Author: cethredge

Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Competition—Georgia Book Award Nominees (2014-2015)

Airgood, E. (2012). Prairie Evers
Cavanaugh, N. (2013). This Journal Belongs to Ratchet
Dulemba, E. (2014). A Bird on Water Street
Fleming, D. (2013). The Saturday Boy
Graff, L. (2014). Absolutely Almost
Gratz, A. (2013). Prisoner B-3087
Herrera, R. (2014). Hope is a Ferris Wheel
Holm, J.L. (2014). The Fourteenth Goldfish
Johnson, J. (2014). The Mark of the Dragonfly
Keating, J. (2014). How to Outrun a Crocodile When Your Shoes are Untied
Lamana, J.T. (2014). Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere
La Valley, J. (2013). The Vine Basket
Lloyd, N. (2014). A snicker of magic

Lord, C. (2014). Half a Chance
MacHale, D.J. (2013). Sylo
Manzano, S. (2012). The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano
Pitchford, D. (2013). Nickel Bay Nick
Thompson, J.E. (2013). The Girl from Felony Bay
Watson, J. (2014). Loot: How to Steal a Fortune
Woodson, J. (2014). Brown Girl Dreaming
* Our library will have a set of these novels available for reading bowl members only. You may also check the local library, or if you prefer, you may purchase these books in digital format or from the retailer of your choosing.

Reading Bowl Rocks!

Georgia
Helen Ruffin
Reading Bowl
Club—2015

Stockbridge Middle School
Read!
Compete!
Achieve!
Come Join Us!

What is the Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl?

Students participating in the HRRB work as a team to read books and compete in a game format to answer reading comprehension style questions. Students in grades four through eight read titles from the Georgia Children's Book Award list.
Students in grades nine through twelve read titles from the Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers.
Mrs. Helen Ruffin founded the reading bowl in Dekalb County. She was an elementary school media specialist that had a vision. She wanted to inspire her student to read. Being a member of the Georgia Children's Book Award nominee program, she was inspired to use the nominated books as the foundation for the reading comprehension bowl.
Today several counties across Georgia are sharing Mrs. Ruffin's vision, and are active in the reading bowl. The bowl has grown to include students in grades four through twelve. Four Regional Bowls now exist to handle the overwhelming involvement. The regional winners meet each year at the Georgia Children's Literature Conference to compete for the State Championship.

Participation Requirements
Students must be academically eligible (passing four academic classes and both connections classes)
Students must attend scheduled practices and complete scheduled online surveys
Students must read all books from the Reading Bowl Book List
Students must write questions for at least two books from the Reading Bowl Book List
Parents must provide transportation for scheduled practices and competitions
Parents and students must be familiar with and abide by the Official Reading Bowl Rules and Procedures
Important Information
The Stockbridge Middle School Reading Bowl is open to all students (who meet academic requirements) and love reading.
If our group exceeds 10 members, a school competition will be held in order to fairly select a 10-member team who will represent SMS at the scheduled competitions
Important Dates (detailed dates, times, and places to be determined)
Reading Bowl Coaches
Mrs. Ethredge & Mrs. Costa
cethredge@henry.k12.ga.us
tanya.costa@henry.k12.ga.us
Game Format
1. A school may have no more than one team.
2. Coaches must remain with their team
3. Each school will participate in six rounds.
4. Each round will consist of 10 questions.
5. Alternates may be substituted between rounds.
6. Teams will receive 10 points for each answer.
7. There will be no penalties for wrong answers.
8. There will be five members on a team and up to five alternates.
Winners
The teams with the highest total points from their rounds will be the winners. If there is a tie for first place, a tie-breaker round will be held consisting of five questions. Awards will be given after competition has been completed.
Competition Levels
School Competition (if there are more than 10 club members
County Reading Bowl (only top three teams will advance to next level)
Regional Bowl
Divisional Bowl
State Bowl