This year Olivia was a member of the Battle of the Books team, and at the beginning of May they had their one-and-only competition. During the school year, members of the BotB team read ten assigned books and then they have to answer very specific questions about the books at the competition. It's really harder than it sounds because the questions are so specific. There were sixteen teams competing in the 3rd-4th grade division. Olivia was the captain of the Wacona 2 team, and they came in fourth. Most of the kids on her team were 3rd graders, so they'll have another year to compete in this division. I do not have a picture of Olivia's team. I thought I had one, but I can't find it. What I do have, though, is a picture of Olivia with her cousin Ava. Ava was also the captain of her team, and they finished in third place. Hannah noted that she loved how these girls are so supportive of each other even though they are on separate teams. They really are.
Olivia participated in a lot of clubs this year, but this one was probably my favorite. I liked that she was made to read books that she may not have chosen on her own. If left to her own devices, she would just read those "Wimpy Kid" books over and over. It also made her read books that were more challenging. Because she read these books, she was able to earn a lot of AR points and ended up winning the high point trophy for her grade at Honor's Day. She really liked Battle of the Books and has declared that she wants to do it again next year.
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