Battle of the Books

Our 2020 Spring Showdown Winner!

Thanks to you, this classic work of literature is now part of the OPL's recorded history as the first champion of the Battle of the Books Spring Showdown!

Tell us your champs for each category and see your faves triumph!

What is the Spring Showdown?

64 books from this year’s list are vying to win the newly created, and already coveted title of 2020 Book Champ!
It’s a six-week showdown of voting mayhem, open to all ages, all readers, all schools!
View the list.

Email us now with your vote! You can also vote via Instagram on our Teen Instagram and Main OPL account, check the stories for suprise polls!

Every Friday at 12:00 p.m., we will release the week’s results, and your new voting list!

All voters will be entered into a prize pack draw!

Please join us for this celebration of community, reading, and literacy. Show the world your book love by voting for your favourites! We want to see which one emerges as the winner of our Spring Showdown series!

The Books!

View the booklist.
View the book covers.

How to Play!

Look here for the next round to be posted every Friday at 12 p.m.
Cast your vote by emailing us your pick!
You can vote every week!
Polls close on Thursdays at 12 p.m.
Your vote counts as a ballot toward the prize pack!
Only one vote per email, so choose wisely!
Our Book Champ will be declared on May 15th!

Voting Schedule

Round 1 (64 Titles) Voting Friday, April 3 to Thursday, April 9
Round 2 (32 Titles) Voting Friday, April 10 to Thursday, April 16
Round 3 (Sweet 16) Voting Friday, April 17 to Thursday, April 23
Round 4 (Elite 8) Voting Friday, April 24 to Thursday, April 30
Round 5 (Final 4) Voting Friday, May 1 to Thursday, May 7
Round 2 (Top 2) Voting Friday, May 8 to Thursday, May 14
SPRING SHOWDOWN WINNER ANNOUNCED Friday, May 15