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Kids' Reading List: Boys

I'm Bad!

All playing doesn't have to stay in the yard!

If you've got your hands full with a little boy, try reading one of these books to help him learn about the adventures of other boys his age. However, you may have to remind him that the stories are just pretend!






3 to 5 Years

I'm Bad!
Every Friday
Jack Plank Tells Tales
Fortunately

6 to 9 Years
Oh, Theodore!: Guinea Pig Poems
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great
Robot Dreams
My Father's Dragon

10 to 12 Years
Edward's Eyes
Bearwalker
Jabberwocky
Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It
Cracker: The Best Dog in Vietnam
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffley's Journal
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
Billy Creekmore: A Novel
The Graveyard Book*

12 Years and Up
Slam
Trouble
Hatchet: A Novel
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Vol. II*

Even if your little boy doesn't love to read, use these use these tips to make it fun!

Books by Category

History | Boys | Girls | Fantasy | Growing Up | Animals | Illustration | Educational


Special thanks to the American Library Association for their recommendations.

*2009 list addition