Tag: Teen Novels

And the Champion is…

Anne of Green Gables is your School Library’s 2022 Y.A. Lit Tournament Champion!

The Championship Final was another extremely close match-up that went right down to the final votes. Fans of The Hate U Give gave all the love they had for that powerful novel, but in the end the Canadian classic from Lucy Maud Montgomery took the victory, the crown, the trophy, the belt, and the everlasting glory that comes from winning the very first Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School Library Young Adult Literature Tournament Championship!

Congratulations to all the fans of the Canadian classic. More importantly, a huge thanks goes out to everyone who participated in the tournament by casting your ballots.

Anne of Green Gables may take home the silverware, but the real winner today is you, the READER! When you can, take some time to revisit some of the 64 nominated titles from this wonderful tournament.

The PRIZE DRAW will take place on Monday, April 11, so check back then.

Championship Final

Your School Library’s March Madness YA Lit Tournament has reached the final round. 64 books started out with hopes of glory, but now there are only two left standing. Which book will earn the ultimate prize?

It is Anne of Green Gables v The Hate U Give in the Championship Final.

VOTE NOW to decide the Tournament Champion

Final Four

We are down to the Final Four. 64 YA and Teen Novels have battled it out and now there are only 4 left standing. John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars takes on The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas. Meanwhile, the Canadian classic, Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery, takes on JK Rowling’s Harry Potter. 

The Elite Eight promised some compelling and hard fought contests, although several matchups weren’t as close as anticipated. Harry Potter was dominant in a win over The Hunger Games, as was The Hate U Give as it rolled over Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. The victory was a bit harder to come by for Anne of Green Gables as it defeated The Book Thief. Meanwhile, the one nail biter of the round saw The Fault in Our Stars eke out a last second win over The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Semi-Final voting runs April 5th and 6th, closing afterschool Wednesday. Voting in the Championship Final will run April 7th and 8th.

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March Madness: Sweet Sixteen Results

The Sweet Sixteen of our March Madness: YA Lit Tournament wrapped up yesterday, leaving only 8 of the original 64 still standing.

In the Classic regional, Canada prevailed as Anne of Green Gables narrowly eliminated The Giver, 51-49. The big story, however, was seeing the only top seed fall through the first three rounds. #1 Little Women was upset by #5 The Book Thief, 59-41. So Australia’s Zusak takes on Canada’s Montgomery for a spot in the Final Four.

Both matchups were very close in the Current Issues regional, as all four titles have very strong fan bases. #1 The Hate U Give needed a last minute push to edge out The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. The same was true for #2 Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe which just eked out a victory over the last remaining representative of this year’s Surrey Teens Read, Firekeeper’s Daughter. This upcoming contest looks far too close to call.

In Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Supernatural, top seed Harry Potter made surprisingly easy work of The Maze Runner, 66-34, while The Hunger Games eliminated Percy Jackson. So magical teens take on violent teens in the next stage.

In the “Battle of the John Green Novels,” top seed The Fault in Our Stars earned a comfortable win over Looking for Alaska. Meanwhile, #2 seed The Perks of Being a Wallflower knocked off Stargirl. So it is Green v. Chbosky in the Popular regional final.

With spots in the Final Four on the line, it promises to be an exciting week of voting in the Elite Eight. Go here to VOTE NOW.

March Madness: Sweet Sixteen

Vote Now! We are down to the Sweet Sixteen in our March Madness YA Lit Tournament. There are some incredibly tight races so every vote counts. And don’t forget, each time you vote, your name goes into a draw for PRIZES!

Voting for the Sweet Sixteen closes after school today.

Go here to VOTE NOW

March Madness: Latest Results

Updates from the March Madness YA Lit Tournament “Round of 32”

The Round of 32 is in the books. The number of voters was down, but that was expected over the March Break. Regardless, the results were still very compelling!

In the Popular YA regional, the higher seeds all advanced. The Perks of Being a Wallflower will move on to face Stargirl, which won a nail biter over Th1rteen R3asons Why. Meanwhile, it will be an all-John Green match-up as both The Fault in Our Stars and Looking for Alaska won their 2nd round games.

The Current Issues regional gave us one big upset, as #12 seed The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian shocked #4 Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda. Firekeeper’s Daughter advances, as does The Hate You Give, with a unanimous shutout over If You Could Be Mine. The closest battle saw Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe narrowly squeak by Long Way Down.

There were a few more shutouts in the Classic regional. Both Little Women and Anne of Green Gables crushed their opponents by unanimous decisions. The Book Thief cruised to a comfortable win over The Catcher in the Rye, while The Giver upset that book still found in English classrooms all over North America, The Outsiders.

The Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Supernatural regional also featured some shutouts. Top seeds Harry Potter and The Hunger Games both earned flawless victories. The Maze Runner handled Divergent, while in an upset unimaginable a decade ago, #6 Percy Jackson defeated #3 Twilight.

Now onto the Sweet Sixteen!

Vote Now: March Madness Round of 32

We really hope that you are enjoying your March Break.

Rest. Relaxation. Recreation. And reading. Lots and lots of reading.

And one more thing: Vote in the Round of 32 in March Madness. There are some great matchups in this round. Your votes are vital.

Go here to VOTE NOW

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe VS Long Way Down
AND 15 other intense match-ups in the Round of 32

March Madness: Opening Round Results

As the 2022 March Madness YA Lit Tournament got underway at your School Library, the dream of 64 competitors was to become March Madness Champions. Instead, suddenly it was all over for half of them. 32 books who were eliminated. Sent packing. Dreams crushed.

Most of the contests were very decisive, and went according to expectations, with the higher seeds advancing to the next round. However, there were a few upsets, and a number of matchups went right down to the wire.

Highlights:

As expected, all the Regional #1 Seeds cruised to victory. Harry Potter, Little Women, The Fault in Our Stars, and The Hate U Give all advanced, with Angie Thomas’ novel crushing Speak, 97-3. However, that wasn’t the largest margin of victory. That distinction went to #2 seed The Hunger Games, which obliterated Song of the Lioness with a 100-0 shutout.

As one might expect, the 8 v 9 contests were very close. Shadow and Bone just edged past The Marrow Thieves, and If You Could Be Mine squeaked by Dumplin’, both match-ups going to the final buzzer and 51-49 scores. However, those weren’t the only contests to finish 51-49, as All the Bright Places scared #3 If I Was Your Girl before a heartbreaking finish, while #4 Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda was nearly upset by Dear Martin.

There were a few upsets. with two #10 seeds, Long Way Down and Infernal Devices advancing. The biggest upset of the round was #12 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian shocking #5 You Should See Me in a Crown.

Thanks to everyone who voted. We look forward to seeing how your votes give us some more surprises and tight match-ups in the Round of 32.

March Madness: Vote!

Voting continues in the opening round of March Madness. Go HERE to cast your votes as 64 YA novels compete in 1-on-1 matchups to advance to the Round of 32. Get your vote in for this round before the polls close at 2:30 on Thursday.

March Madness is open to all Lord Tweedsmuir students and staff, as well to “friends of the School Library” from the wider community!

Go here for more information on March Madness