“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.

2025-2026 OBOB Titles:

3^rd to 5^th Grade Division

• Elf Dog & Owl Head by M.T. Anderson
• Odder by Katherine Applegate
• Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
• The Remarkable Rescue of Milkweed Meadow by Elaine Dimopoulos
• The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
• Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein
• Just Like Clicky Sandy Grubb
• The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
• Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lḁi
• Squished by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Me Nutter (J Graphic Novel)
• Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
• Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
• Better with Butter by Victoria Piontek
• The Million Dollar Race by Matthew Ross Smith
• The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass
• The Secret Garden on 81st Street by Ivy Noelle Weir and Amber Padilla (J Graphic Novel)

6^th to 8^th Grade Division

• Soar by Joan Bauer
• Asha and the Spirit Bird by Jasbinder Bilan
• An Occaasionally Happy Family by Cliff Burke
• Uprooted: a Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back by Ruth Chan
• Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
• Rain Rising by Courtne Comrie
• The Eyes & the Impossible by Dave Eggers
• Projekt 1065 by Alan Gratz
• Dragon Pearl by Yoon La Lee
• The Swifts: a Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln
• Mexikid by Pedro Martín
• Tumble by Celia C. Pérez
• Tagging Freedom by Rhonda Roumani
• Remember My Story: a Girl, a Holocaust Survivor, and a Friendship That Made History by Claire Sarnowski
• Ellen Outside the Lines by A.J Sass
• Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede

9^th to 12^th Grade Division

• All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
• An Appeti for Miracles by Laekan Zea Kemp
• Cememtery Boys by Aiden Thomas
• A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur
• Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
• Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
• Promise Boys by Nick Brooks
• Seven Percent of Ro Devereux by Ellen O’Clover
• Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
• Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
• The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas
• When We Make It by Elisabet Velasquez