As a school librarian, I am often asked whether boys are still reading? With so many pastime options such as video games, ipads, and the like, it often seems as if boys are too distracted to sit down and read a good book. Well, there is great news!
According to the CCS Library checkout statistics, male students are in fact reading real books, and judging by all their verbal reviews, they are enjoying them! The book titles listed below are the top 10 books for CCS boys separated into 2 age categories.
I Survived Series by Lauren Tarshis
Hardy Boys Series (classic edition) by Franklin Dixon
Frindle (or any title) by Andrew Clements
Encyclopedia Brown Series by Donald Sobol
Geronimo Stilton Series
Dragon Rider & its sequel by Cornelia Funke
Magic Treehouse Series by Mary Pope Osborne
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Who Was/What Was Series published by Grosset & Dunlap
National Geographic Almanacs & Weird But True
Dog Tags Series by C. Alexander London
The War Below (or any title) by Marsha Skrypuch
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Cooper Kids Series by Frank Peretti
On the Run Series by Gordan Korman
Guardians of Ga’hoole by Kathryn Lasky
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Redwall Series by Brian Jaques
Kingdom’s Dawn Series by Chuck Black
WWII Memoirs & Survival stories such as No Better Friend by Robert Weintraub & The Boys Who Challenged Hitler by Phillip Hoose
As Christmas approaches, use the above lists to purchase books for all the young male readers who are anxious to read the next title in a series. Put to rest the myth that boys have stopped reading and prove there are plenty of great books for boys of any age! Some of CCS’s biggest bookworms are boys (including one of my own)! 😊