Name That Book

Name That Book

K-2 Competition

Mark Twain finishes 2nd!

Today Melissa and John attended Spencer's Name That Book competition. We have worked with him for two years to get to this point. The first year he did not make the team. This year he made the team and was thrilled the day he found out, (as were the parents). Spencer has overcome alot of challenges to even get to this point and we give God the total glory for walking us through each obstacle with him.

You might be asking what is Name That Book?

History:

The Name That Book Program comes from a rich tradition, (The Name That Book Program originated) at River Oaks Elementary School over 20 years ago. The program became too big for one school to organize, so the Department of Library Services stepped in and took over the organizational role. Initially the Name That Book Program was for elementary schools only. Then the program expanded to middle schools due to requests from former participants and their parents. Five years ago, an early grade program and a high school program was added making the program K-12 in scope.

How the Name That Book Program Works:

The Name That Book Program is organized and sponsored by the Department of Library Services. In the spring, teachers, librarians, and parents put together a Name That Book Reading List for the following year. A majority of the titles selected are new and are chosen from the state reading lists created by the Texas Library Association.:

School sponsors of the Name That Book Program may be librarians, teachers, or parents. Students in participating schools are invited to participate and teams are formed. The teams prepare for several months by reading and quizzing each other on the books. The culminating event is a contest between school teams that is held in the spring at the offices of Library Services. Student teams work together to answer questions based on direct quotations from the books on their reading list to see if they can “Name That Book”

2007 Contest Dates:

K-2 March 19-23, 2007