Two books battle in Round 1...This Song Will Save Your Life and Belzhar.
Both books focus on teenage angst...both are easy reads....both produce happy endings....both have likable characters. So how do you decide on a winner to move forward? This Song Will Save Your Life is a book that many teens can identify with. Themes of believing in yourself and knowing that we all have a path to take in life are prominent in this book; however we are not sure the book is really that memorable. We believe that readers will identify with the characters in Belzhar and likely will remember reading it. With the plot twist, as well as the additional element of the "magical literary world" we think this book is more likely to be recommended to others. So, the book moving on to round 2 is Belzhar.
Maureen + Donna
We wanted to create a way where we could read a few books, learn about many titles and have fun doing it! The tournament style reading of the Mighty Smackdown means that in the first round each participant reads two books, discusses both in a blog post, selecting one book to move on to the next round. Teachers are asked to commit to one round but most, if not all, continue on. We will read to the end when we will have only one book left standing!
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