March Madness Tournament of Books

March Madness is approaching, but why should basketball fans have all the fun? At the Tompkins Library you can help name a Falcon teen book champion. Through a series of votes, we are narrowing our list of the 16 most popular teen books to one grand champion that will be named on March 31st. To participate, start reading the selected books and get ready for our first contest starting March 3rd.

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How It Works:

  • Read the Sweet 16 books selected by the library.
  • Round 1: Vote March 3-7 for the Elite 8.
  • Round 2: Vote March 17-21 for the Final 4.
  • Round 3: Vote March 24-28 for the final two contending titles.
  • March 31: The champion is announced!

Voting:

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  • Scan the QR codes that will be on the wall display during voting times.

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March Madness Teen Book Tournament Finalists

  •  “The Maze Runner” by James Dashner
  • “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak
  •  “Reality Boy” by A. S. King
  •  “Legend” by Marie Lu
  •  “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green
  • “Cinder” by Marissa Meyer
  •  “Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25” by Richard Paul Evans
  • “Rot & Ruin” by Jonathan Maberry
  • “Graceling” by Kristin Cashore
  • “Curveball: the year I lost my grip” by Jordan Sonnenblick
  • “Girl, Stolen” by April Henry
  •  “Maggot Moon” by Sally Gardner
  • “The Darkest Minds” by Alexandra Bracken
  •  “Virals” by Kathy Reichs
  • “The Testing” by Joelle Charbonneau
  •  “The 5th Wave” by Rick Yancy

 

*Special thanks to the Tompkins Theater department for the Gaff tape used for our display!

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