Good Books for Boys

Here’s a list of books that will appeal to boys whether they’re reading on their own or as a part of a parent/child book club. Many of these books are reviewed on motherdaughterbookclub.com. You can also visit powells.com to purchase anything you see here that you like.

2nd - 3rd Grade Books

• Charlotte’s Web - E. B. White
• The Real Thief - William Steig
• The Secret School - Avi
• The Trumpet of the Swan - E.B. White
• The Year of the Dog - Grace Lin

4th - 5th Grade Books

• And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie
• Bat 6 – Virginia Euwer Wollf
• Boy – Roald Dahl
• Cosmic - Frank Cottrell Boyce
• Julie of the Wolves - Jean Craighead George
• Red Scarf Girl – Ji-Li Jiang
• Stargirl – Jerry Spinelli
• The Heart of a Chief – Joseph Bruchac
• The Tale of Despereaux – Kate DiCamillo
• Walk Across the Sea – Susan Fletcher
• When the Hermit Thrush Sings - Susan Butler

6th - 8th Grade Books

• A Year Down Yonder – Richard Peck
• Al Capone Does My Shirts - Gennifer Choldenko
• Bloomability – Sharon Creech
• Coraline – Neil Gaiman
• Criss Cross – Lynn Rae Perkins
• Fair Weather – Richard Peck
• Flipped - Wendelin Van Drannen
• Framed - Frank Cottrell Boyce
• Going Solo – Roald Dahl
• Hoot – Carl Hiassen
• Joey Pigza Loses Control – Jack Gantos
• Millions - Frank Cottrell Boyce
• Petey – Ben Michaelson
• Remember Me to Harold Square - Paula Danziger
• Story Time – Edward Bloor
• Tangerine – Edward Bloor
• Time Stops for No Mouse – Michael Hoeye
• The House of the Scorpion – Nancy Farmer

9th - 12th Grade Books

• A Matter of Profit – Hilari Bell
• All But My Life: A Memoir - Gerda Weissmann Klein
• I Am the Messenger - Markus Zusak
• Light Years – Tammar Stein
• The Adrian Mole Diaries – Sara Thompson
• The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
• The Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseini
• This Boy’s Life - Tobia Wolff