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What is OBOB?
What is OBOB?
- Oregon Battle of the Books, or OBOB for short, is a really fun and challenging program for students who love to read, love to explore new and interesting books/genres, and enjoy answering questions (trivia) in fast paced competitions (battles).
- Teams are led by Team Coaches (parent volunteers) and will have weekly meetings either in-person or virtually. Additionally, we will have four (4) whole program in-person meetings during lunch/recess blocks beginning in October.
- Our school tournament will be held during lunches throughout February 2026.
- The official Regional OBOB Tournament will be in mid-March 2026. The State OBOB Tournament will be in April 11, 2026 at Chemeketa Community College in Salem, OR.
- For more information about the OBOB program, visit the Official OBOB Website or email Mrs. Roberts at hroberts@ttsd.k12.or.us.
If you'd like to know more about each OBOB title, check out this Slide Show!
If you'd like to know more about each OBOB title, check out this Slide Show!
25-26 OBOB Book Talks Presentation.pdf2025-2026 OBOB Titles
2025-2026 OBOB Titles
3rd - 5th Grade Division
3rd - 5th Grade Division
Better with Butter by Victoria Piontek
City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Elf Dog and Owl Head by M.T. Anderson
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai
Just Like Click by Sandy Grubb
The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass
The Million Dollar Race by Matthew Ross Smith
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Odder by Katherine Applegate
The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow by Elaine Dimopoulos
The Secret Garden on 81st Street by Noelle Weir and Amber Padilla
Squished by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter
The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
How do I Sign Up for OBOB?
How do I Sign Up for OBOB?
Fill out the Google Form below to sign up to participate in OBOB. This form is also the Permission Slip that your Grown-up needs to approve. So make sure you ask them for permission before you fill it out. Also, please remember that once you have been assigned an OBOB team, you must participate the entire time! Otherwise, it's not fair to your teammates.
25-26 OBOB Registration Form - English - Registration Opens 10/7/2025
25-26 OBOB Registration Form - Spanish - La inscripción abre el 7/10/2025
Once you submit a Registration form, Mrs. Roberts will form teams, assign books, and send out a meeting schedule. If you have questions please email Mrs. Roberts at hroberts@ttsd.k12.or.us.
OBOB Meeting Information
OBOB Meeting Information
We will meet together during grade level recess/lunch blocks once a month from October to January. We will meet to discuss the OBOB books, do activities, play Kahoots, and have practice battles. I will send a reminder email to your grown up's email, and your homeroom teacher, the day before our meetings.
Meeting Dates and Books Covered:
October TBD: Introduction & Rules, Author & Title Flashcards, Books: Finding Langston, Just Like Click, Number the Stars, The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow
November TBD: Author & Title Kahoot. Books: Hatchet, The Lost Library, The Million Dollar Race, The Tail of Emily Windsnap
December TBD: Books: Elf Dog and Owl Head, Inside Out and Back Again, Odder, Squished
January TBD: Books: Better with Butter, City of Ember, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, Squished
February 1, 2026 - All Books Read
2025-2026 Durham OBOB Tournament - February 2026
Regional OBOB Tournament: March 1 - 20, 2026
OBOB State Tournament: April 11, 2026 - Chemeketa Community College, Salem, OR
2025-2026 OBOB Team Member Reading Lists
2025-2026 OBOB Team Member Reading Lists
To sign up for a reading list:
Read the Durham OBOB Information and Book List Sheet with your Grown Ups.
Have a team meeting to discuss with your teammates who will read which list. Make sure that all four lists have a reading expert assigned.
Team Coaches will fill out the Durham OBOB Team Name and Book List Sign Up Form by Oct. 24, 2025.
Booklist A (871 pages):
Booklist A (871 pages):
Better with Butter by Victoria Piontek
Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass
The Secret Garden on 81st Street by Noelle Weir & Amber Padilla
**Then read Booklist B’s Books
Booklist B (888 pages):
Booklist B (888 pages):
Odder by Katherine Applegate
Elf Dog and Owl Head by M.T. Anderson
The Million Dollar Race by Matthew Ross Smith
The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow by Elaine Dimopoulos
**Then read Booklist A’s Books
Booklist C (889 pages):
Booklist C (889 pages):
City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhhà Lai
Just Like Click by Sandy Grubb
**Then read Booklist D’s Books
Booklist D (875 pages):
Booklist D (875 pages):
Escape from Mr. Limoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
Squished by Megan Wagner Lloyd & Michelle Mee Nutter
The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
**Then read Booklist C’s Books
Where Can I Find OBOB Books?
Where Can I Find OBOB Books?
Titles can be found as ebooks/audiobooks on Sora.
All titles are available through the Tigard Public Library or the Tualatin Public Library (Washington County Libraries - WCCLS). If you don't have a Public Library Card yet, you can find out how to get an e-access care here.
Books can be checked out from the OBOB display in our Durham Elementary Library (2 books may be checked out at a time).
OBOB Activities
OBOB Activities
25-26 OBOB Author_Title Flashcards.pdfTitle/Author Flashcards
Title/Author Flashcards
Sets of Title/Author flashcards will be delivered to students in their homerooms by in October. But, you can also download the PDF and print it out to make Title/Author Flashcards to practice for battles.
If you have cardstock (heavier paper) it would work best to print these on cardstock before cutting them out. Or, you can print them out and glue them onto cardstock and then cut them out.
You can also make your own flashcards at home out of construction paper or index cards.
Reading Log Forms
Reading Log Forms
Taking notes while you read about important characters, places (settings), main ideas (themes), and important events (plot and action), will help you be able to remember more details for OBOB Battles.
This is not a required activity - these are just to help you, if you want to use them.
Packets will be delivered to your homeroom in October. Or, to use these pages at home, you can:
1) Download the PDF and print out just the pages of the books from your Reading List and take notes.
2) Download the PDF and print out all of the pages to create a reading log to take notes about all of the OBOB books.
25-26 OBOB Reading Log Form.pdfPractice Questions
Practice Questions
Would you like to find practice questions for your team, or to practice on your own? Check out the new OBOB.Dog Website!
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