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Who Do You Want by Your Side? Half Price Books Hosts Tournament of Sidekicks

Half Price Books is rolling out another fun, March Madness-inspired bracket challenge in 2014.  After an exciting Tournament of Villains in 2012 and the Tournament of Heroes: Sci-Fi vs. Fantasy in 2013, this year the book store chain is hosting a Tournament of Sidekicks!

After polling employees for submissions, the store compiled a list of 64 to face off round after round to determine who you would want by your side. If the top seeds make it through their brackets, late-stage match ups could feature R2-D2 vs. Tonto and John Watson vs. Ron Weasley. Of course, just like the basketball tournament, there are bound to be several “Cinderellas” that make it through.

A downloadable bracket is available now, and Round One voting starts March 18 at 10 a.m. CT at www.hpb.com/sidekicks. The rounds will coincide roughly with the basketball tournament:

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Tuesday, March 18: Round One voting open, at hpb.com/sidekicks (10am CT)
Thursday, March 20: Round One voting ends(2pm CT)

Friday, March 21: Round Two voting opens (10am CT)
Monday, March 24: Round Two voting ends (2pm CT)

Tuesday, March 25: Round Three (Sweet Sixteen) voting opens (10am CT)
Thursday, March 27: Round Three (Sweet Sixteen) voting ends (2pm CT)

Friday, March 28: Round Four (Elite Eight) voting opens (10am CT)
Monday, March 31: Round Four (Elite Eight) voting ends (2pm CT)

Tuesday, April 1: Round Five (Final Four) voting opens (10am CT)
Thursday, April 4: Round Five (Final Four) voting ends (2pm CT)

Friday, April 4: Round Six (Championship) voting opens (10am CT)
Monday, April 7: Round Six voting ends (noon CT), winner announced at 2pm CT!





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