Great Books for Boys
 

Abbott, Tony              Firegirl
                                 Jessica, who has been badly burned in a fire, arrives in Tom’s class.

Alexander, Lloyd        The Book of Three (series)
                                 Assistant pig-keeper Taran longs to be a hero and leaves his home to find great adventure.

Avi                            The Good Dog
                                Good Dog is a sled dog torn between his human family and the wild world of Lupin, who is out                                 to replenish his wolf pack.

Avi                            Windcatcher
                                Tony is visiting his grandmother at the Connecticut shore when he hears rumors about                                 sunken treasure.

Ayres, Katherine        Macaroni Boy
                                Mike Costa must be nice to the class bully in order to find out the truth about some strange                                 occurrences in Pittsburgh in 1933.

Barber, Ronde           Teammates
                                Tiki and Ronde are brothers, best friends and teammates on the Cave Springs Vikings football                                 team.

Bauer, Marion Dane   A Bear Named Trouble
                                Jonathan’s father is a keeper at the Anchorage Zoo.

Betancourt, Jeanne   My Name Is Brain Brian
                                A boy struggles to hide his dyslexia from his friends.

Blume, Judy              Superfudge (series)
                                Four year old Fudge causes a lot of problems for his older brother, Peter Hatcher.

Brown, Dan              The Train Jumper
                                Ed Collier rides the rails during the Great Depression in search of his brother.

Bunting, Eve             Nasty Stinky Sneakers
                                Colin wants to enter the Stinkiest Sneakers in the World contest but his sneakers are                                 missing!

Butterworth, Oliver    The Enormous Egg
                                 Nate discovers the biggest egg he has ever seen in his farmhouse in New Hampshire.

Cameron, Ann Julian  Dream Doctor
                                 Julian and Huey search for the perfect birthday gift for their Dad.

Choldenko, Gennifer   Al Capone Does My Shirts
                                 Moose Flanagan and his family move to the famous island of Alcatraz.

Clements, Andrew      No Talking
                                 The fifth grade boys and girls at Laketon Elementary School do not get along very well.

Clements, Andrew      Week in the Woods
                                 Mark’s survival skills are tested during a fifth grade camping trip in the woods.

Cole, Johanna            The Magic School Bus (series)
                                 Read and learn about the adventures of Ms. Frizzle and her class.

Colfer, Eoin                Artemis Fowl
                                 When a twelve year old genius tries to demand a ransom, the fairies fight back with magic,                                  technology and a nasty troll.

Collins, Suzanne         Gregor the Overlander
                                 George and his sister are pulled into a strange underground world.

Coville, Bruce             Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
                                 Jeremy Thatcher unknowingly buys a dragon’s egg.

DeFelice, Cynthia       Weasel
                                 During the winter of 1839, Nathan founds himself alone on the frontier wilderness while his                                  father is recovering from an injury.

Dixon, Franklin          The Hardy Boys (series)
                                 Classic mystery stories about Joe and Frank Hardy.

Dowell, Frances          Phineas L. MacGuire Erupts
                                 Phineas L. MacGuire is a boy-scientist extraordinaire.

Evans, Douglas          MVP* Magellan Voyage Project
                                 Adam Story is challenged to travel around the world in forty days.

Fine, Ann                   Flour Babies
                                 Simon’s school assignment is to spend three weeks caring for a “flour baby”.

Fitzgerald, John D.      The Great Brain
                                 Tom, also known as the Great Brain, has a knack for turning a profit.

Fleischman, Sid          The Whipping Boy
                                 A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they trade places.

Fleischman, Sid          Jim Ugly
                                 Twelve year old Jake and his father’s dog Jim Ugly search for Jake’s father as they travel                                  through the Old West.

Forbes, Esther            Johnny Tremain
                                 Johnny Tremain, a young apprentice silversmith, is caught up in the events of Revolutionary                                  Boston.

Fox, Helen                 Eager (series)
                                 Eager, the Bell family’s new robot, is programmed to question, reason and exercise his free                                  will.

Funke, Cornelia          The Thief Lord
                                 Two brothers run away to Venice, Italy where a mysterious thief lord takes them under his                                  wing.

Gannett, Ruth            My Father’s Dragon (series)
                                 A boy rescues a baby dragon that is being used by a group of animals to ferry them across a                                  river.

Gantos, Jack              Joey Pigza (series)
                                 Hyperactive Joey has trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings.

George, Jean              Charlie’s Raven
                                 Charlie brings home Blue Sky, a baby raven with a big personality.

Greenburg, J. C.         Andrew Lost (series)
                                 Andrew, Judy and Thudd tour the undersea as they try to find their way home.

Gutman, Dan            The Homework Machine
                                Four fifth graders at the Grand Canyon School create a homework machine code-named                                 Belch.

Gutman, Dan            The Million Dollar Putt
                                Edward Bogard, Bogie, may be blind but that doesn’t stop him from trying to play golf and win                                 a million dollar prize.

Gutman, Dan            My Weird School (series)
                                An appealing and goofy series about a boy named A.J., his friends, teacher and principal.

Hiaasen, Carl             Flush
                                Noah is determined to prove that a boat is dumping illegally into the harbor.

