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Here’s a list of twenty great pre-teen and young teen boy books and series my boys have read and enjoyed:
- Where The Red Fern Grows-classic story of a boy and hounds and so many good lessons.
- Pendragon Series-this is probably the favorite series with my boys besides Harry Potter.
- All of the “Who Is, What Is, Where Is” books-easy quick reads.
- Any of the Childhood Of Famous Americans biographies.
- Theodore Boone Series by John Grisham
- The Boys Who Challenged Hitler by Phillip Hoose
- Hatchet Series by Gary Paulsen
- Found Series by Margaret Haddix
- The Beyonders Series by Brandon Mull
- Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo-another dog book.
- Shadow Jumper by J.M.Forster
- Old Yeller by Fred Gipson-loved this one myself.
- Shiloh by Phyllis Naylor
- Great Battles for Boys Series
- A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
- Holes Series by Louis Sacher
- The Sign Of The Beaver by Elizabeth Speare
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
- The Watsons Go To Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis
Here is the rechargeable book light that my kids love and use at night before bed when they do most of their reading!
Here are some other favorite children’s books.
Sarah, I love this!! I posted a similar list on my blog a couple weeks ago for the books I’m requiring my six kids to read this summer (I do this every year; it’s basically books that I think they would love but are unlikely to read on their own). So glad to see your list as most of my kids are halfway done with their summer reading lists already one week into summer break and I need new ideas!
Here’s my list for this year (with links to previous years as well) in case it’s helpful to any other readers. My kids are 16-4. http://theirchronicles.blogspot.com/2021/05/summer-reading-2021.html?m=0
I love all your suggestions so much! I really depend on your ideas for gifts. What is a good idea for an 18 yo boy going off to college and living in a dorm? Perhaps you or your readers have some ideas.
Have they read the Ranger’s Apprentice series? My voracious reader sons have loved those (and I read and loved them too – I like to keep up with my boys’ favorite reads when I can). They are very well-written and wholesome books, but still fun and exciting.
Thank you for these!! I have an avid 12-year old reader and it’s tough to keep him in books. He’s read and enjoyed several on the list—I’ll check out the others.