Book Brawl Competition

 

NISD Book Brawl

Dear Parents:

If your student has expressed an interest in competing, our annual Book Brawl competition is open to all students in grades 6-8. The Book Brawl is a reading incentive program designed to improve reading comprehension and enthusiasm for reading using a fun and unique competition format.  Participants will be given a reading list of eight books and challenged to read a minimum of three books from the list. Students form teams of their choosing and compete against each other to determine their knowledge and understanding of the books.  This year’s books have been carefully selected by Northwest ISD Middle School Library Media Specialists and include a variety of genres, reading levels, and themes.  All Book Brawl selections are available for check out through the school library, and digital versions are available in the Sora app, so there is no cost to participate.  If students wish to purchase their own copies of the books, that is certainly their prerogative. The following titles have been selected for this year of middle school competition:

Crossover by Kwame Alexander

Concealed by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

The False Prince by Jennifer A Nielsen

When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed

Ungifted by Gordon Korman

The Clackity by Lora Senf

The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day

In January, each campus will conduct its own campus-level competition to determine the school winning team(s).  The winning team(s) from each middle school campus will advance to compete in the district competition, scheduled for February 26, 2027 at the NISD Outdoor Learning Center.  

Thank you for your support and positive encouragement!  If you have any questions, please contact your school’s library media specialist.  

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Per state law, students must have parental permission to participate in extracurricular activities.  Please fill out the form below if you grant permission for your child to participate in Book Brawl:

Book Brawl Parent Permission Form