Hobbs, Will                Kokopelli’s  Flute
                                Tepary discovers an old flute in a cliff dwelling in Mexico.

Jacques, Brian           Redwall (series)
                                The peaceful life of ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the evil rat Cluny and his villainous                                 hordes.

Kinney,  Jeff              Diary of a Wimpy Kid
                                Middle school student Greg Heffley writes and draws in his diary.

Kline, Suzy                Herbie Jones (series)
                                Read about likeable and mischievous Herbie Jones, his family and friends

Kline, Suzy                Orp (series)
                                 Read about Orville Rudmeyer Pygenski, Jr.’s (Orp) adventures in school, sports and at home.

Koller, Jackie French  Dragonling (series)
                                Nine year old Darek is envious of his older brother Clep’s dragonquest.

Lalicki, Tom               Houdini and Nate (series)
                                 Fast paced historical adventures that blend fact and fiction.

Lupica, Mike               Travel Team (Sports Books)
                                 Powerful sports books for upper elementary age.

McCloskey, Robert      Homer Price
                                 Six adventures of Homer Price include a donut machine on the rampage.

McKay, Hilary             Dog Friday
                                 Robin Brogan goes from being afraid of dogs to befriending a stray dog that he hopes to keep.

McNamee, Eoin          The Navigator
                                 This is the first book in an epic adventure with a cast of extraordinary characters, eccentric                                  devices, amazing air and sea battles and a race through the frozen North to the center of the                                  earth.

Mead, Alice                 Junebug (series)
                                 Junebug dreams that some day he and his younger sister and mother will be able to move                                  away from their home housing project where crime is a part of every day life.

Naylor,                       The Hatford Boys
Phyllis Reynolds          The Hatford boys and the Malloy girls continue their war of rivalry and practical jokes.

Naylor,                       One of the Third Grade Thonkers
Phyllis Reynolds          Jimmy is determined to keep his own cousin out of his special club.

Osborne, Mary Pope     Tales from the Odyssey (series)
                                  Great adventures based on Homer’s Odyssey.

Park, Linda Sue           Archer’s Quest
                                  Kevin is shocked when a young man with bow and arrows crash lands in his bedroom.

Paulsen, Gary             The Cookcamp
                                  A boy goes to live with his grandmother in a cookcamp, home to nine men building a road,                                   in Canada during World War II.

Paulsen, Gary             Hatchet
                                  A boy is the lone survivor of a plane crash and is stranded in the wilderness with only a                                   hatchet.

Peet, Bill                     Bill Peet:  An Autobiography
                                  Author/illustrator Bill Peet describes his work as a Disney animator.

Pilkey, Dav                 Captain Underpants (series)
                                 George and Harold create a comic book superhero – Captain Underpants!

Reeder, Carolyn          Shades of Gray
                                 Twelve year old Ben is orphaned by the Civil War.

Riordan, Rick              Percy Jackson and the Olympians (series)
                                 Percy sets out on a quest to reach the gates of the Underworld and prevent a catastrophic                                  war between the Gods.

Rockwell, Thomas       How to Eat Fried Worms
                                 Because of a bet, Billy has to eat 15 worms in 15 days.

Rodda, Emily              Deltora Quest (series)
                                 The evil Shadow Lord is planning to take over the land of Deltora and enslave its entire                                  people.

Sachar, Louis             Sideways  Stories from Wayside School (series)
                                 Wayside School was accidentally built sideways with a classroom on each floor.

Scieszyka, Jon            Time Warp Trio (series)
                                 Joe, Fred and Sam are sent back in time and find themselves face to face with giants,                                  dragons, wizards and the Knights of the Round Table.

Selznick, Brian           The Invention of Hugo Cabret
                                 Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station.

Skurzinski, Gloria        Mystery in the National Parks (series)
                                 Thrilling mystery series with stories taking place in our National Parks.

Smith, D. James         The Boys of San Joaquin
                                  Palo and his deaf cousin Billy search for money missing from the church collection.

Soto, Gary                  Mercy on the Teenage Chimps
                                  Ronaldo Gonzalez, also known as Ronnie, turns 13.

Stine, R. L.                  Goosebumps (series)
                                  This series makes reading frighteningly fun!

                                  Sterling Point Books (series)
                                  Unforgettable stories of personal courage and great events in history.

Tang, Greg                  Math for all Seasons
                                  Have fun with math challenges.

Van Draanen,              Shredderman (series)
Wendelin                    Nolan launches Shredderman.com as a place where truth and justice prevail and bullies get                                   what’s coming to them.

Wallace, Rich               Winning Season (series)
                                  Great fast-moving sports stories!

Wiles, Deborah            The Aurora County All Stars
                                   House Jackson is star pitcher and team captain of the Aurora County All Stars baseball                                    team.

Winerip, Michael          Adam Canfield (series)
                                   Adam Canfield is the co-editor of the Harris Elementary/Middle School’s paper, the Slash.

Woodruff, Elvira           The Ravenmaster’s’ Secret
                                   Forrest lives with his family in the Tower of London, where his father tends to the royal                                    birds and prisoners.

Yep, Laurence              Later Gator
                                   Teddy buys his Younger brother Bobby an alligator for his birthday.

 


 

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