Big Little Books Battle (GTA) - 2022

Register your child for our one-day book trivia tournament to win prizes and make friends!

Save the Date: June 12, 2022 at 11am-2pm (Zoom Platform)

Big Little Books Battle is a tournament for Greater Toronto Area students from grades 5 to 8 (aged 10–13 years). Parents can register their children and we will group them with other students to read as many books as possible from our annual “Book List – Red Maple and Silver Birch” (included below). We will help students divide the book list and run trivia games to encourage students to read as many books as possible, work together, and have fun.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Read the tournament details here!

    (The detailed version is here!) tournament details

  • You can find the “Book List” below. Each student can read as many books as they want, but we recommend reading them all because reading is fun!

  • Click here for the schedule.

    *May be updated

  • First Place

    • Students win $50 worth of books

    • Certificate of Achievement

    Second Place

    • Students win $40 worth of books

    • Certificate of Achievement

    Third Place

    • Students win $30 worth of books

    • Certificate of Achievement

    All Participants

    • Everyone will receive $25 on tournament day for food

    • Certificate of Participation

    *More prizes to be annouced for both the students and schools that participate!

  • Big Little Books Battle goes beyond just being a tournament. Click here to learn more about how you can get involved with reading!

Book List – Red Maple and Silver Birch

  • A Treason of Thorns

    Written by Laura E. Weymouth
    Published by HarperCollins US

  • Yara’s Spring

    Written by Jamal Saeed and Sharon E. McKay
    Published by Annick Press

  • Bloom

    Written by Kenneth Oppel
    Published by HarperCollins Canada

  • Broken Strings

    Written by Eric Walters and Kathy Kacer
    Published by Puffin Canada

  • Dragon Assassin

    Written by Arthur Slade
    Published by Scholastic Canada Ltd.

  • If I Go Missing

    Written by Brianna Jonnie with Nahanni Shingoose, Illustrated by Neal Shannacappo
    Published by James Lorimer & Company

  • The Other Side

    Written by Heather Camlot
    Published by Red Deer Press

  • The Rise and Fall of Derek Cowell

    Written by Valerie Sherrard
    Published by DCB

  • Safe Harbour

    Written by Christina Kilbourne
    Published by Dundurn

  • Sara and the Search for Normal

    Written by Wesley King
    Published by Paula Wiseman Books

  • All The Ways Home

    Written by Elsie Chapman
    Published by Feiwel & Friends, Distributed by Raincoast Books

  • The Barren Grounds: The Misewa Saga Book One

    Written by David A. Robertson
    Published by Puffin Canada

  • A Boy is Not a Bird

    Written by Edeet Ravel
    Published by Groundwood Books

  • Dog Driven

    Written by Terry Lynn Johnson
    Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Distributed by Raincoast Books

  • Ember and the Ice Dragons

    Written by Heather Fawcett
    Published by HarperCollins US

  • The Ghost Collector

    Written by Allison Mills
    Published by Annick Press

  • Harvey Comes Home

    Written by Colleen Nelson, Illustrated by Tara Anderson
    Published by Pajama Press

  • The Jigsaw Puzzle King

    Written by Gina McMurchy-Barber
    Published by Dundurn

  • Music for Tigers

    Written by Michelle Kadarusman
    Published by Pajama Press

  • Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

    Written and Illustrated by Gillian Goerz
    Published by Dial Books