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Oregon Battle of the Books
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.
Beaverton City Library staff support students and teams by providing free unofficial grades 3-5 and grades 6-8 questions for teams to practice with throughout the OBOB season. These questions will be available on this page in early January, 2026.
Join us this fall and winter for OBOB book clubs at Main and Murray Scholls locations, and Practice Battles during winter break.
| Book Club Date | Time | Title | Location | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 10/2 | 4-5 PM | The Lost Library | Murray Scholls | Register online 9/2 |
| Sunday, 10/5 | 3:30-4:30 PM | Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library | BCL Main - Storytime Room | Register online 9/5 |
| Thursday, 10/16 | 4-5 PM | Hatchet | Murray Scholls | Register online 9/16 |
| Sunday, 10/19 | 3:30-4:30 PM | Squished | BCL Main - Storytime Room | Register online 9/19 |
| Sunday, 11/2 | 3:30-4:30 PM | Number the Stars | BCL Main - Storytime Room | Register online 10/2 |
| Thursday, 11/6 | 4-5 PM | The Secret Garden on 81st Street | Murray Scholls | Register online 10/6 |
| Sunday, 11/16 | 3:30-4:30 PM | Inside Out and Back Again | BCL Main - Storytime Room | Register online 10/16 |
| Thursday, 11/20 | 4-5 PM | The Tail of Emily Windsnap | Murray Scholls | Register online 10/20 |
| Thursday, 1/8 | 4-5 PM | Just Like Click | Murray Scholls | Register online 12/8 |
| Sunday, 1/11 | 3:30-4:30 PM | Better with Butter | BCL Main - Storytime Room | Register online 12/11 |
| Thursday 1/22 | 4-5 PM | Odder | Murray Scholls | Register online 12/22 |
| Sunday, 1/25 | 3:30-4:30 PM | Elf Dog and Owl Head | BCL Main - Storytime Room | Register online 12/25 |
| Thursday, 2/5 | 4-5 PM | City of Ember | Murray Scholls | Register online 1/5 |
| Sunday, 2/8 | 3:30-4:30 PM | The Million Dollar Race | BCL Main - Storytime Room | Register online 1/8 |
| Thursday, 2/19 | 4-5 PM | Finding Langston | Murray Scholls | Register online 1/19 |
| Sunday, 2/22 | 3:30-4:30 PM | The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow |
BCL Main - Storytime Room | Register online 1/22 |
| Thursday, 3/12 | 4-5 PM | Final Review and Party | Murray Scholls | Register online 2/12 |
| Sunday, 3/15 | 3:30-4:30 PM | Final Review and Party | BCL Main - Storytime Room | Register online 2/15 |
Unofficial Practice Questions Grades 3-5
- Better with Butter by Victoria Pointek
- City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
- Elf Dog and Owl Head by M. T. Anderson
- Escape from Mr. Lemoncellos Library by Chris Grabenstein
- Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
- Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
- Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
- Just Like Click by Sandy Grubb
- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
- Odder by Katherine Applegate
- Squished by Megan Wagner Lloyd
- The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass
- The Million Dollar Race by Matthew Ross Smith
- The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow by Elaine Dimopoulos
- The Secret Garden on 81st Street by Ivy Noelle Weir
- The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler
Select Unofficial Practice Questions Grades 6-8
- An Occasionally Happy Family by Cliff Burke
- Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
- Asha and the Spirit Bird, by Jasbinder Bilan
- Ellen Outside the Lines by A.J Sass
- Mexikid a graphic memoir by Pedro Martin,
- Remember my Story by Claire Sarnowski
- The Eyes and The Impossible by Dave Eggers
- The Swifts a Dictionary of Scoundrels, by Beth Lincoln
- Tumble, By Celia C. Perez
- Uprooted, by Ruth Chan