OBOB

2024-25

We have our champions!

The Bookworms

Circus Mirandus

Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers

Frizzy

by Jaqueline Woodson

ZJ's friends Ollie, Darry and Daniel help him cope when his father, a beloved professional football player, suffers severe headaches and memory loss that spell the end of his career

by Cassie Beasley

Learning from his dying grandfather that a magical circus at the heart of his favorite bedtime stories is real, young Micah and his friend Jenny embark on a journey to claim a miracle from the circus's wondrous magician, the Lightbender.

by Caela Carter

When she discovers she has 54 things wrong with her after reading a confidential school report, Gwendolyn Rogers is determined to get these things under control so she can go to horse camp and gets some help from an unexpected source.

Claribel A. Ortega & Rose Bousamra

"Tired of going to the salon to have her curls straightened every weekend, Marlene slowly learns to embrace her natural curly hair with the help of her best friend and favorite aunt.

J.D. and the Great Barber Battle

Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life

Leonard (My Life as a Cat)

Marshmallow & Jordan

by J. Dillard

Eight-year-old J.D. turns a tragic home haircut into a thriving barber business in this hilarious new illustrated chapter book series that will appeal to early and reluctant readers alike.

by Jerry Pinkney

One of the most celebrated children's book illustrators of all time who paved the way for countless other Black artists shares how drawing offered him a sense of calm, control and confidence during a time when the segregation of Black Americans was the norm. Illustrations.

Carlie Sorosiak

Rescued by a young girl when a space mission gone wrong strands him on the planet Earth in the form of a cat, Leonard endeavors to make his way back home while his young friend introduces him to the beautiful, confusing world of humans.

by Alina Chau

"Jordan's days as star player for her school's basketball team ended when an accident left her paralyzed...Now, she's still the team captain, but her competition days seem to be behind her...until an encounter with a mysterious elephant, who she names Marshmallow, helps Jordan discover a brand new sport. Will water polo be the way for Jordan to continue her athletic dreams--or will it just come between Jordan and her best friends on the basketball team?"

Mystwick School of Musicraft

The Name of this Book is Secret

Sam Makes a Splash

Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs

by Jessica Khoury

Twelve-year-old Amelia gets the opportunity to attend a boarding school and learn how to use music to create magic, hoping to become a Maestro like her deceased mother

by Pseudonymous Bosch

Two eleven-year-old misfits try to solve the mystery of a dead magician and stop the evil Dr. L and Ms. Mauvais, who are searching for the secret of immortality

by Nicole Melleby

"Eleven-year-old Sam, who lives with her siblings and mothers in a house on Sunrise Lagoon, tries to come up with a plan to save the family's charter boat business before the summer is over"

by Pam Munoz Ryan

On the eve of her quinceaänera, Princess Solimar discovers that it will take more than magic to save her kingdom and prevent the destruction of the monarch butterfly

A Time Traveler's Theory of Relativity

Thirst

Twins

The Wild Robot

by Nicole Valentine

Days before his thirteenth birthday, science-lover Finn learns that the women of his family are time travelers and he is expected to help locate his missing mother

Varsha Bajaj

In the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is severely limited, twelve-year-old Minni discovers her employer's husband is stealing water from her community, and decides she must do her part to fight for equality

Varian Johnson & Shannon Wright

Twins Maureen and Francine try to distinguish themselves for the first time by pursing separate interests at the beginning of the sixth grade

by Peter Brown

Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants

Battle Basics

- A coin toss will be held before the start of each battle.

- The winning team decides where they want to sit. The team that sits on the left of the moderator will always be given first chance at the odd numbered questions and will start the competition. The team on the right will always be given the first chance at the even numbered questions.

- The spokespersons should sit on either the outer or inner edge of their team so that the person allowed to speak is very clear. Keep it the same for both teams.

- There are 16 questions total. 8 are “In which book” questions and the other 8 are “content” questions. IWB questions are asked first.

- When a question is asked the team will have 15 seconds to discuss and answer the question. The waiting team may also discuss during this time in case the question gets turned over to them.

- Time will start immediately after the question has been read.

- The spokesperson can request the question to be read again but it will be during the 15 seconds they have to come up with the answer.

- Only the spokesperson may say the answer. Answers may be given in the middle of the 15 seconds if a team is ready. All discussion must stop and the answer given immediately after the 15 seconds is up or it will be turned over to the other team.

- The spokesperson’s first answer will be the only acceptable one even if it is given in the middle of the question being read.

- If the first team does not answer correctly, the second team gets the question reread and another 15 seconds in which to try and answer it.

- If someone other than the spokesperson blurts an answer, the question goes automatically to the other team with 15 more seconds to discuss and answer it.

- A team may challenge if they feel an answer they gave was correct. They will have 2 minutes to find the page in the book that supports their claim and mark it with a post-it-note. The spokesperson will submit the finding to the judge who will determine if they are correct. The judge’s decision in final. Only one team will be awarded the points for a correct answer.

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- It is possible with those last two cases that a team could get two questions in a row because as stated above, the team on the left ALWAYS gets first chance at the odd numbered questions and the team on the right ALWAYS gets first chance at the even numbered questions.

- “In which book” questions are always asked first and are worth a total of 5 points. In the case of a partially correct response, the first correct response (whether it be title or author) will be worth 3 points and the second correct response will be worth 2 points. If either of the two are incorrect the other team gets 15 seconds and the chance to pick up those points. Book titles and authors must be stated as listed on the official OBOB book lists. Answers are considered correct even if mispronounced as long as the judge can discern it.

- In the “content” questions, 5 points are given for the correct answer. Designated two-part questions will be scored with 3 points for the first answer correctly given and 2 points for the second correct answer. If either of the two are incorrect the opposing team will have another 15 seconds to try and pick up those points.

- If the spokesperson interrupts the reader when reading a question, that team must answer the question immediately.

- If a question is missed by both teams the answer should be revealed before moving on to the next question.

- In the case of a tie, two more questions should be read. Who ever has the highest score is the winner. If they are still tied, 2 more questions will be read and so on.

- No notes or books may be used during the battles. A concealed set of the books will be left with the judge in the event of a challenge.

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