Wrapping up another great year of MCBA reading!

A note from winning author Jennifer A. Nielson

State winner announced

We picked it! It looks like readers all over the state loved A Night Divided!

Varsity Readers

Today we celebrate those readers that committed to the MCBA program and challenged themselves to read 20 or more nominees. This year we had a record 22 Varsity Readers! Congratulations one and all!

1. Abbi
2. Agustin
3. Campbell
4. Charlie
5. Charlotte
6. Daisy
7. Elena
8. Ethan F
9. Eva R
10. Ezra
11. Mason
12. Maya
13. Miyu
14. Omar
15. Quinn
16. Sam
17. Sammy
18. Mr. Feitlinger
19. Ms. Gearhart
20. Ms. MacCallum
21. Ms. O’Brien
    and me!

Stories in Action

On Thursday, 60 readers, 8 teachers, and 11 parents filled the library with MCBA fun during our second Stories in Action.

  

Last week's highlights

What a week it was! Our 2019 MCBA program came to an end last week with several big events.

On Monday, the parent team  won the Battle of the Books in their first ever appearance. Amazing!

Also on Monday, voting took place for our favorite book. And the winner was a shocker! I would never have predicted this, but by a large margin, students selected A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen as their favorite.

Honors books were Framed by James Ponti and Ghost by Jason Reynolds 

A Battle for the Books

What a wonderful morning in the Barn! Our new venue proved just right for the high level of competition showcased on stage. These teams knew their books! At the end of regulation, the teacher,  parent and wildcard teams went into a sudden death to determine the winner.
And the parents prevailed! They are were awesome!
Congratulations to Gretchen Loebel, Cheri Karbon, Jaime Billings and Mike Schloat. This is the first year parents have competed and they set the bar high!

Thank you to all 20 teams who competed in this year's tournament. Loads of fun, and a great way to connect over some terrific books.