Organisers of a “book battle” involving school students from Whanganui, Manawatū and Horowhenua plan to make it an annual event.
Though inter-school sports exchanges are held regularly, this was a knowledge contest requiring teams of four students to read books and then answer a series of questions in a multi-choice quiz format.
Manawatū Literacy Association president Belinda Whyte said students had been reading a set list of books since the beginning of the year in preparation. There were 120 students involved from 14 schools.
Whyte said in deciding on a venue, a conscious effort was made to have it held in Levin.
![The book challenge was held at Levin Intermediate School.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5ZEO4MM7FJC7VODR3DUEAWZGMY.jpg?auth=9e43588a1abe8e1657ed5e87cfb8c3d7e16a8a533222ad3996f17e36a481d07d&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)