Books, Bookstores and other Battle of the Books Resources

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2025 Oregon Battle of the Books

Elementary OBOB Books

Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson – Paperback, Kindle, or Audiobook


Circus Mirandus by Cassie Beasley (hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook narrated by Bronson Pinchot)


Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers by Caela Carter (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega and Rose Bousamra (Paperback, Hardcover, Kindle, available in multiple languages) – English, Spanish, Portuguese, French)


J.D. and the Great Barber Battle by J. Dillard (Paperback, Kindle, audiobook, available in Spanish and English)


Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life by Jerry Pinkney (hardcover and audiobook)


Leonard (My Life as a Cat) by Carlie Sorosiak (hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook)


Marshmallow & Jordan by Alina Chau (paperback, hardcover, Kindle)


The Mystwick School of Musicraft by Jessica Khoury (aperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


The Name of This Book Is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch (paperback, hardcover, Kindle)


Sam Makes a Splash by Nicole Melleby (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs by Pam Muñoz Ryan (paperback, Kindle, audiobook)


Thirst by Varsha Bajaj (paperback, Kindle, audiobook)


A Time Traveler’s Theory of Relativity by Nicole Valentine (paperback, hardcover, Kindle)


Twins by Varian Johnson and Shannon Wright (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


The Wild Robot by Peter Brown (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)​

Middle School OBOB Books

Candidly Cline by Kathryn Ormsbee (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


Every Falling Star by Sungju Lee & Susan McClelland (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


Lo & Behold by Wendy Mass and Gabi Mendez (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


The Losers at the Center of the Galaxy by Mary Winn Heider (paperback, hardcover, Kindle)


The Magical Imperfect by Chris Baron (paperback, hardcover, Kindle)


The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James by Ashley Herring Blake (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian McKay Heidicker (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


The Serpent’s Secret by Sayantani DasGupta (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


Starfish by Lisa Fipps (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


The Story That Cannot be Told by J. Kasper Kramer (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


Tales of a Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy by Jonathan Hill (hardcover, paperback, Kindle)

High School OBOB Books

Bluebird by Sharon Cameron (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


Cinder by Marissa Meyer (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


Delicious Monsters by Liselle Sambury (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima


For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund (paperback, hardcover, Kindle)


The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


Invisible Son by Kim Johnson (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park by Steve Kluger (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


Rayne & Delilah’s Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


Saints of the Household by Ari Tison (hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)


Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)

Battle of the Books Reading Tracker Journal, Reading Log, Story Map

by Entrada Publishing (hardcover, paperback)

Includes:

Daily reading log – one page per month

Reading record keeps track of which books were completed

Rating pages where students rate how much they liked the book, draw a picture of the main character, list characters, and include other important book information.

Book summary enhances comprehension by having students think through the story and outlining it with writing and art.

Plot summary pages 

Story maps 

150 pages

Waucoma Bookstore

212 Oak St, Hood River, OR 97031 · Directions

541-386-5353 · Email

Hours: Mon-Fri: 10am – 6pm,

Sat-Sun: 9:30am – 6pm ​

Powells Books

1005 W Burnside St

(503) 228-4651

​Hours: Open until 11:00 PM

Cedar Mill Community Libraries

Barnes & Noble Bookstores in Oregon

  • 18300 Nw Evergreen Pkwy, Beaverton, OR · (503) 645-3046
  • 1317 Lloyd Ctr, Portland, OR · (503) 249-0800
  • 12000 Se 82nd Ave, Happy Valley, OR · (503) 786-3464
  • 7700 Ne Fourth Plain Rd, Vancouver, WA · (503) 460-9339
  • 5000 N Willamette Blvd, Portland, OR · (503) 943-7125

Portland Mom’s Blog

Goodreads

2025 America’s Battle of the Books

4th – 6th Grade

Secret Coders (Secret Coders 1) by Gene Luen Yang, (hardcover, paperback, Kindle)