David Levithan is the immensely imaginative and talented author of many bestselling novels. When he isn’t writing his amazing books, David works as an Executive Editor at Scholastic. His ingenious new novel “Every Day” has released.
Browsing: Books with Boy Characters
“The Kill Order,” prequel to James Dashner’s bestselling series “The Maze Runner” trilogy, is here! Dashner talked to us about “The Maze Runner” series and the books and movies that inspire his writing. He is also the author of the 13th Reality series.
Of course, every boy isn’t a reluctant reader. A lot of boys love books. All we’re trying to do is get as many as possible to strike their pup-tents in camp #1 and pitch them in Camp #2.
Trevor Jones has been preparing for the start of seventh grade his entire summer. But he is NOT ready for the news his best friend, Libby, drops on him at the bus stop: he needs to branch out and make new friends.
On the first day of summer vacation when I was twelve years old, I got on my bicycle, rode three miles down the street through a tunnel of new leaves, emerged into lemon-colored sunshine in the middle of town, racked my bike, opened the front door of the library to release its peppery aroma into the juicy green afternoon, and saw a book with a fantastic cover awaiting me on the nearest wooden table: M.C. Higgins The Great.
Why are Dads finagling and only possibly reading books with their boys, while moms are emphatically recommending and thereby making their sons suspicious?
Darth Vader and Son is a Star Wars® book that is a hilarious and sweet comic reimagining. Darth Vader is a dad like any other—except with all the baggage.
The annual Great Quest is about to be announced in Quendel, a task that will determine the future of Marcus and the other boys from the village who are coming of age. The wizard Zyll commands them to find the Rock of Ivanore, but he doesn’t tell them what the Rock is exactly or where it can be found.
Sometimes, as I ponder tactics for encouraging the “reluctant readers” in my life (typically late-elementary through middle-school boys), I cast my mind back to an earlier generation’s paragon of averseness, Mikey [Life cereal commercial]. Only instead of confronting Mikey with healthy breakfast cereal, in my imagination, I confront him with fiction.
In honor of National Humor Month, here is a list of some recently published books that will keep your kid laughing (and reading).