Adams team wins ‘Battle of the Books’

Update: Two teams will advance to the next round of the reading challenge: Alki Elementary also emerged as a winner from Seattle’s final round. Adams and Alki will go on to compete against a Canadian team in a video conference competition on Friday, April 13.

Earlier: Out of 360 fourth and fifth grade teams from 45 elementary schools, the Adams Elementary “Lightning Round Readers” have emerged as the city champs in this year’s Global Reading Challenge.

The final round was held Tuesday evening in the Microsoft Auditorium at the downtown Seattle Public Library in front of an overflow crowd. The Adams students scored a perfect 120 points out of a possible 120 points to win the “Battle of the Books.” (Disclosure: The Global Reading Challenge is sponsored by Ballard Rotary, of which I’m a member.)