Battle of the books!!
Did you know that such a war could be waged? Well, the siege is over and the clear winners of the battle are the students of Pittston Consolidated School. Over the last two weeks, I had the pleasure to judge the third annual Battle of the Books that pitted teams from the 4th and 5th grade classes at the school. Each team spent hours reading, dissecting, researching and pondering, 5 young adult titles. On the day of the competition, they were battle ready with styling hats and colorful tees. The judges tried to be as prepared by reading the books …