More Books for Boys

Picture Books Difficulty: Lower  Difficulty: Moderate  Difficulty: Higher

Picture Books

Author Title Annotation Year Call#
Alborough, Jez  Some Dogs Do  When Sid tries to convince his classmates that he flew to school, they don’t believe him.  2003  E ALB
Bedford, David  Shaggy Dog and the Terrible Itch  Shaggy Dog tries to get rid of the itch on his back. 2001  E BED
Buehner, Caralyn  Superdog: the Heart of a Hero  Tired of being overlooked because he is so small, Dexter, transforms himself into a superhero.  2003  E BUE
Clements, Andrew  Big Al  A big, ugly fish has trouble making friends. 1988  E CLE
Donaldson, Julia  The Gruffalo  A clever mouse outwits a fox, an owl and a snake 1999  E DON
Donaldson, Julia  Room on the Broom  A witch finds room on her broom for all the animals that ask. 2001  E DON
Downey, Lynn  The Flea’s Sneeze  A flea with a cold startles all the other animals in the barn. 2000  E DOW
Johnson, Paul Brett  Little Bunny Foo Foo  A good fairy tells of her efforts to make a naughty bunny behave 2004  E JOH
Kroll, Virginia  Boy, You’re Amazing Rhyming text celebrates the many things that boys can achieve. 2004  E KRO
McMullan, Kate  I Stink A big city garbage truck consumes everything from apple cores to leftover ziti. 2002  E MCM
Pilkey, Dav  Kat Kong  A spoof on the story of King Kong with cat and mice characters. 1993  E PIL
Pilkey, Dav  Dogzilla A monstrous mutt terrorizes the residents of mousopolis. 1993  E PIL
Pilkey, Dav  Dog Breath: the Horrible Trouble With Hally Tosis Hally has such horrible breath that Mr. & Mrs. Tosis plan to give her away. 1994  E PIL
Pinkwater, David  The Big Orange Splot  When a seagull drops a can of orange paint on his house, Mr. Plumbean redecorates.  1977  E PIN
Puttock, Simon  Big Bad Wolf is Good  The big, bad wolf tries to stop scaring people by being friendly.  2002  E PUT
Schwartz, Amy  Things I Learned in Second Grade A young boy shares all the things he learned in 2nd grade.  2004  E SCH
Scieszka, Jon  The True Story of the Three Little Pigs The wolf gives his own version of what really happened.  1989  E SCI
Shannon, David  No, David! A young boy does a variety of naughty things, but finally gets a hug. 1998  E SHA
Slangerup, Erik Jon  Dirt Boy To avoid taking a bath, Fister Farnello runs away from home. 2000  E SLA
Weatherby, Brenda  The Trucker Wesley dreams his toy semi-flatbed rig grows big enough for him to drive. 2003  E WEA
Wiesner, David Sector 7 While on a school trip to the Empire State Building a boy is taken by a friendly cloud to visit sector 7. 1999  E WIE
Wiesner, David  The Three Pigs The three pigs escape the wolf by going into another world.  2001  E WIE
Wiesner, David  Tuesday  Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore. 1991  E WIE
Yates, Philip  Ten Little Mummies  Ten little mummies become bored inside, but when they go outside they disappear one by one.  2003  E YAT

Difficulty: Lower

Author Title Annotation Year Call#
Abbott, Tony  The Secrets of Droon Adventures take place in the imaginary land of Droon. Series  J ABB
David, Lawrence  Horace Splattly: the Cupcaked Crusader Follow the adventures of the hero Horace Splattly. Series  J LAW
Greenburg, J.C.  Andrew Lost Andrew is shrunk in a shrinking machine and has adventures. Series  J GRE
Kraft, Erik P.  Lenny and Me Twins Lenny and Mel share adventures.  Series  J KRA
Krailing, Tessa  Petsitters Club A group of boys and girls take care of an assortment of animals. Series  J KRA
Martin, Paul  Monster Manor Meet an assortment of characters like “the Swamp Horror” and Professor Von Skalpel. Series  JS MAR
Osborne, Mary Pope The Magic Treehouse Travel through time and around the world with Jack and Annie.  Series  JS OSB
Pilkey, Dav Captain Underpants Principal Krupp turns into the superhero Captain Underpants. Series  J PIL
Clements, Andrew  A Week in the Woods The fifth grade’s annual camping trip in the woods tests Mark’s survival skills.  2002  J CLE

Difficulty: Moderate

Author Title Annotation Year Call#
Coville, Bruce  Bruce Coville’s Alien Adventures Sixth grader Rod Allbright has a close encounter with Aliens. Series  J BRU
Elliott, David  The Transmogrification of Roscoe Wizzle  Ten-year-old Roscoe finds himself turning into a giant bug. 2001  J ELL
Fleischman, John  Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science  After a thirteen pound iron rod shot through his brain, Phineas Gage became a textbook case in brain science. 2002  JB GAG
Gantos, Jack  Joey Pigza Joey gets into a lot of trouble and he has attention-deficit hyperactivity-disorder. The right medication helps him focus  Series  J GAN
Hale, Bruce  From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gekko, Private Eye” Chet and his partner Natalie Attired take on many difficult cases  Series  JS HAL
Korman, Gordon  The Chicken Doesn’t Skate Wild things happen at South Middle School when Milo’s chicken becomes the hockey team’s mascot. 1996  J KOR
Korman, Gordon  No More Dead Dogs Eighth grade football hero Wallace Wallace is sentenced to detention attending rehearsals of the school play. 2000  J KOR
Myers, Walter Dean  Patrol A frightened American soldier faces combat in the lush forests of Vietnam. 2002  J MYE
Rodda, Emily Deltora Quest A series of companions fight to keep the Shadow Lord from conquering Deltora. Series J DEL
Scieszka, Jon The Time Warp Trio  Joe receives a magic book that allows him, with friends Fred and Sam to travel back in time. Series  J SCI
Smallcomb, Pam The Last Burp of Mac McGerp Mac McGerp, winner of the best burper prize at the Tri-County Fair deals with a repressive school principal. 2003 J SMA
Spinelli, Jerry  Loser Even though his classmates consider him a loser, Daniel Zinkoff remains an optimist. 2002  J SPI
Strasser, Tod  Help, I’m Trapped Jake Sherman, an eighth grader, accidentally switches bodies with a variety of people, and even a dog. Series J STR
Talbot, Hudson Safari Journal: The Adventures in Africa of Carey Monroe Twelve-year-old Carey is sent on a trip to Kenya with his wacky Aunt Elaine. 2003 J TAL
Van Draanen, Wendelin Swear to Howdy Two thirteen-year-old boys share neighborhood adventures. 2003 Y VAND
VandeVelde, Vivian Wizard at Work A young wizard runs a school to teach wizards. 2003 J VAND

