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<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">On behalf of the OBOB Title Chair, Courtney Snyder:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">First Half(ish) of the 2018-2019 OBOB Titles</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">3<sup>rd</sup> to 5<sup>th</sup> Grade Division</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">George by Alex Gino</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hana’s Suitcase by Karen Levine</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall III</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ugly by Robert Hoge</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">When the Sea Turned to Silver by Grace Lin</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A Whole New Ballgame by Phil Bildner</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Wild Robot by Peter Brown</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Wish by Barbara O’Connor</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Books to be voted on by students at State
</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Fairy-Tale Detectives by Michael Buckley</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Molly Moon’s Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Nightbird by Alice Hoffman</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">6<sup>th</sup> to 8<sup>th</sup> Grade Division</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Absolutely Truly by Heather Vogel Frederick</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Cryptid Hunters by Roland Smith</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Ghost by Jason Reynolds</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I Will Always Write Back by Caitlin Alifirenka & Martin Ganda</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">My Seventh-Grade Life in Tights by Brooks Benjamin</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Restart by Gordon Korman</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Small as an Elephant by Jennifer Richard Jacobson</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Books to be voted on by students at State</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Flunked by Jen Calonita</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Inkheart by Cornelia Funke</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">9<sup>th</sup> to 12<sup>th</sup> Grade Division</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Scythe by Neal Shusterman</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Books to be voted on by students at State</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thanks to everyone who nominated titles for OBOB this year. If you missed your chance this year, nominations for 2020 will open in the Fall. <br>
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Korie</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Korie Buerkle</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Assistant Library Director | Children’s Librarian</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Newberg Public Library</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Office: 503 554 7734 | Children’s Desk: 503 537 0304</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">(My pronouns are: she, her, hers)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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