“The Oregon Battle of the Books, OBOB, is a statewide voluntary reading motivation and comprehension program sponsored by the Oregon Association of School Libraries in conjunction with a Library Services and Technology Act grant. Students in 3rd-12th grade, regardless of ability, are exposed to quality literature representing a variety of literary styles and viewpoints. The mission is to encourage and recognize students who enjoy reading, to broaden reading interests, to increase reading comprehension, promote academic excellence, and to promote cooperative learning and teamwork among students.” – from the OBOB Website.

The library offers an OBOB Club. Learn more about it here. Currently on hiatus.

2023-2024 OBOB Titles:

3^rd to 5^th Grade Division

• 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 (NOT the graphic novel version)

6^th to 8^th Grade Division

• Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Dobbs
• The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden
• The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman
• The Boys in the Back Row by Mike Jung
• Focused by Alyson Gerber
• The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf
• A High Five for Glenn Burke by Phil Bildner
• The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez and Gabriela Epstein
• Katie the Catsitter by Colleen AF Venable and Stephanie Yue
• Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
• Partly Cloudy by Tanita S. Davis
• Powerless by Matthew Cody
• Stowaway by John David Anderson
• Wink by Rob Harrell
• Yusuf Azeem is Not a Hero by Saadia Faruqi

9^th to 12^th Grade Division

• The City Beautiful by Aden Polydoros
• The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
• The Final Six by Alexandra Monir
• Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
• The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
• Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez
• Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood by Gary Paulsen
• House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
• Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
• Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon
• We Can Be Heroes by Kyrie McCauley
• The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf