Book Bracket 2020 has been assembled and was revealed to my students today. The excitement is building as to which book will be chosen as the Book Bracket 2020 Champion. Below is a breakdown of the following regions and the seeds.
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Book Bracket 2019 – Final Four Results
Voting for Book Bracket 2019’s Final Four is complete! Check out the results and punny announcement for the winners and losers below. Monday, April 8 High School Favorites vs. Nonfiction Defeat (v) – exactly what the Oxford English Dictionary did to Harry Potter. (1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – 41 (1) The Oxford…
Book Bracket 2019 – Elite Eight Results
Voting for Book Bracket 2019’s Elite Eight is complete! Check out the results and punny announcements for each day’s winners and losers below. High School Favorites Region Wednesday, March 27 Hermione and Katniss battled it out, but Harry’s bff was stronger. 51 points for Gryffindor! (1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – 51 (2)…
Book Bracket 2019 – Sweet 16 Results
Voting for Book Bracket 2019’s Sweet 16 is complete! Check out the results and punny announcements for each day’s winners and losers below. High School Favorites Region Monday, March 25 There was no fault in Harry’s stars. 58 points for Gryffindor! (1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – 58 (4) The Fault in Our…
Book Bracket 2019 – 1st Round Results
The first round of voting for Book Bracket 2019 is complete! Check out the results and punny announcements for each day’s winners and losers below. High School Favorites Region Thursday, March 14 – The kite runner was struck down by the stars. John Green moves on. (4) The Fault in Our Stars – 44 (5)…
Book Bracket – Making the Bracket
After asking students to take part in the Selection Committee for Book Bracket each year, the work begins in order to make the actual bracket. I go through the Selection Committee ballots – paper or electronic – and write down each title that has been suggested. If a title gets more than one vote, tallies…
Book Bracket 2019 – The Reveal
Today was the big reveal for which books made it in to Book Bracket 2019 with my students, so I would like to share it with you, too! The following books made the 32 book bracket and will compete head-to-head to see who will take the crown. The number next to the book title is…
Book Review – Holes
Holes was a highlight of my childhood and it is still a timeless classic for readers everywhere. I thoroughly enjoyed re-reading it as an adult.
Book Bracket 2016 – The Reveal
Beginning this week, a majority of the student body will be participating in a school-wide book-related initiative known as Book Bracket 2016 or #BookBracket2016. Book Bracket was created in an effort to combine March is Reading Month with the NCAA’s March Madness. A total of 200 students from grades 6-12 participated as members of the…