Intro

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Intro
OREGON BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
2008-2009 Booklist 3-5 Division
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Oregon Battle of the Books 3rd-5th Division
The Summer of Riley By Eve Bunting Genre
Realistic Fiction Into the Firestorm By Deborah
Hopkinson Genre Historical Fiction The
Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane By Kate
DiCamillo Genre Fantasy Rules By Cynthia
Lord Genre Realistic Fiction Gossamer By Lois
Lowry Genre Fantasy Clementine By Sara
Pennypacker Genre Realistic Fiction

• Apples to Oregon
• By Deborah Hopkinson
• Genre Historical Fiction
• Escaping the Giant Wave
• By Peg Kehret
• Genre Realistic Fiction
• Gentle Ben
• By Walt Morey
• Genre Realistic Fiction
• Cryptid Hunters
• By Roland Smith
• Genre Realistic Fiction
• Dark Hills Divide
• By Patrick Carman
• Genre Fantasy

• Gooseberry Park
• By Cynthia Rylant
• Genre Fantasy
• The Black Paw
• By Heather Vogel Frederick
• Genre - Mystery/Fantasy
• B is for Beaver
• By Marie Smith
• Genre Non-fiction
• Bound for Oregon
• By Jean Van Leeuwen
• Genre Historical Fiction
• Who was Sacagawea
• By Dennis B. Fradin
• Genre Biography

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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 plainsBy
Deborah Hopkinson
This is the 2009 Oregon Reads title. Next time
you bite into that juicy Oregon apple, thank
Delicious and her seven brothers and sisters who
braved hailstorms, drought, freezing, and almost
drowning to bring their Daddys young fruit trees
across the OregonTrail.
AR 4.1 Lexile 840
Historical Fiction
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Escaping the Giant Wave
Escaping the Giant Wave
By Peg Kehret
An earthquake, followed by a tsunami, hits the
Oregon coast where 13-year-old Kyle is
vacationing with his family on the Oregon coast.
His parents are on a yacht, and Kyle must get his
sister and her teddy bear named Bill Gates out
of their burning hotel and up the hill, away from
the beach.
AR 4.7 Lexile 750
Realistic Fiction
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Gentle Benby Walt Morey
Mark is lonely living in the wilderness until he
discovers a friend named Ben, an Alaskan brown
bear. The local town people are afraid of Ben and
tell him "Get rid of the bear, or we'll shoot
him''.
Realistic Fiction
AR 4.8 Lexile 740
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Cryptid Huntersby Roland Smith
Thirteen year-old twins, Marty and Grace, are
accidentally dropped out of a plane into the
African jungle while searching for their parents.
While trying to reunite with their cryptologist
uncle who is looking for a dinosaur, the twins
must use their ingenuity as they try to survive
the wild and avoid being captured.
AR 4.9 Lexile 750
Realistic Fiction
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Dark Hills Divideby Patrick Carman
Alexa's whole life has been lived behind the
high, protective walls of Lathbury and Bridewell.
The secrecy of the adults along with some
mysterious clues left by her old friend, motivate
Alexa to venture beyond the secure walls.
Outside she meets strange new friends and learns
about a history that everyone else wants to keep
hidden.
AR 6.1 Lexile 940
Fantasy
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Gooseberry Parkby Cynthia Rylant

• An ice storm
• A frightened squirrel
• Animal friends to the rescue!

AR 4.6/3 Lexile 780
Fantasy
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The Black Pawby Heather Vogel Frederick
At the Spy Museum, creatures of all sizes are
stirring 24 hours a day. Join skateboarding
secret agent Morning Glory Goldenleaf and
double-o-detective Oz Levinson in an undercover
tail. It's mice vs. rats. Kids vs. bullies. Good
vs. evil. And all the power lies in one paw
AR 5.1
Mystery/Fantasy
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B is for Beaverby Marie and Roland Smith
Did you know that in Oregon you can find both the
world's oldest and newest footwear?
Find more interesting facts about names, people,
places, and things from Oregon's history and
culture in this rhyming alphabet book by Oregon
authors Roland and Marie Smith.
Non-fiction
AR 5.9
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Bound for Oregonby Jean Van Leeuwen
Based on a true account, follow the numerous
adventures of nine year-old Mary Ellen Todd as
she travels from Arkansas along the Oregon Trail
in 1852.
Historical Fiction
AR 5.3 Lexile 830
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Who was Sacagawea?by Judith Bloom Fradin
Sacagawea was only sixteen when she made one of
the most remarkable journeys in American history,
traveling 4500 miles by foot, canoe, and
horse-all while carrying a baby on her back!
Without her, the Lewis and Clark expedition might
have failed.
Biography/Non-fiction
AR 4.4 Lexile 650
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The Summer of Rileyby Eve Bunting
It's been a tough year for William. His
grandfather dies and then his father left. Life
starts getting better when his Mom lets him adopt
a wonderful lab named Riley. But then the dog
chases a neighbor's horse and the animal control
officers take Riley away. An Oregon law says a
dog who chases livestock must be put to sleep, so
William spends the summer trying to save Riley's
life.
Realistic Fiction
AR 3.8/4 Lexile 540
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Into the Firestorm by Deborah Hopkinson
April, 1906 A boy alone, except for a new friend
and a wonderful dog. A strong earthquake breaks
down walls. A huge firestorm begins to ravage the
city. What will one boy choose to do, run or help?
AR 4.2/5
Historical Fiction
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulaneby Kate
DiCamillo
Edward is a self-important rabbit who finds
himself on a journey of self-discovery. Through
his travels and the friends he finds along the
way, Edward learns about what really matters in
life and love.
Fantasy
AR 4.4 Lexile 700
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Rules by Cynthia Lord
- Say "excuse me" after you burp. - No toys in
the fish tank. - FLUSH! - Catherine can help her
autistic brother with some rules, but she's
figuring out rules for herself too!
Realistic Fiction
AR 3.9 Lexile 780
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Gossamerby Lois Lowry
- Littlest One is learning to "bestow" dreams. -
Thin Elderly is teaching her how to fight off the
sinister ones. - Because good dreams can help you
fight off a nightmare reality...
Fantasy
AR 4.4 Lexile 660
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Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
Clementine is a gifted girl. The only problem is
that she is gifted in ways that aren't measured
by school or by friends. Read about why she is
having "not so good of a week."
Realistic Fiction
AR 4.5 Lexile 790