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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 2027.
- The official Regional OBOB Tournament will be in mid-March 2027. The State OBOB Tournament will be in April 17, 2027 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!
2027 Slide Show Coming in September
2026-2027 OBOB Titles
2026-2027 OBOB Titles
3rd - 5th Grade Division
3rd - 5th Grade Division
Caterpillar Summer by Gillian McDunn
Connect the Stars by Marisa de los Santos and David Teague
Dogtown by Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko
Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Frindle by Andrew Clements
The Grace of Wild Things by Heather Fawcett
The Guardian Test by Christina Soontornvat
It’s the End of the World and I’m In My Bathing Suit by Justin A. Reynolds
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
Light and Air by Mindy Nichols Wendell
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris
The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Alison Levy
Murder at the Museum by Alasdair Beckett-King
Snow and Rose by Emily Winfield Martin
The Witch Boy by Lee Knox Ostertag
Author Pronunciation Guide - Updated 9/26
How do I Sign Up for OBOB? - Open in 9/26
How do I Sign Up for OBOB? - Open in 9/26
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 Closed for 2025-26
25-26 OBOB Registration Form - Spanish - Inscripciones cerradas para 2025-26
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 2026: Introduction & Rules, Author & Title Flashcards, Books: Finding Langston, Just Like Click, Number the Stars
December 2026: Author & Title Kahoot. Books: Hatchet, The Lost Library, The Million Dollar Race
January 2027: Books: Better with Butter, City of Ember, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, Squished
February 1, 2027 - All Books Read
2026-2027 Durham OBOB Tournament - February 2027
Regional OBOB Tournament: March 1 - 20, 2027
OBOB State Tournament: April 17, 2027 - 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 Nov. 9, 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. (Sora Links will be updated in September 2026)
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
OBOB TitleAuthor 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.
26-27 OBOB Reading Log Form.pdfPractice Questions
Practice Questions
Would you like to find practice questions for your team, or to practice on your own?
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