tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post3776420700705195360..comments2024-03-28T00:28:02.920-07:00Comments on Navigating the Slush Pile: Books for BoysVickie Motterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15791034462866079818noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-32529811092393508532011-07-22T23:30:16.198-07:002011-07-22T23:30:16.198-07:00My son is only seven, but he's absolutely eati...My son is only seven, but he's absolutely eating up DIARY OF A WIMPY KID books right now. And he loves anything by Jon Sciezska. Up until now he's been a very reluctant reader, and still is if the topic doesn't interest him. He's not like my daughter who reads anything she can get her hands on. <br /><br />AmyA.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-7573122853450446472011-07-21T16:36:54.555-07:002011-07-21T16:36:54.555-07:00My 13-year-old brother devoured Harry Potter, Erag...My 13-year-old brother devoured <i>Harry Potter</i>, <i>Eragon</i>, the <i>Pendragon</i> series, <i>Percy Jackson</i>, and most recently <i>The Hunger Games</i>. I think he might have started <i>The Hobbit</i>, but I don't think he ever finished it. (Although he is right around the age I was when I read it, and his reading level is about the same as mine was, so it might have been a lack of interest thing more than a comprehension thing.)<br /><br />I haven't read very many of the books on the Goodreads list, although I did read <i>The House on the Scorpion</i> four or five years ago, and I remember it being excellent. I don't remember much about it, but it's told from a boy's perspective and I think I remember there being action in it? Anyway. Boys might like that one.<br /><br />Ooh. <i>The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian</i>. I just read that one for a class and it was really good. If I wind up teaching a high school English class (or even a U.S. history class!) someday I'd probably actually teach that one.Stephanie Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258321385403403810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-6147407996970170542011-07-21T07:38:11.580-07:002011-07-21T07:38:11.580-07:00Ender's Game for sure, and Ender's Shadow....Ender's Game for sure, and Ender's Shadow. A Boy's Life, by Robert Mccammon, The Redwall series, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Harry Potter, Catch-22, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Maniac Magee, Treasure Island,The Golden Compass Trilogy, Sherlock Holmes, The Black Cauldron series. <br /><br />These run the gamut of YA reading from middle grade to adult, but that's what I read from 13 to 18 and still reread. <br /><br />@Michele Philhower, if your son likes Redwall, he should give the Black Cauldron series and the Golden Compass trilogy a try. He also might really like A Boy's life too, which is not as fantastical but equally as emotionally rich. That's what I remember best about Redwall, the pulling on the heartstrings. There were the battles and the adventures but they wouldn't have meant anything unless I was emotionally invested in their cause.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918640778973671542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-13880522068710489832011-07-21T07:25:06.143-07:002011-07-21T07:25:06.143-07:00I'm delighted that a number of these are narra...I'm delighted that a number of these are narrated by girls, but still considered boy-appropriate. I'd really like to see more of that trend, since the push to always have a male main character to attract boy readers has always bothered me.<br /><br />A lot of boys have been enjoying THE ATOMIC WEIGHT OF SECRETS by Eden Unger Bowditch. It's best for a younger teen, but it's really unique in its inclusion of lots of science and invention, which a lot of clever boys -- or boys so preoccupied with math and science they don't always break for reading -- will enjoy.Rachel Starkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888199803208394249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-47310795586714214972011-07-20T13:13:22.111-07:002011-07-20T13:13:22.111-07:00I'd add Jonathan Maberry's ROT AND RUIN an...I'd add Jonathan Maberry's ROT AND RUIN and Rick Yancey's THE MONSTRUMOLOGIST. Zombies and other fun monsters, plus darn good writing.<br /><br />HannahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-49805952030501298922011-07-20T13:10:43.603-07:002011-07-20T13:10:43.603-07:00I do love Ender's Game. And Artemis Fowl. For ...I do love Ender's Game. And Artemis Fowl. For older boys (and girls) WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON by Levithan and Green is a great read. For the Harry Potter set, SEPTIMUS HEAP by Angie Sage.Kristine Asselinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257286523945921891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-13913309378438979432011-07-19T20:16:31.436-07:002011-07-19T20:16:31.436-07:00The Secret Year by Jennifer Hubbard
Rush by Jonat...The Secret Year by Jennifer Hubbard <br />Rush by Jonathan Friesen <br /><br />both for older boys- maybe 15 and up.Claire Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354840714847021685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-89044813204401134302011-07-19T19:28:51.694-07:002011-07-19T19:28:51.694-07:00I would definitely recommend UN LUN DUN (China Mie...I would definitely recommend UN LUN DUN (China Mieville) because it had my 13-yr-old brother giggling frequently.<br /><br />SHIP BREAKER (Paolo Bacigalupi) is probably a good one as well.<br /><br />INCARCERON (Catherine Fisher) may also fit.A. Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978856161066277320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-68086545882315583152011-07-19T19:23:24.615-07:002011-07-19T19:23:24.615-07:00Ender's Game is a must read, along with the Ar...Ender's Game is a must read, along with the Artemis Fowl series and I would also highly recommend Struts and Frets, Ship Breaker, and The Marbury Lens.mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-1050455837819731072011-07-19T18:38:15.807-07:002011-07-19T18:38:15.807-07:00My resident boy seconds the ENDER books and likes ...My resident boy seconds the ENDER books and likes ENDER'S SHADOW the best. He also liked Veronica Roth's DIVERGENT, but admits that it isn't really a "boy" book, per se.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09589928734405169231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-38773504644656223512011-07-19T18:27:47.387-07:002011-07-19T18:27:47.387-07:00My son is 16 and some of his favorites are; the Br...My son is 16 and some of his favorites are; the Brian Jacques Redwall books, the Abhorsen trilogy by Garth Nix, and the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. These are books he's read over and over, and still enjoys.Shell Flowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08127004188099765270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-43392600669282882582011-07-19T17:09:03.527-07:002011-07-19T17:09:03.527-07:00i love all of your recommendations! there are stil...i love all of your recommendations! there are still a few here that are on my to-read shelf at goodreads (ex. "maze runner") but i have to say a big YES to "hunger games" and "across the universe".<br /><br />looking at the goodreads list you linked to i'm glad to find that "ender's game" is at the top of the list! that's all-time favorite book. OSC's other newer series, "the lost gate", would also be perfect for boys. coming from the sci-fi angle, i'm also glad to see "unwind" and "the foundation trilogy" on there too. both are fantastic inroads into good sci-fi (one new and one old.)<br /><br />p.s. i don't know if you've read "divergent" yet but after seeing this list of yours, i think that you should! :)S. J. Pajonas (spajonas)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10440480921358036533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-47663706819573801352011-07-19T15:15:21.003-07:002011-07-19T15:15:21.003-07:00I've heard from a lot of guys that Ender's...I've heard from a lot of guys that Ender's Game was what got them really excited about reading and sci-fi.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15981159884498574786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-6696814443680699052011-07-19T14:15:40.403-07:002011-07-19T14:15:40.403-07:00I love anything by John Green or Scott Westerfeld,...I love anything by John Green or Scott Westerfeld, and think your suggestions are excellent. I frequent bookstores (probably as many of you here do) and I always see kids in the YA section looking at Leviathan and the Uglies series. <br /><br />I read Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride this year (pub 2010) which is male POV who has (at first unknown) powers to raise the dead. He is 19 and out of high school but it's still labeled YA.Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-2046495069496396732011-07-19T13:23:00.915-07:002011-07-19T13:23:00.915-07:00My 9th grade son had to read Hunger Games for his ...My 9th grade son had to read Hunger Games for his English class and loved it! He wants me to buy the series so we can both read it. It's not like I'm going to say no.lolMarsha Sigmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11095210839900479297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-72794991977791953112011-07-19T12:52:12.996-07:002011-07-19T12:52:12.996-07:00I would add to your list The Roar by Emma Clayton....I would add to your list The Roar by Emma Clayton. My 12 year old son is looking forward to the next book, The Whisper.Janice Sperryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00178805752960449557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-5597484854700288842011-07-19T12:40:23.788-07:002011-07-19T12:40:23.788-07:00This is an older book but I believe it is an excel...This is an older book but I believe it is an excellent read for a boy that likes nature & outdoors, moutain climbing and adventure, "No Clock in the Forest" by Paul J WillisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-7697852316568827132011-07-19T12:30:46.895-07:002011-07-19T12:30:46.895-07:00I might have to disagree with you about Percy Jack...I might have to disagree with you about Percy Jackson! I gave my copy of The Lightning Thief to a friend's eleven-year-old one day when he was bored, and while he was skeptical at first, he quickly tore through all of them and moved on to another one of Riordan's series. And this kid was pretty adamant about never reading anything he didn't have to. I'm sure he had some trouble with some of the names and stuff, but that didn't seem to stop him. <br /><br />This book is probably too old for the list (it was released in the mid-nineties), but I recently gave him a couple of Christopher Golden's BODY BAGS books (because he's a CSI buff). He likes those a lot, too.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06376697563995394878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-69593532292818469762011-07-19T12:25:05.025-07:002011-07-19T12:25:05.025-07:00The Mr. Tucket books by Gary Paulsen (really anyth...The Mr. Tucket books by Gary Paulsen (really anything by him) were hugely popular when I was in school. And Percy Jackson of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597446736200108024.post-28954868702360700012011-07-19T12:14:50.765-07:002011-07-19T12:14:50.765-07:00These are excellent choices! I'd add GONE by M...These are excellent choices! I'd add GONE by Michael Grant to the list. A few of the boys in my life have really enjoyed it. In fact, they've convinced me to read it!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.com