Bookworm’s battle is won!
Children from schools across Warwickshire have been battling to be crowned champions of the Schools Library Service Shield in the annual literary contest organised by Warwickshire County Council’s Library and Information Service.
Last night the competition, now in its eleventh year, came to a nail-biting conclusion for the school teams. St Nicolas Primary, Nuneaton emerged the winners after drawing in the final round with St Nicholas Primary, Kenilworth, finally taking the title in a nail biting round of tiebreak questions.
Over 30 schools entered this year to become the 2006 Warwickshire champions of the book quiz, which covers everything from classics to contemporary writers and focuses on four core works.
The primary school teams had to read ‘Millions’ by Frank Cottrell Boyce, ‘The Star of Kazan’ by Eva Ibbotson, ‘The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler’ by Gene Kemp and ‘The Wreck of the Zanzibar’ by Michael Morpurgo.
The finalists, St Nicholas Primary School, Kenilworth (Central Area), Wolston St Margaret’s Primary School (East Area), Water Orton Primary School (North Area), St Nicolas Primary School, Nuneaton (Nuneaton/Bedworth Area) and Welford-On-Avon Primary School (South Area) all receive individual prizes and the winners, the prestigious trophy inscribed with their school name.
Angela Ballard, Schools Library Service Joint Manager said: “The competition originated to raise standards of literacy across the county but has now become a regular fixture in our schools. It’s a chance for young people to explore books that they may never have thought about before and encourage them to develop their literacy skills in a rewarding and fun environment.”