Sometimes it can be tricky to find books for boys.

It’s not so much that they need different books than girls do, but… well…

…at some point, you may find it’s difficult to match your boys up with books they love.

You know what I mean, right?

The kind of books they’ll stay up late reading with a flashlight underneath the covers. The kind of books that give them an insatiable thirst for reading. The kind of books that turn them into readers.

These books, of course, are not just books for boys. Many appeal to my girls, as well! 

But if you have a boy in your life who just doesn’t love reading (yet!), then this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast is for you.

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In this episode, you’ll hear:

  • books with characters that will grab your boys’ imaginations
  • what boys need in books that they read ‘for fun’
  • my favorite recommendations for boys of different ages

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  • 1:40 Not just for boys, but …
  • 3:48 Recommendations for boys ages 4-7
  • 6:20 Recommendations for boys ages 8-12
  • 10:42 Mysterious Benedict Society and Will Wilder
  • 12:37 Andrew Clements’s books
  • 14:16 Books for teen boys
  • 17:40 The Boundless and Gary Paulsen’s books
  • 26:05 Let the kids speak

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