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
- Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac (hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook)
- No Talking by Andrew Clements (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)
- The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)
- Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery by Deborah Howe (hardcover, paperback, audiobook)
- Orphan Train Girl (Young Reader’s Edition) by Christina Baker Kline (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)
- Slacker by Gordon Korman (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)
- Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)
- The Kite Fighters by Linda Sue Park (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)
- We’re Not From Here by Geoff Rodkey (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)
- The Last MapMaker by Christina Soontornvat (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)
- Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson (paperback, hardcover, Kindle, audiobook)
Secret Coders (Secret Coders 1) by Gene Luen Yang, (hardcover, paperback, Kindle)