Great Books for Boys
A List of Bestselling Adventure and Comedy Stories for Preteen Boys
Feb 10, 2009
But the tides have finally turned, and more and more male-driven books are being published every day. And many of these books happen to be some of today’s top selling kids’ books. In this list of great books for boys, you’ll find great adventures, mysteries and comedies.
Charlie Small series by Charlie Small
Four hundred years have passed since eight-year-old Charlie Small set out on an adventure. But in that time, he’s never grown up. It took one stormy day and one lightning strike to transport Charlie to an uncharted world—a world with gorillas, pirates, electric blue spiders and robotic rhinos! Written like a journal, complete with illustrations, this series is perfect for adventurous kids and preteens.
1. Gorilla City
2. Perfumed Pirates of Perfidy
3. The Puppet Master
4. The Daredevil Desperadoes of Destiny
5. Charlie and the Underworld
6. The Barbarous Brigands of Frostbite Pass
7. The Mummy’s Tomb
8. The Island of Skulls
The 39 Clues series by Various Authors
Orphans Dan and Amy Cahill just lost their beloved, and very wealthy, Grandmother. In her will, she gave her family a choice: each person may take one million dollars or accept the first of 39 clues that leads to the Cahill family secret. Intrigued, Dan and Amy take the clues, but they’re not the only ones. Five other teams accept the challenge, teams of Cahill descendents who will stop at nothing to uncover the great family secret. This prospective ten-book series is written by various authors, including Rick Riordan and Gordon Korman.
1. The Maze of Bones
2. One False Note
3. The Sword Thief
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney
This three-book series explores the life of a wimpy middle school kid named Greg Heffley. Greg doesn’t always do the right thing when it comes to problem solving. It’s his warped sense of right and wrong that keeps this story fresh, realistic and hilarious. But it’s the witty cartoons that make Jeff Kinney’s series so laugh-out-loud funny.
2. Rodrick Rules
3. The Last Straw
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book – This bonus book is an interactive journal that lets readers answer funny questions and write down their thoughts, just like Greg does in his own diary.
The Mysterious Benedict Society series by Trenton Lee Stewart
In The Mysterious Benedict Society, four orphans join the curious Mr. Benedict in a mission to save the world. They go undercover as students to an institution where the evil headmaster, Mr. Curtain, is sending subliminal messages to the public through television. Not only does the power-hungry Mr. Curtain plan to brainwash the world, he hopes to erase their entire memories.
1. The Mysterious Benedict Society
2. The Perilous Journey
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