Good Books For Boys

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The Kneebone Boy

Ellen Potter (J Pott)

Otto, Lucia, and Max Hardscrabble, whose mother has been missing for many years, have unexpected adventures in the village of Snoring-by-sea after their father goes away on a business trip.
Spaceheadz Book #2

Jon Scieszka (J Scie)

The campaign to save Earth from being turned off is going well, but Michael must enlist fellow fifth-graders to help hide the SPHDZ.
The Red Pyramid

Rick Riordan (J Rior)

Carter and Sadie are brother and sister, and they soon discover that the gods of Ancient Egypt are waking, and the worst of them—Set—has a frightening scheme. To save their father, they must embark on a dangerous journey.
Swindle

Gordon Korman (J Korm)

Griffin Bing is on his way to a million dollars; until a mean collector named S. Wendell Palomino tricks him out of a rare Babe Ruth baseball card. Now Griffin must put a team together to get it back.
Crispin: The Cross of Lead

Avi (J Avi)

Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a juggler who holds a dangerous secret.
The Dark is Rising

Susan Cooper (J Coop)

Three children set out to find King Arthur’s grail, touching off a struggle between the forces of good and evil, the Light and the Dark.
Captain Underpants

Dav Pilkey (J Pilk)

When George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking that he is the superhero Captain Underpants, he leads them to the lair of the nefarious Dr. Diaper, where they must defeat his evil robot henchmen.
Goosebumps

R.L. Stine (J Stin)

Enjoy these frightening tales! Are you scared yet?
The Edge Chronicles

Paul Stewart (J Stew)

Fleeing from the ruins of New Undertown, Rook Barkwater and the librarian knights and Felix Lodd and his banderbear friends must lead the escaping population to a new life in the Free Glades.
Time Warp Trio

Jon Scieszka (J Scie)

Joe, Sam and Fred take zany adventures back in time to face evil knights, pirates and other bizarre characters.
No Talking

Andrew Clements (J Clem)

The boys of Laketon Elementary School challenge the girls to a “no talking” contest.