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 by Brod Bagert
- When I Was a Boy . . . I Dreamed by Justin Matott and Mark Ludy
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