What is Battle of the Books (BoB)?
It’s a countywide competition of teams from more than a dozen participating Westchester public libraries. We have two Ossining teams — grades 4-7 and 7-12 — that practice weekly to answer trivia questions based on five books selected by librarians from all over the county.
The teen team has weekly practices before the final battle, which will take place on Saturday, Oct. 25 at Anne M. Dorner Middle School in Ossining.
When are the practices?
The teen team practices every Thursday night at 7:00pm
Who can be on The Ossining Library Teen BoB team?
Anyone in Ossining who’s entering grades 7-12 (or their homeschool equivalents) in fall 2025.
What’s the time commitment?
The teen team will practice once a week until the final battle on Saturday, Oct. 25. We may add an additional day of practice as the battle draws near.
Students receive their books in June and are encouraged to get a head start on reading them during the summer!
What are we reading?
Books for grades 7-12:
- Thieves’ Gambit by Kayvion Lewis
- Bloom by Kenneth Oppel
- Snowglobe by Soyoung Park, translated by Joungmin Lee Comfort
- Brownstone by Samuel Teer & Mar Julia
- In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner
Who are the coaches?
Suzy Zavarella and Louis Crisci
Why participate in BoB?
Students dive deep into five thrilling books and connect with other book lovers! The program starts with a book-club style format for the first few meetings, then shifts into competition prep as we get ready to face off against teams from other libraries at the competition.
For more information, contact Suzy Zavarella at teens@ossininglibrary.org