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Begun at the Wheaton Public Library in 1987, the library's Battle of the Books program challenges local 4th and 5th grade students to read and become familiar with a wide variety of books. A new season begins each January. 2007 Season Recap 15 school participated in 32 meets. Each school played eight times. Madison Elementary is the winner of this year's Participation Award. Besides ribboned certificates, the team gets the coveted "Candy Jar." 2009 Book List Rules Scoreboard School Rank according to scores. School 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Longfellow - 1st Place 73 152 231 310 389 462 541 620 Wheaton Christian - 2nd Place 73 152 231 310 386 465 539 618 Wiesbrook - 3rd Place 79 158 226 305 384 457 536 615 Lincoln - 4th Place 73 144 217 270 339 403 479 543 St. Michael - 5th Place 76 129 198 266 336 400 468 539 Madison - Participation Award 47 94 154 207 260 328 373 419 Lowell 66 121 186 247 310 360 431 507 Whittier 54 110 170 232 285 326 385 451 St. John 69 114 171 232 293 352 400 448 Emerson 67 93 155 195 259 308 360 413 Hawthorne 49 85 137 186 247 299 348 410 Pleasant Hill 28 81 112 149 212 275 346 398 Sandburg 44 97 145 189 236 281 325 383 Washington 40 87 125 167 219 267 326 451 St. Joan of Arc 29 61 98 118 150 184 247 292 Wheaton Public Library - Wheaton, Illinois