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2012 Registration Now Open!!!!

Students! Prepare for Battle
 (of the Books, that is)!

High school students from across the state of Iowa are invited to participate in the Iowa High School Battle of the Books.

Here's how it works:

1. Form a team of 4-6 students in grades 9-12 (you can have more than one team per school!)

2. Find an adult coach (teacher, parent, librarian).

3. Complete registration (due on or before January 31, 2012)

4. Read the books!

5. Discuss the books, talk about them, have fun!

6. Coaches complete online survey to test the online testing system February 15-25, 2012.

7. Take a multiple choice test and an author test online with your team March 1-15, 2012 at your home school.

8. Top 16 place teams travel to Marshalltown High School for THE GRAND BATTLE on April 24, 2012.

Congratulations to The Dynamos from Carlisle!
2011 State Champions!

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The 2012 Book List has been posted!

"In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you." ~Mortimer Jerome Adler

How are you preparing for battle?



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