The Book Devourers

Claire and Jacob participated this year in the 5th Grade Oregon Battle of the Books ("OBOB") with Dax, Henry, and Logan on The Book Devourers.

OBOB consists of teams reading a selection of 12 books and then participating in a quiz team tournament battling against another team. The team has been reading through those books since the beginning of last summer in preparation and quizzing each other through detailed questions from the books. The questions consist of a round of questions where the teams are to identify the book that the question took place in and a round of questions with specific details from one of the books.

The Book Devourers first had a school tournament, with the final round occurring on the stage in front of the whole school. Winning the school tournament meant they got to participate in the regional tournament.

The regional tournament was stiffer competition, but the team ended up in the finals, taking 2nd place. It was impressive the detailed knoweldge they had of all of the books.

Taking 2nd place at the regional tournament meant The Book Devourers qualified for the state OBOB tournament in Salem.

The team didn't end up getting past the first round, but they enjoyed the experience. There were practices full of laughter and snacks (especially for Logan!). We all loved cheering them on!

The book list:

Beacuase of Mr. Terupt - Bob Buyea

Escaping the Giant Wave - Peg Kehret

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - J.K. Rowling

Hook's Revenge - Heidi Schulz

Joshua Dred - Lee Bacon

Knucklehead - John Scieszka

Matilda - Roald Dahl

Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller - Sarah Miller

Quinny & Hopper - Adriana Brad Schanen

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 - Beverly Cleary

Rescue on the Oregon Trail - Kate Messner

Skateboard Party - Karen English

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio - Peg Kehret

A Snicker of Magic - Natalie Lloyd

Upside-Down Magic - Mlynowski, Myacle, and Jenkins

Woof - Spencer Quinn