Comments on: Boys and Books

By: Blogaversary or is it Blogiversary? : The Happy Housewife

Blogaversary or is it Blogiversary? : The Happy Housewife — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:11:21 +0000

[...] most popular post, not sure… Boys and Books received the most [...]

By: Seven

Seven — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 14:33:06 +0000

My 8 year old loves Time Warp Trio Series and some titles like “The War of the Worlds”, “The Threee Muskteers” in Great Illustrated Classics.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:13:33 +0000

On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer is one I used for reluctant readers when I was a 6th grade teacher. It’s short and a fairly easy read, but a good story that could lead to lots of “what would you do?” discussions.

Gary Paulsen is favorite author of mine from my teaching days. There are a variety of reading levels, so you might want to check out a couple to peruse yourself first. They are very good for outdoorsy boys. Hatchet and The Haymeadow are two I used regularly.

By: sara l

sara l — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:11:40 +0000

I don’t konw any specific books but maybe graphic novels would work. They are written in commic book style, but significantly longer

By: Lori Phillips

Lori Phillips — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:10:03 +0000

Hi Toni!

Love your blog! I have the same trouble with Quentin reading. He loves adventure/nature stories also! My Side of the Mountain, Call it Courage…. I like to look on the Sonlight reader list and always find good adventures story ideas, then try to find them at the library. Hope all is well with you. Blessings, Lori Phillips

By: Dana

Dana — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:42:02 +0000

Two things that work here are turning on the TV to a show they LOVE… turning the captions on and turning the TV down…. They watch their fav. shows while reading…. =-)

I go to the library and borrow books and borrow the CD of the book at the same time… My son listens to the story on CD as he reads along….

Hope that helps =-)

By: Kat

Kat — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:07:44 +0000

I really disliked reading as a child until I discovered Enid Blytons Famous Five series. These great books are about the adventures of a group of kids that love to solve mysteries ect.

By: Jo Ann

Jo Ann — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:28:18 +0000

I tried to browse through the comments to make sure I don’t repeat.

By the Great Hornspoon was a lot of fun to read with my son and has become one of my favorites! You can also find decent children’s versions of classics like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Robinson Crusoe. Homer Price was fun and Judy Blume’s Fudge series is too.

There are so many quality books I had never heard of and just have not read with my son (8) yet. I like the looks of Clyde Bulla’s works and well too many to really mention I guess. The Minstrel in the Tower is supposed to have a fast plot (not sure about magic-we haven’t read yet).

I would also recommend checking out Honey for A Child’s Heart by Gladys Hunt and Books Children Love by Elizabeth Wilson as a resource for helping you choose books for your son. I love both of them.

Sorry, can you tell this is something I get excited about? Happy reading and I hope this helps.

By: Chel

Chel — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:43:00 +0000

Boy, I’m just a commentin’ fool tonight, ain’t I?

(I really have better grammar than that!

The American Adventure series is a set of historical fiction books that go through all of American History in small sections: from The Mayflower Adventure to either the Korean or Vietnam war (I can’t remember which).

The best thing about them is that they are all written from a Christian perspective of American History, and from the eyes of the children in the stories. Great series!

By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:49:17 +0000

I didn’t scan all of the others, but some favorites of my students have been the books by Will Hobbs. They’re outdoor adventure books, and they keep it moving.

The Joey Pigza books are also hilarious.

Happy reading!