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Battle of the Books

2024-2025 BATTLE OF THE BOOKS

12th Annual DVEF BATTLE OF THE BOOKS

The Deer Valley Education Foundation (DVEF) will sponsor the 2024-25 Battle of the Books for Deer Valley School District students. The reading incentive program is open to students in fifth and sixth grades. Students read books and come together to demonstrate their abilities and test their knowledge of the books they have read. The competitions are a lively academic competition. Battle of the Books improves reading comprehension, builds vocabulary, and teaches teamwork and good sportsmanship.

Fifth and sixth grade students will be teamed in groups of three (with a maximum of 20 teams per school) to compete and test their knowledge in three exciting school competitions during the 2024-2025 school year. There will be three rounds held in October 2024, January/February 2025 and March 2025. Each round has 4 books for students to read and teams earn points based on correctly answering questions about each round's books. The top team from each school will compete in a District Battle in April/May 2025, with the top team representing our District at an inter-district battle in May 2025.

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Battle of the Books Q & A

Optional: Click Here to Order Book Bundles and/or Bob Shirt

2024-2025 Battle Books:

Battle I (October 14, 2024):

Healer of the Water Monster, Brian Young (362 pages, Adventure, Myth 750L)
Invisible, Christina Gonzales (195 pages, Graphic Novel, Realistic, 260L)
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, Jack Gantos (153 pages, Realistic, Humor, 970L)
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, Eleanor Coerr (64 pages, Historical, Memoir, 630L)

Battle II (December 12, 2024):

The City of Ember, Jeanne DuPrau (270 pages, Science Fiction, Dystopian, 680L)
Doll Bones, Holly Black (244 pages, Spooky, Adventure, 840L)
Jennifer Murdley's Toad, Bruce Coville (156 pages, Fantasy, Suspense, 700L)
Frindle, Andrew Clements (105 pages, Realistic, Humor, 830L)

Battle III (February 24, 2025):

Chasing Vermeer, Blue Balliet (254 pages, Mystery, Suspense, 770L)
Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli (184 pages, Realistic, Allegory, Humor, 820L)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, Robert O'Brien (233 pages, Animal Fantasy, Suspense 790L)
Sarah Plain and Tall, Patricia MacLachlan (91 pages, Historical, Moving, 660L)

District Battle (March 25, 2025)

Book Fair

Click on image to set up your student's eWallet.

Our book fair will mainly take place during school hours.

Unfortunately, parents are not allowed on campus except before or after school.

This means that parents are permitted on campus Monday through Thursday from 8:00-8:30 am and after 3:30 pm, and on Friday 8:00-8:30 am.

Thank you for your continued support!!!

Library Resources

Using the West Wing Library Media Center

Getting around the LMC is easy if you know how to use it! First, you should know your way around the LMC. Our library has 7 sections and they are:

Fiction section

Non fiction section

YA Young Adult (7th and 8th graders only. Notice the pink dots on the books)

Everybody

Everybody non fiction (notice the red dots on the books)

Beginning Chapter (notice the green dots on the books)

Reference

All books are arranged on shelves in very specific ways, so it’s important to understand book types to find the book you need. It’s also very important that you keep the books properly shelved. Students are encouraged to use a Shelf marker while visiting the shelves. This helps everyone find what they need by keeping books in the correct order.

Remember, the more you use the LMC, the easier it will become to find things on your own. So come in regularly!

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Mrs. Tammy Owen - Library Clerk

623-376-5013

Welcome to West Wing School Library!

Please follow us on Instagram and Facebook @ wwmustanglibrary

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Here are some helpful reminders about the library:

Students check out books for two weeks at a time.
Our system sends out an email letting parents/guardians and students know that the book is late and what the cost to replace it is, if it is lost/damaged.
Receiving that email does not mean there is a fine, only if the book is lost/damaged. As soon as students turn in or renew their book, that alert is taken off.
Students may ask teachers for a library pass to come to the library, if they would like to come outside of their class library time.
The library opens at 8:30am for students and closes at 3:45pm.
Students can come to the library before or after school with out a pass.
Students can utilize the book drop slot if the library is closed at anytime to return books.

Search Our Library Collection -If you would like to check and see if our library has the book you are looking for, simply click the link above.

Research Database - Deer Valley Unified School District is providing each student with an incredible research tool, free access to research databases. We want students to realize that academic research goes far beyond simply "Googling" something.

Chromebook Help and Resources - Included on this page are resources to setup, TROUBLESHOOT, customize and use your chromebook.

Tech Tips - Resources for common technology needs using Canvas, i-Pads and Chromebooks. Click on links to access tip sheets and walk thru videos.

CAN VAS Tips

Libr ary Services - Learn more about our Library Media Center

LMC Collection

Types of Books

Types of Books
The West Wing Library Media Center contains thousands of books! Finding what you need is easy if you know how to use the LMC.

Types of Books
Non-fiction: books that are about real things - animals, countries, space, etc.
Biographies are located in 921 by the subject's last name - Abraham Lincoln would be found in 921 LIN
Fiction: stories are made up by the author
Everybody: Picture books contain context appropriate for all ages.
Everybody non-fiction: generally, non-fiction books for grades K-3
Beginning Chapter: fiction books for grades 1-3

Every book in the LMC will have a spine label located on the book's spine, easily visible when on the shelf. It contains the book's call number. This is the book's "address." This address will identify to the reader what type of book it is and where on the shelf it belongs relative to the other books. Using a shelf marker is very important to keep books shelved properly so that other students may find them.