Difficulty: Higher

Author Title Annotation Year Call#
Avi  Crispin: Cross of Lead In a 14th century English village, a boy learns his baptized name is Crispin and must flee for his life. 2002  J AVI
Avi Nothing But the Truth: A Documentary Novel A ninth-grader’s suspension for singing “The Star-spangled Banner” during homeroom becomes a national news story. 1991  J AVI
Colfer, Eoin  Artemis Fowl A twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding ransom. Series   J COL
Collins, Suzanne  Gregor the Overlander Eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world. 2003  J COL
Collins, Suzanne  Gregor and the Prophesy of Bane In his second adventure eleven-year-old Gregor returns to the world below New York City to rescue his sister.  2004  J COL
Downer, Ann Hatching Magic A 13th century wizard confronts 21st century Boston seeking his dragon. 2002  J DOW
Drake, Emily The Magickers Eleven-year-old Jason gets a summer scholarship to Camp Ravenwyng. 2001  J DRA
DuPrau, Jeanne  The City of Ember In the year 241, 12-year-old Lina trades jobs on “assignment day” to become a messenger. 2003  Y DUP
Funke, Cornelia The Thief Lord Two brothers, having run away from their Aunt, find shelter and protection from the “Thief Lord.”  2002  J FUN
Funke, Cornelia  Dragon Rider After learning that humans are headed toward his home, Firedrake, a silver dragon, with a Brownie and an orphan boy search for a safe home. 2004  J FUN
Hiaasen, Carl Hoot Roy helps another boy save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site. 2002  J HIA
Horowitz, Anthony  Alex Rider Adventures  Fourteen-year-old Alex Rider carries on his Uncle’s dangerous work for Britain’s intelligence agency. Series  Y HOR
Korman, Gordon  Son of the Mob Seventeen-year-old Vince’s life is constantly complicated by the fact that he is the son of a powerful mafia boss. 2002  Y KOR
Lawrence, Caroline  The Roman Mysteries Set in ancient Rome, a group of young friends have adventures together. Series  J LAW
Lynch, Chris  Gold Dust In 1975 twelve-year-old Richard befriends a Caribbean newcomer to his Catholic school. 2000 Y LYN
Myers, Walter Dean Monster  While on trial as an accomplice to murder, sixteen-year-old Steve records his experiences in prison. 1999  J MYE
Paulsen, Gary  The Car A teenager travels west in a kit car he built himself, and meets two Vietnam veterans who teach him many lessons. 1994  Y PAU
Paulsen, Gary  The Rifle A priceless, handcrafted rifle, fired throughout the American Revolution, fires again on a fateful night in 1994. 1995  J PAU
Philbrick, Rodman  The Last Book in the Universe One thousand years in the future when an earthquake destroys much of the planet, a boy named Spaz becomes a hero. 2000  Y PHI
Philbrick, Rodman The Young Man and the Sea After his mother’s death, twelve-year-old Skiff decides to take care of himself and his father  2004  J PHI
Pullman, Philip His Dark Materials  Lyra Belacqua, accompanied by her daemon, have adventures. Series  Y PUL
Ritter, John  The Boy Who Saved Baseball The fate of a small California town rests on the outcome of one baseball game. 2003  Y RIT
Rowling, J. K.  Harry Potter Harry with his friends, Ron and Hermione, have many adventures while attending Hogwarts school for wizards. Series  J ROW
Sachar, Louis  Holes Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in a Texas desert. 1998  J SAC
Shan, Darren  Cirque Du Freak: the Saga of Darren Shan Two boys who are best friends have an encounter with a vampire that changes their lives forever. Series  J SHA
Silverstein, Ken The Radioactive Boy Scout  The true story of a boy and his backyard nuclear reactor. 2004  Adult 621.483 SIL
Snicket, Lemony  Series of Unfortunate Events After the sudden death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other to survive. Series  JS SNI
Spinelli, Jerry  Maniac Magee After his parents die, Jeffrey Magee’s life becomes legendary through his athletic accomplishments. 1990  J SPI
Strickland, Brad The Whistle, the Grave, and the Ghost Thirteen-year-old Lewis stumbles upon an ancient grave and a silver whistle that draw him into battle with an ancient evil. 2003  J STR
Stroud, Jonathan  The Bartimaeus Trilogy Nathaniel, a magician’s apprentice, has adventures with his djinni. Series  J STR
Zindel, Paul  Loch Fifteen-year-old Loch and his younger sister join their father on a scientific expedition searching for enormous prehistoric creatures. 1994  Y ZIN

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