•     Sunshine State Young Readers Awards   / Battle of the Books   

     Curtis library promotes a lifelong love of reading by encouraging students to read the 15 Sunshine State Award titles and through participation in the Pinellas County Schools Battle of the Books program.  The Battle of the Books program is introduced to students in grades 3-5.  Students are given several months to read the titles and this year the qualifying test will be given in February to determine teams.  Questions are based on plots, settings and characters.  School battles and subsequent regional battles determine which school teams will be represented at the district battle in May.  The first-place team carries home a traveling trophy to house at its school until the next year’s battle.
     
    PTA purchases a set of these books for every 3rd - 5th grade classroom.
     
    Here is the List for the 2023-2024 School and District Elementary Battle of the Books
    • The Area 51 Files by Julie Buxbaum
    • Bedhead Ted by Scott SanGiacomo
    • Better with Butter by Victoria Piontek
    • The Curse on Spectacle Key by Chantel Acevedo
    • Glitch by Laura Martin
    • Good Dogs on a Bad Day by Rachel Wenitsky and David Sidorov
    • Honestly Elliott by Gillian McDunn
    • Night Frights: The Haunted Mustach by Jo McGee
    • Odder by Katherine Applegate
    • The Raven Heir by Stephanie Burgis
    • Secondhand Dogs by Carolyn Crimi
    • Solimar - The Sword of the Monarchs by Pam Muñoz Ryan
    • Strangeville School is Totally Normal by Darcy Miller
    • Stuck by Jennifer Swender
    • Swim Team by Johnie Christma
     
     
    More information and resources about the SSYR books can be found at this website