BATTLE OF THE BOOKS

Record-Eagle/Jan-Michael Stump
Volunteer Mike Vincent, dressed as sasquatch, jokes around with Leland Branco, 10, left, and Talon O'Brien, 10, as teams competing in the Battle of the Books gathered at the Traverse Area District Library's Woodmere Branch on Wednesday to pick up their books and participate in book-related activities. The event is a book-based quiz competition for fourth and fifth graders in the Grand Traverse community. Forty-four teams are signed up so far for the event, which can accept up to 48. Teams read ten provided books, then compete in quiz-based battles leading up to the finals on March 19 at the City Opera House.

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