Oregon Battle of the Books

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.

Email questions to:  jenn.collett@gmail.com

Meeting Dates:

2023-2024 OBOB Books

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

• Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd
• Flor and Miranda Steal the Show by Jennifer Torres
• From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg
• The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste
• The List of Things that Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead
• The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm
• The Midnight Children by Dan Gemeinhart
• Molly and the Twin Towers: A 9/11 Survival Story by Jessika Fleck
• New From Here by Kelly Yang
• Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac
• Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas
• The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin
• A True Home by Kallie George
• Ways to Make Sunshine by Renée Watson
• When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
• Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom by Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams

The Terra Linda Library will have several copies of each of these books.  The Cedar Mill Library is another resource for borrowing OBOB books.

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