Battle of the Bibliophiles – Expression of Interest
Keen to compete in a nationwide reading challenge? The Battle of the Bibliophiles is an online, open-book quiz competition held at the start of Term 4, and it's open to all Year 10 students around New Zealand.
Teams of up to 6 students (no limit to how many teams a school can enter)
Each team reads the 12 selected books between them
Two PowerPoint rounds of 60 questions (6 books per round)
No annotations or notes allowed – but books can be used during the quiz
This is a fantastic chance to test your knowledge, work as a team, and celebrate great YA literature from New Zealand and beyond.
The 12 books for 2025 are:
The Language of Dragons – SF Williams (Fantasy) | Throne of Glass – Sarah J. Maas (Fantasy) | The Wishing Game – Meg Shaffer (Magical Realism) |
Under the Same Stars – Libba Bray (Historical) | Patea Boys – Airana Ngarewa (Short Stories, NZ) | Ride or Die – Gail-Agnes Musikavanhu (Coming-of-age) |
When I Was the Greatest – Jason Reynolds (Realistic) | Orbiting Jupiter – Gary Schmidt (Realistic) | The Mess of Our Lives – Mary-Anne Scott (Realistic, NZ) |
Migration – Steph Matuku (Sci-Fi, NZ) | All Better Now – Neal Shusterman (Dystopian) | Such Charming Liars – Karen McManus (Mystery) |
If you're interested, please email the Librarian kristy.wilson@wgc.school.nz to express your interest or ask any questions.
Let’s get some WGC teams in the battle!