Global Reading Challenge
-- This program is no longer offered.
Contact Jean Bolivar, the Bennett librarian, for more information.
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. Please check with Bennett's librarian for more information.
This information has been adapted from the KCLS web site.