Literary March Madness

Thanks to Ms. Elefterion from Calhoun High School who gave me the idea for Literary March Madness. Last year, she successfully picked sixteen titles to face off against each other. This year, we are going to do the same. We will survey the students of Mepham High School to see which book is the most popular. During each week in March, students are invited to choose their favorite book of each match up to proceed onto the next round. Each vote will be entered in a raffle for a Barnes & Noble gift card.

Mepham Library Bulletin Board

These are your Sweet 16:

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. Divergent by Veronica Roth
3. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien 
5. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
6. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 
7. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
8. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
9. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
10. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
11. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccolt 
12. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
13. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
14. A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
15. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
16. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan  

ELITE 8

These are your Elite 8:

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien 
3. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
4. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
5. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
6. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Piccolt 
7. A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
8. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Final 4

These are your Final 4:

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
3. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
4. A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron

The Game

The Game:

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
2. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

THE WINNER!!!! 2017 Book of the Year in Mepham's Literary March Madness is: 

1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Winner