AMS Sweet 16 Book Tournament
At AMS, we celebrate March March Madness a little early. Below are listed the books in this year's tournament and the dates for each round. Be sure to cast your vote to help your favorite book advance in our tournament. Brackets will be posted outside the library. Voting will be open 2 days for each round. You may vote from your iPad or from the computers in the library. Watch this page for updates as the Sweet 16 becomes the Elite Eight, then the Final Four, and the championship round decides it all! The winner will be announced on March 2, on Dr. Seuss' birthday, to celebrate Read Across America Day.
Teams in this year's tournament were chosen from a list of books most checked out of our library.
1. Sisters 9. Percy Jackson (series)
2. Wonder 10. Lunar Chronicles (Cinder series)
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series) 11. The Crossover
4. Divergent (series) 12. El Deafo
5. Harry Potter (series) 13. I Funny (series)
6. Middle School (series by James Patterson) 14. Rain Reign
7. Loot 15. Hunger Games (series)
8. Mark of the Thief 16. Space Case
Round 1 voting results:
Space Case, Mark of the Thief, I Funny, El Deafo, Wonder, Lunar Chronicles (CInder), Rain Reign, and
The Crossover have been eliminated.
Results for Round 2: 838 responses!
Sisters (116) vs. Percy Jackson (601)
Divergent (98) vs. Harry Potter (253)
Hunger Games (316) vs. Loot (70)
Wimpy Kid (201) vs. Middle School (107)
Final Four: (Round 3)
Percy Jackson vs. Harry Potter
Hunger Games vs. Wimpy Kid
FINAL SCORE: Harry Potter 696, Wimpy Kid 447. There were 1174 votes in the final round.
Thanks for playing, AMS!
1. Sisters 9. Percy Jackson (series)
2. Wonder 10. Lunar Chronicles (Cinder series)
3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (series) 11. The Crossover
4. Divergent (series) 12. El Deafo
5. Harry Potter (series) 13. I Funny (series)
6. Middle School (series by James Patterson) 14. Rain Reign
7. Loot 15. Hunger Games (series)
8. Mark of the Thief 16. Space Case
Round 1 voting results:
Space Case, Mark of the Thief, I Funny, El Deafo, Wonder, Lunar Chronicles (CInder), Rain Reign, and
The Crossover have been eliminated.
Results for Round 2: 838 responses!
Sisters (116) vs. Percy Jackson (601)
Divergent (98) vs. Harry Potter (253)
Hunger Games (316) vs. Loot (70)
Wimpy Kid (201) vs. Middle School (107)
Final Four: (Round 3)
Percy Jackson vs. Harry Potter
Hunger Games vs. Wimpy Kid
FINAL SCORE: Harry Potter 696, Wimpy Kid 447. There were 1174 votes in the final round.
Thanks for playing, AMS!