Boys love nonfiction! They are drawn to those informational books that are about whatever they are interested in at the moment whether it be military machines, snakes, origami...
However, boys read fiction too!
However, boys read fiction too!
It doesn't really matter to me whether a boy is choosing to read nonfiction rather than fiction, but I love it when he discovers a fictional series that he just can't put down. Sometimes that's the secret. When boys find a series that's right for them, they know their next check-out is an easy choice, because it's the next book in the series. They are betting, and usually correctly, that if they loved one, they are going to love them all. |
There is not a one size fits all list of "boy books", but there are some series that I see boys check out again and again. Not all of them, or even most of them, would I consider great literary works that will become classics. But, introducing great works is only a small part of my job. More important, is that I help develop life long readers. Kids, boys and girls, that love to read!
I asked some 5th grade boys to grab two books in the library. In one hand, is a book that they loved to read when they were younger. In the other, is their current favorite book.