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Book List
Applegate, Katherine - The One and Only Bob
Birdsall, Jeanne - The Penderwicks
Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker - The War that Saved My Life
Brown, Peter - The Wild Robot
Erdrich, Louise - The Birchbark House
Flores-Galbis, Enrique - 90 Miles to Havana
Hiranandani, Veera - The Night Diary
Hunt, Lynda Mullaly - Fish in a Tree
Juster, Norton - The Phantom Tollbooth
Klise, Kate - Dying to Meet You
Law, Ingrid - Savvy
Lin, Grace - Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Lord, Cynthia - A Handful of Stars
Lowry, Lois - Number the Stars
Rhodes, Jewel Parker - Towers Falling
Shurtliff, Liesl - Rump
Snyder, Laurel - Orphan Island
Wang, Jen - Stargazing
Weeks, Sarah - Save Me a Seat
Yelchin, Eugene - The Genius Under the Table
Instructions
- Select your own team of 2 members, in 4th or 5th grade.
- Sign-up on our website from Oct.1 - Nov. 8, 2026.
- Attend the Mandatory Participant & Parent Meeting:
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 6:00 pm OR 7:00 pm - Read the 20 books listed for JBOB 2027 with your team.
- Attend 4 Battles with your team in Jan. and Feb. 2027.
*Contact: Tammy Wulf / twulf@egvpl.org / 847-725-2181