March means Madness! Coinciding with the college basketball tournament, my class has a novel tournament each year. They brainstorm their favorite all-time novels and narrow it down to sixteen titles. Then the fun begins! They pair off and write a persuasive argument to convince their classmates to vote for their novel. Each week, half the remaining novels are voted out until a winner is crowned. Come along on our adventure this year!
This year’s matchups:
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher vs. Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo vs. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling vs. Holes by Louis Sachar
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan vs. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland vs. Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Wonder by R.J. Palacio vs. The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green vs. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan vs. Pie by Sarah Weeks
COME BACK FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2017 TO SEE THE WINNERS! WINNERS ARE HERE!
Previous Novel Madness competitions:
Novel Madness 2016 (actually done Fall 2015)
I followed the progress of this in previous years. Great to see you have it happening again this year.
I am so excited to figure out who wins! I’d like to see who wins between Harry Potter & Holes
I think 13 R3asons Why, Wonder, or Cinder will win.
I think either Cinder or Wonder will win
I’m excited for this! I’m really nervous, but I hope my team will win.
I hope Fault in Our Stars wins!!
I think Cinder might win. Who do you thing will win?
I am really excited for March Madness! Good luck to every one!
I can’t wait to see who wins. Good luck to everyone.
Good luck to everyone!
This is a really fun experience! Good luck everyone!
I’m so nervous about who wins this year!
Good luck everyone 2017 Novel Madness.
I think that The one and only Ivan will win.