What is OBOB?

Oregon Battle of the Books | 3rd-5th Grades

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.

Camas will start hosting practices in November prior to the Fall Break, continuing through January and February. Students who want to participate should begin reading the books as soon as possible and over the winter break. All books are in our school library and at the Eugene Public Library; they are grouped together & specially marked with OBOB on the spine.

We will be hosting an OBOB Informational Join us on Google Meet, Tuesday October 27th from 6:30PM - 7:00PM, LINK: https://bit.ly/obobzoom2627

A student participates by:

1. SIGNING UP FOR A TEAM – FORM LINK

Please register this year as part of a team. Teams can have three to five members. We strongly recommend teams of at least four students as it helps to split up the book reading responsibilities and brings more brains to the table. If you have five students on your team, one person will have to rotate out during battles as only four students can participate in the battle at a time. Talk with your student and if they are interested prompt them to talk with their friends to create a team. Students can also register as an individual and we will help place them on a team. Due to scheduling logistics, third grade students must be on a team with other third grade students. Fourth and fifth grade students may be on teams with mixed fourth and fifth grade students if desired.

2) Reading from the OBOB book list: Participating students do not need to read all the books but as a team students should decide how to split up the list so all books have been read by someone within the group (find OBOB Book list here).

3) Discussing books with their teams: Practices will be held over lunch at school.

4) Competing in battles with their teammates: A typical battle is a tournament or game, somewhat like Jeopardy, in which student teams earn points by correctly answering questions about the books on the book list. All school battles will be completed by the end of February. The top teams from Camas Ridge will have the opportunity to participate in the Eugene 4J OBOB Battle this spring!

Volunteers Needed! Sign up on the form above when your child is signing up for a team!

3rd to 5th Grade Division – BOOK TITLES (All titles are available in our school library, as well as the Eugene Public Library)

• 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 *2026-27 Student Vote Winner

• 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 (formerly known as Molly Knox Ostertag)