Electronic Books: West Wing carries "E books" which can be read online anytime. A login (wws) and a password (guest) are needed to enter our E book collection. There is no need for "checking out" these types of books. When you are finished you simply click on the book icon that says "close" in the upper left hand corner of the screen to close the book. If the book is closed any other way the book will be inaccessible for 15 minutes. Some of our books are "infinite user" and are designated with the lazy 8 (infinity sign). These books can be read by an unlimited amount of users at the same time.

Non-fiction Organization
Non-fiction books are organized using the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC). This system was developed by Melvil Dewey, one the greatest librarians of all time. He used 10 numerical categories to organize books by their subject matter. While the number identifies the category, the first 3 letters of the author's last name are also used for further classification.

Examples:
Welcome to Italy by Nicole Frank - 945 FRA
The Solar System by Paul P. Sipeira - E 523.2 SIP (Everybody Non-fiction)
1000 Years of Famous People - REF 920 (Reference)

Fiction Organization
Fiction is organized by using the first 3 letters of the author's last name.

Examples:
The Giver by Lois Lowry - FIC LOW (Fiction)
The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett - E BRE (Everybody)
Afternoon in the Amazon by Mary Pope Osborne - BC OSB (Beginning Chapter)

Shelved Books

Shelved Books
It is very important to shelve books correctly. Some important things to remember:

The spine of the book should always be facing out so that the call number is visible and readable. Occasionally, a book is too tall to fit on the shelf properly. In this case, the spine should face up and out toward the reader. Shelf markers help to hold a book's place when the book is removed for review. Replacing the shelf marker with the book ensures that the book was returned to its proper place for the next patron. Call numbers for non-fiction books begin with numbers, followed by the first 3 letters of the author's last name. For example: Harriet Tubman 921 TUB. Nonfiction books are shelved in numerical order.

Fiction books have call numbers that contain letters, using the first 3 letters of an author's last name.

For example: The Giver by Lois Lowry - FIC LOW.

Everybody books contain two sections - picture books and non-fiction. The call numbers for both types of Everybody books are the same as fiction and non-fiction, except they will both start with "E".

Example for Everybody fiction: Arnie the Doughnut by Laurie Keller- E KEL

Example for Everybody non-fiction: Mud City A Flamingo Story by Branda Z. Guiberson - E 598.35 GUI

Beginning Chapter books have call numbers like Fiction, except they begin with BC

Example: Geronimo's Valentine by G. Stilton - BC STI

Online Reading Resources

Digital Arizona Library (DAZL)

DAZL has different resources for students.

https://azlibrary.gov/dazl

Mackin Books to read various titles online for free: MackinVIA

-login: WWS (case sensitive)

-pass: MUSTANGS (case sensitive)

Check out THIS FUN SITE for all sorts of online stories, games and virtual tours to parks, museums and zoos!! -

Bound to Stay Bound Book Co.

Phoenix Public Library (eLibrary): You can apply for an eLibrary card online: Phoenix Public Library

Maricopa County Library: If you already have a Library card, you can access a multitude of eResources using your library card number. North Valley location: Maricopa County Library North Valley

Peoria Public Library: If currently have a library card (and the PIN) you can access thousands of E books: Peoria eLibrary

Online Read Aloud Sources

Storytime from Space - Astronauts read books aloud

Storyline Online - Celebrities read aloud

Bound to Stay Bound - Authors and celebrities read aloud

Welcome to West Wing School Library!

Mrs. Tammy Owen - Library Clerk

623-376-5013

tammy.owen@dvusd.org

Please follow us on Instagram and Facebook @ wwmustanglibrary

Here are some helpful reminders about the library:

Students check out books for two weeks at a time.
Our system sends out an email letting parents/guardians and students know that the book is late and what the cost to replace it, if it is lost/damaged.
Receiving that email does not mean there is a fine, only if the book is lost/damaged. As soon as students turn in or renew their book, that alert is taken off.
Students may ask teachers for a library pass to come to the library, if they would like to come outside of their class library time.
The library opens at 8:30am for students and closes at 3:45pm.
Students can come to the library before or after school with out a pass.
Students can utilize the book drop slot if the library is closed at anytime to return books.

Search Our Library Collection - If you would like to check and see if our library has the book you are looking for, simply click the link above.

Libr ary Services - The mission of the DVUSD Library Media Center staff is to work collaboratively with teachers and students to support academics, to promote reading for pleasure and information, and to prepare our community of learners with the life-long skills necessary to be competent, critical, ethical, and independent seekers and users of information. Deer Valley Unified School District is providing each student with an incredible research tool, free access to research databases. We want students to realize that academic research goes far beyond simply "Googling" something.

Chromebook Help and Resources - Included on this page are resources to setup, TROUBLESHOOT, customize and use your Chromebook.

Tech Tips - Resources for common technology needs using Canvas, i-Pads and Chromebooks. Click on links to access tip sheets and walk thru videos.

CAN VAS Tips

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