[kids-lib] Oregon Battle of the Books list 08-09

[Debbie Alvarez]

Here are the two released lists for Oregon Battle of the Books 2008-2009.
Thank you,
Debbie Alvarez, OBOB Chair

 
3rd-5th Grade Selected books:
Apples to Oregon : being the (slightly) true narrative of how a brave pioneer father brought apples, peaches, pears, plums, grapes, and cherries (and children) across the plains - Deborah Hopkinson – Tall Tale/Historical Fiction    (This is the 2009 Oregon Reads Title.)
Escaping the Giant Wave - Peg Kehret - Realistic Fiction
Gentle Ben - Walt Morey - Realistic Fiction
Cryptid Hunters - Roland Smith - Realistic Fiction
Dark Hills Divide - Patrick Carman - Fantasy
Gooseberry Park - Cynthia Rylant - Fantasy
The Black Paw - Heather Vogel Frederick – Mystery/Fantasy
B is for Beaver - Marie Smith - Non-fiction
Bound for Oregon - Jean Van Leeuwen - Historical Fiction
Who was Sacajawea - Dennis B. Fradin – Biography/Non-fiction
The Summer of Riley - Eve Bunting - Realistic Fiction
Into the Firestorm - Deborah Hopkinson - Historical Fiction
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane – Kate DiCamillo - Fantasy
Rules by Cynthia Lord – Realistic Fiction
Gossamer by Lois Lowry - Fantasy
Clementine by Sara Pennypacker – Realistic Fiction

2009      6th-9th Grade Division
* Oregon author or Oregon setting
**Warning, this list might be adjusted based on book availability.  This warning note will be removed once the adjustment is not a concern.**
Titles Selected:
*Alphabet of Dreams - Susan Fletcher  - Historical Fiction
 Ark angel - Horowitz, Anthony – Adventure/Mystery -  YRCA 2009,
*Atherton: House of power - Carman, Patrick – Science fiction
*Bat 6 - Virginia Euwer Wolff - Historical Fiction/ multicultural
*Call Me Hope - Olson,Gretchen – Realistic/ child abuse
*Eyes of the Emperor - Graham Salisbury - Historical Fiction
 Fablehaven - Mull, Brandon – Fantasy - YRCA 2009
*Fire on the Wind - Linda Crew  - Historical Fiction
*Girl from Yamhill – Cleary, Beverly - Biography
 Half-moon investigations - Colfer, Eoin - Adventure/Mystery - YRCA 2009
*Minerva Clark Gets a Clue - Karen Karbo - Mystery (Humor)
*Peak- Roland Smith - Adventure
 The Pinhoe egg - Jones, Diana Wynn –Fantasy - YRCA 2009
*Sea Otter Rescue : The Aftermath of an oil spill – Smith, Roland -Nonfiction
*Stout-hearted Seven - Neta Lohnes Frazier  - Historical Fiction
*A wizard of Earthsea - Le Guin, Ursula K. – Fantasy/classic

In Reserve (in priority order):
 Dairy queen - Murdock, Catherine Gilbert – Realistic - YRCA 2009
*Up Before Daybreak - Deborah Hopkinson - Non-fiction
 Boy in the striped pajamas : a fable - Boyne, John – historical fiction - YRCA 
*No end in sight : my life as a blind Iditarod racer - Scdoris, Rachael – Non fiction


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