Below is a tentative list of the B.O.B. books for 2021-2022. Students who will be 4th or 5th graders next year AND who are considering joining a B.O.B. team next school year might want to get a jump on the competition by reading some of  the books this summer. This list is tentative and subject to change before the fall. Enjoy!

• Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
• America Under Attack by Don Brown
• Archer’s Quest by Linda Sue Park
• Brothers in Hope by Mary Williams
• Cracker, the Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata
• Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff
• Escape from Saigon by Andrea Warren
• Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
• Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord
• If the Shoe Fits: Voices from Cinderella by Laura Whipple
• Junkyard Wonders by Patricia Polacco
• Larger Than Life Lara by Dandi Daley Mackall
• Lefty Out Loud by Angela Cervantes
• Masterpiece by Elise Broach
• Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix
• Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs by Betty G. Birney
• Shine by J.J. and Chris Grabestein
• Swindle by Gordan Korman
• True (Sort of) by Katherine Hannigan
• Wildfire by Rodman Philbrick