During the lunch, our students chatted about the books they had read, sharing favorite titles and those not enjoyed that much. It was really interesting to hear how much opinions on the individual books differed. There is really a book for everyone, while not every books is for everyone. Fortunately, the B.o.B. lists always provide readers with a wonderful variety, various genres, classics and new books, from all around the world. It was also fantastic to hear how many students want to continue next year, and have actually already begun reading some of the books. Most frequently mentioned from the new Secondary list was Pam Munoz Ryan's Echo; from the Primary School list it was Roald Dahl's Boy and Grace Lin's Dumpling Days.
If you are going into grades 4-5 or into grades 6-8 this coming August, have a look at the videos below to see what fantastic books await you, should you decide to join our Primary or Secondary School Battle of the Books team next year.
B.o.B. 2016-17 Primary Category from tgaletti on Vimeo.