story of an exuberant Labrador retriever who gets into perpetual trouble and experiences a range of inspiring adventures.
 Turnabout Turnabout Haddix, Margaret Peterson Eighty-five years after participating in a flawed scientific experiment to reverse the aging process, Melly and Anny Beth face the fear of being unable to care for themselves as they continue to grow younger. 
 The White Giraffe The White Giraffe St. John, Lauren After a fire kills her parents, eleven-year-old Martine must leave England to live with her grandmother on a wildlife game reserve in South Africa, where she befriends a mythical white giraffe.