Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library: *Haverstraw Library: Battle of the Books!

Teens:

Join our Battle of the Books team!

Compete against other library teams in a trivia-game-show style tournament!

Read 8 books from different genres by July 27
(the library will provide the books to you)

Attend weekly practices throughout August

Compete in the Battle on Sunday, August 23!

Why should you join?

1. You love reading,

2. You'll earn community service hours for your participation,

3. You'll receive a team-issued t-shirt,

4. Lunch at the Battle is provided,

5. The library will have a team pizza party
to celebrate all your hard work!

Email teens@haverstrawlibrary.org for more information, questions, and concerns.

See the list of this year's titles below:

Jurassic Park
by Michael Crichton

Classic
A man's experiment to genetically reproduce dinosaurs and create a dinosaur theme park goes terribly wrong.

The Sun Is Also a Star
by Nicola Yoon

Contemporary
Two teens cross paths in New York City on an eventful day in their lives. Daniel and Natasha bring us on a journey about the many factors of falling in love and love itself.

The Raven Boys (the Raven Cycle, Book 1): Volume 1 by Maggie Stiefvater

The Raven Boys
by Maggie Stiefvater

Fantasy
Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She doesn't believe in true love, and never thought this would be a problem. But as her life becomes caught up in the strange world of the Raven Boys, she's not so sure anymore.

Lunar New Year Love Story
by Gene Luen Yang

Graphic Novel
Val is ready to give up on love. It's led to nothing but secrets and heartbreak, and she's pretty sure she's cursed--no one in her family, for generations, has ever had any luck with love. But then a chance encounter with a pair of cute lion dancers sparks something in Val.

The Bletchley Riddle
by Ruta Sepetys

Historical Fiction
In the summer of 1940, siblings Jakob and Lizzie Novis find themselves at Bletchley Park, where Jakob works to crack Nazi codes while Lizzie investigates the mysterious disappearance of their mother--only to discover that the two mysteries are intertwined.

The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky: (National Book Award Finalist) by Josh Galarza

The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky
by Josh Galarza

Humor
Ever since cancer invaded his adoptive mother's life, Brett feels like he's losing everything, most of all control. To cope, Brett fuels all of his anxieties into epic fantasies, including his intergalactic Kid Condor comic book series, which features food constellations and characters not unlike those in his own life, but lately Brett's grip on reality has started to lose control.

House of Hollow
by Krystal Sutherland

Mystery
Iris and Vivi work to uncover their dark, dangerous, and possibly magical past when their older sister Grey goes missing.

All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto
by George M. Johnson

Nonfiction
In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA activist George M. Johnson explores his childhood and adolescence growing up as a gay black man.