Books for Boys

Many parents have asked me to suggest books that might interest their sons. The following books are ones that I have read and/or I am familiar with and might interest young, male readers.
•  Skulduggery Pleasant by Stephanie Edgley •  Invasion by Jos. S. Lewis •  Dust by Arthur Slade
•  Stones by William Bell •  Ghost Soldier by Hampton Sides •  The Call of the Wild by Jack London (free online)
•  Alabama Moon by Watt Key •  Holes by Lois Sachar •  The Boys from Brooklyn
•  Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick •  His Dark Materials - Trilogy •  The Adventures of Jack Lime by James Leck
•  Author - Shawn Tan (Here is a list of books. They are graphic novels.) •  Author - Neil Gaiman (One of my personal favs. Especially "The Graveyard Book" and "Coraline".) •  Author - Tim Wynne-Jones
•  Author - Gordon Korman (Very popular) •  Author - Gary Paulson •  Author - Kenneth Oppel
•  Series - The Hunger Games •  Series - Silverwing •  Series - A Series of Unfortunate Events
•  Graphic Novel Series - Bone •  Series - Redwall by Brian Jaques •  Series - Percy Jackson
•  Series - The Alchemyst The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel •  Series - History - My Story •  Series - 39 Clues
•  War Brothers: An African Tale of Loyalty and Courage •  Author - Sharon E. McKay •  Series - Cirque du Freak
•  Series - Artemis Fowl •  Children's Book Council •  CBC Children's Book Club
Other Resources
The library at St. Paul's is second to none. Mrs. Hatcher is constantly adding to the wonderful range of novels and non-fiction books available to the students. I encourage students to browse there and take out a book. Also, check out these sites: Children's Book Council http://www.cbcbooks.org/news/22 CBC Radio Children's Bookclub http://www.cbc.ca/books/bookclub/tdbooks/index.html
 
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