Not sure what to read? Start with this teacher/librarian-tested list of titles for boys of all ages.
BIZARRE / GROSS
- Ripley’s Special Edition 2010
by Scholastic Inc.
- Tales of the Cryptids: Mysterious Creatures That May or May Not Exist
by Kelly Milner Halls, Rick Spears, and Roxyanne Young
- Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty
by Joy Masoff and Terry Sirrell
- Encyclopedia Horrifica: The Terrifying TRUTH! About Vampires, Ghosts, Monsters, and More
by Joshua Gee
- Grossology by Sylvia Branzei and Jack Keely
- Totally Gross (Ripley’s Believe It or Not!)
(series)
COMIC BOOKS
- The Essential Calvin and Hobbes
by Bill Watterson
- The Simpsons by Matt Groening
- Star Trek
by J. J. Abrams, Robert Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Tim Jones
- The Amazing Spider-Man
- The Far Side Gallery
by Gary Larson
NONFICTION (MISC)
- Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2010
by BradyGames
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
- Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons
by Ernest Drake and Dugald Steer
- The Dangerous Book for Boys
by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden
- MythBusters: Don’t Try This at Home
by Discovery Channel and Mary Packard
- The New Way Things Work
by David Macaulay and Neil Ardley
- Extreme Dinosaurs
by Robert Mash
- Pirate (DK Eyewitness Books)
(Series) by Richard Platt
HUMOR
- The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
by Jon Scieszka
- Immature Pranks
by editors of Klutz
- Jokelopedia: The Biggest, Best, Silliest, Dumbest Joke Book Ever
- Giant Children
by Brod Bagert
- Encyclopedia of Immaturity
by editors of Klutz
GRAPHIC NOVELS
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid
(series) by Jeff Kinney
- Star Wars: Vector Volume 1
by John Jackson Miller
- Naruto
by Masashi Kishimoto
- Shonen Jump
(magazine)
- The Battle Brawlers (Bakugan, Book 1)
by Tracey West
- Rave Master, Book 1
by Hiro Mashima and MashimaHiro
- Bone Volume
(series) by Jeff Smith
- Alchemist
(series) by Hiromu Arakawa
- Dragon Ball Z
by Akira Toriyama
SPORTS – NONFICTION
- On the Court with…LeBron James
by Matt Christopher and Stephanie Peters
- Extreme Sports Stars
(High Interest Books) by Philip Abraham
- A Little Giant Book: Football Facts
(series) by Michael J. Pellowski
- Street Skateboarding: Endless Grinds and Slides
by Evan Goodfellow and Doug Werner
- BMX (Extreme Sports)
by Chris Job
MILITARY / WARS / WEAPONS
- World War II
by Simon Adams
- B-2 Stealth Bombers
by Jack David
- Frontline Marines: Fighting in the Marine Combat Arms Units
by Simone Payment
- Weapons of World War II (Blazers)
by Doeden and Matt
- Main Battle Tanks: The M1A1 Abrams (War Machines)
by Michael Green and Gladys Green
VEHICLES
- Wild About Lowriders
by J. Poolos
- Custom Cars
by Matt Doeden and Chuck Vranas
- Choppers
by Marx and Mandy R.
- Sport Bikes
(Motorcycles) by Jack David
- Hot Rods (Motor Mania)
by Eric Braun
SURVIVAL
- Man vs. Wild: Survival Techniques from the Most Dangerous Places on Earth
by Bear Grylls
- Survive!: Essential Skills and Tactics to Get You Out of Anywhere – Alive
by Les Stroud
- Amazing Stories of Survival
by editors of People Magazine
OUTDOORS
- The Scout’s Outdoor Cookbook
by Christine Conners, Tim Conners
- Camping Made Easy
by Michael Rutter
- The American Boy’s Handy Book
by Daniel Carter Beard
SCARY
- The Demonata
(series) by Darren Shan
- The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean
- Stormbreaker (Alex Rider Series #1)
by Anthony Horowitz
- Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare
by Darren Shan
- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
(series) by Alvin Schwartz
SPORTS FICTION
- Travel Team
(series) by Mike Lupica
- The Great Quarterback Switch
by Matt Christopher
- Football Genius
by Tim Green
MISC. FICTION
- 39 Clues
(Series)
- The Lightning Thief
(series) by Rick Riordan
- Spider Boy
by Ralph Fletcher
- Hatchet
(series) by Gary Paulsen
- Crossing the Wire
by Will Hobbs
- Joey Pigza
(Series) by Jack Gantos
BIOGRAPHIES / AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
- Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka
by Jon Scieszka
- Marshfield Dreams: When I Was a Kid
by Ralph Fletcher
- Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini
by Sid Fleischman
- Boy: Tales of Childhood
by Roald Dahl
PICTURE BOOKS
- No, David!
(series) by David Shannon
- Amazing Sharks!
(I Can Read series) by Sarah L. Thomson
- Hi! Fly Guy
by Tedd Arnold
- Parts
(series) by Tedd Arnold
- Giant Children
- When I Was a Boy . . . I Dreamed
by Justin Matott and Mark Ludy
How is storm breaker scary ?
yes pirodigy 90000
How about the Wings of Fire series?? that seiries is awesome(except for the fact i can’t find the third book, the hidden kingdom.)
Dragon Ball z and Naruto!!!
HARRY POTTER SHOULD BE ON THEIR…….yeah they are big i admit that but there is action or humor on every page…..I was reading it during study hall at school and almost burst out laughing……..THE SUSPENSE MAKES YOU WANT MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!
p.s. sorrry for screaming but just give Harry Potter a chance
Rick Riordan is the best
i agree
ya
Rick Riordan is the best, but his newest book is as good.
try the legend of zelda books (it is a graphic novel
🙂 A LEGEND OF ZELDA FAN: YEEEEEEEEEEEESS!!!!!!!!
i say titanic series should be up there
i have the whole diary of a wimpy kid series!
Me too! Even the new one!
Grade A stuff. I’m unueqstinobaly in your debt.
It needs more Marvel and DC comics but still a great list!!
OK selection but i can think of a better comics list; and i agree with the Chosen One about the dangerous books for boys
The Guaradians of Gahoole series is awesome!!! Percy Jackson is too. Then the Underland Cronicles are way cool too.
i love the movies
How dare they insult Diary of a Wimpy Kid by calling it a graphic novel! A graphic novel is just a big comic book! DWK does have pictures similar to a comic book but it is a true novel!
a graphic novel is not a big comic book it’s a novel made of pictures. DWK is one
I’ll be using this list as a place to start my own “boys” bibliography in my library.
They need The Dangerous Book for Boys in this list besides that Awesome!!!
it is on the list
why is the graveyard book in there its not at all scary (to me atleast)
I like The Big Book of Boy Stuff to.
They should have had NARNIA and Lord Of The Rings!
For scary they should add some of Stephen King’s books. He’s a great author, and I practically only read his book’s now.
I think they should have a science fiction section. I’ve read most of the fiction books on this list they need to find more
I didn’t see The Big Book Of Boy Stuff.I WANT IT IN THE LIST!!!! >:( .
I love the big book of boys stuff
how could They not have fantasy like the lord of the rings?
I love LOTR!
Why don’t they have the Lord of the Rings??? They NEED it!!!!
LOTR, Narnia, Treasure Island MUST be added.
there looks like a lot of cool books i would read i love Diary of a wimpy kid I LOVE HUMOR!
Me too.
Amen to that!!!
How is the 39 clues series not on their
The 39 Clues series is the Misc. Fiction section.
39 Clues is an awesome book!
What are u talkin about? Its on there!