Oregon Battle of the Books

OBOB

The Oregon Battle of the Books is an exciting reading competition.  Students in grades 3rd-5th will form teams and compete against peers by answering questions about the sixteen books selected for the year.

  • The mission is to encourage and recognize students who enjoy reading, to broaden reading interests, to increase reading comprehension, to promote academic excellence, and to promote cooperative learning and teamwork among students.
  • There are sixteen books and each student is encouraged to read as many books as possible to be prepared for the battles.
  • There will be monthly meetings in October, November, December, and January.  Battles will take place in February.
  • Students will form their own teams of four players and one adult leader.
  • One team from Terra Linda will advance to the regional competition.

Please complete THIS FORM to sign up for OBOB. If transportation is a barrier to your student participating in OBOB, please contact Jennifer Collett at jenn.collett@gmail.com in help setting up a carpool.

Email all questions to:  jenn.collett@gmail.com

Meeting Dates:
  • 10/24/24     2:50 – 4:00pm
  • 11/21/24       2:50 – 4:00pm
  • 12/19/24      2:50 – 4:00pm
  • 1/23/25        2:50 – 4:00pm
  • 2/20/25       2:50 – 5:30pm
2024-2025 OBOB Books

The list of books is determined at the state level, not the school level.

  • Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson
  • Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley
  • Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers by Caela Carter
  • Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega and Rose Bousamra
  • J.D. and the Great Barber Battle by J. Dillard
  • Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life by Jerry Pinkney
  • Leonard (My Life as a Cat) by Carlie Sorosiak
  • Marshmallow & Jordan by Alina Chau
  • The Mystwick School of Musicraft by Jessica Khoury
  • The Name of This Book Is Secret  by Pseudonymous Bosch
  • Sam Makes a Splash by Nicole Melleby
  • Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs by Pam Muñoz Ryan
  • Thirst by Varsha Bajaj
  • A Time Traveler’s Theory of Relativity by Nicole Valentine
  • Twins by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright
  • The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
The Terra Linda Library will have several copies of each of these books.  The Cedar Mill Library is another resource for borrowing OBOB books.
Other Resources
Cedar Mill library OBOB resources: https://library.cedarmill.org/kids/obob/