Hong Kong Battle of the Books 2012/13 (23/05/2013)
| Venue | ： | Law Ting Pong Secondary School |
Review
Wah Yan College brought home the trophy at the Hong Kong Battle of the Books (Modified Section) 2012/13! Congratulations to them!
Congratulations also go to the other three finalists and the 12 schools participating in the Battle this year! (See the list of participating schools below.) Being in the Battle itself is a great achievement and every student has put his or her heart into it. It was great to hear that they enjoyed the twelve books they had to read for the battle.
The Wah Yan boys did a fantastic job in the Final hosted by Law Ting Pong Secondary School on 23rd May 2013. There were altogether 12 rounds in the Final, with every school playing all the other finalists, and this team of six proved themselves to be great readers.
This meaningful reading competition started in 2010, and the number of participating schools has grown from 4 to 16 schools this year. This is due to the dedication of the teachers and the commitment of the students involved.
If your child's school is not in the Battle, why not suggest that the school consider joining next year's Battle. It is a great way to encourage students to read more in English. For more details, see www.battleofthebooks.hk
As a proud sponsor, Blooming Club gave a set of 15 recently published books donated by 15 publishers to each team. The students were really thrilled to receive them. A special thank you to these publishers for their support: Bloomsbury, Harper Collins, Hodder, Hot Key Books, Macmillan, Orion, Oxford, Penguin (UK), Penguin (US), Random House (UK), Scholastic (UK), Simon & Schuster (UK), Simon & Schuster (US), Usborne and Walker.
Participating schools 2012-2013
- Carmel Secondary School
- Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School
- Creative Secondary School
- CUHKFAA Chan Chun Ha Secondary School
- Daughters of Mary Help of Christians Siu Ming Catholic
- Good Hope College
- Hoi Ping Chamber of Commerce Secondary
- Law Ting Pong Secondary School
- Po Leung kuk 1984 College
- Po Leung Kuk Tang Yuk Tien College
- St. Mark School
- St. Mary's Canossian College
- The Chinese Foundation Secondary School
- TWGHs S C Gaw Memorial College
- Wah Yan College, Kowloon
- YMCA of HK Christian College
Hong Kong Battle of the Books (Modified Section) 2013-2014 Reading List
Blooming Club Recommended Book List
Hong Kong Battle of the Books (Modified Section) 2012-2013 Reading List
