Global Reading Challenge

• Introduction
• 2009 Booklist
• Calendar
• Global Reading Rules
• Sponsors

Introduction

The Global Reading Challenge is a cooperative effort between King County Library System and local public school districts. This is a Battle of the Books style program that allows 4th and 5th graders across the county to work together as a team and challenge other schools to correctly answer questions about the selected books. Each year, King County Library System Children's Librarians select 10 titles in a wide range of reading levels especially suited to the interests of young readers. Our goal is to encourage students at all reading levels to engage in teamwork while reading some of the best in children's literature. Each team must include some students with lower-level reading skills. Challenge questions are based on specific and factual information within the books. All challenges are conducted by King County Library System staff. Initially, a challenge is held at the individual school level. The top team from each school proceeds on to their School District Challenge, with that winner moving on to the Regional Challenges. Regional winners will compete in the Grand Challenge, to be held in March, which will determine which school will hold the trophy for the following year. chools may need to arrange transportation to these Challenges. Please check with your school librarian for more information. This year we expect to host 9 school districts, 58 schools, and 1300 students.Objectives of the Global Reading Challenge
*adapted with permission from Seattle Public Library.

• To promote the love of reading and to have fun
• To foster teamwork among students with diverse reading skills
• To promote the use of public libraries as neighborhood and community resource centers
• To introduce children to a wide variety of literature and multicultural reading materials and to have fun
• To provide a recreational outlet for readers
• To encourage children to read for retention
• To provide positive experiences between children, librarians, teachers, and parents
• To form partnerships with local schools and to strengthen community ties
• To build confidence and integrity in young readers and to have fun
• To participate in a public library activity that promotes reading as a pleasurable lifelong experience
  

2009 List

Global Reading Challenge

Find and place holds on global reading challenge titles.

	Looking for Bapu by Anjali Banerjee
	Room One: A Mystery or Two by Andrew Clements
	Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo
	Inkheart by Cornelai Funke
	Rules by Cynthia Lord
	Silk Umbrellas by Carolyn Marsden
	Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park
	Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
	Holes by Louis Sachar
	Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree by Lauren Tarshis

The Global Reading Challenge is sponsored by:

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