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Ready, Set, Read…It’s time St. Francis!Are you ready to train your brain? Are you ready condition your reading skills?Are you ready to represent St. Francis Community School in the greatest tournament that the Regina
Catholic School Division has to offer?
Get ready for the….
What is BOB?O Reading club that uses a game show format to challenge
teams’ knowledge of books.
O 8 pre-selected books
O Teams of students are asked questions based… characters, plots, themes, and settings
O Teams consist of 4 students from Grade 5 to 8.
O Students in each team read all of the pre-selected titles
O Points are scored by correctly identifying the titles and authors of the books. (1 point for the author name, 3 points for title)
We want you!!!
Have fun reading! Be a part of BOB this year!!!
Between Heaven and Earth
by Eric Walters[BL 4.6 MG Pts 6]
Seventeen-year-old DJ climbs Mount Kilimanjaro to follow his beloved grandfather’s request to have his ashes spread on the mountaintop. DJ soon learns that if pride comes before the fall, then perhaps humility comes before the ascent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jny-bXcZXR0
The rest of the Seven Series…
Written by seven bestselling Canadian authors!
A well-loved grandfather and avid adventurer, dies.
He leaves behind an unusual will that outlines sevens tasks he has set for his seven grandsons.
DJ (age 17) Steve (age 17)twin brother of DJ
Spencer (age 17)Older bother of Bernard (a.k.a. Bunny)
Bunny (age 15)the youngest grandson
Rennie (age 17)the mystery grandsonJim Webb (age 17)
always known as WebbAdam (age 16)the lone American grandson
Define “Normal”
by Julie Anne Peters
[BL 3.6 MG Pts 6 ]When Antonia agrees to meet with jasmine as a peer counselor, she never dreams that this girl with the black lipstick and pierced eyebrow will become a good friend and will help her deal with the serious problems she faces at home.
How to Survive Middle School
by Donna Gephart
[BL 3.9 MG Pts 6 ]
When 13-year-old David’s best friend makes the start of middle school even worse than he feared it could be, David becomes friends with Sophie, who shares his love of TV shows and posts one of their skits on YouTube, making them wildly popular online.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIlT5JKCnAYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6uZnDd7lXohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YUjbtKdmXs
Michael Vey: Prisoner of Cell 25
by Richard Paul Evans
[BL 3.5 MG+ Pts 11]
Fourteen-year-old Michael discovers he has special electrical powers and, with the help of his best friends, becomes aware that there are other teens with similar powers, but something or someone is hunting them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFz0c33VpxU
Michael Vey
Book 2 Book 3
The One and Only Ivan
by Katherine Applegate
[BL 3.6 MG Pts 4]When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circul-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UtPdqV2crQ0
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer
by John Grisham
[BL 5.2 MG Pts 8]Thirteen-year-old Theodore Boone, a legal whiz kid, gets caught up in a high-profile murder trial in his town.http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qQMUZhzbDLUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=wYP-f4TSoZo
Other Theodore Boone Booksby John Grisham
Book 2 Book 3 Book 4
Ungifted
by Gordon Korman
[BL 5.2 MG Pts 8]Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school.http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qmyPaGw4uNs
Wonder
by R.J. Palacio
[BL 4.8 MG Pts 11]Ten-year-old Auggie, born with extreme facial abnormalities, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school, where he endures taunts and bullying and struggles to be seen as just another student.http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fgB7_KpBDss
