In association with this
 initiative, the School Library Association has published a list of reading
 recommendations for boys 11-14. This booklist is available as a free
 download (some 84 pages). The introduction to the booklist briefly
 considers some of the key research into boys' reading, what boys want from
 their reading, the role of the school library in facilitating boys'
 reading and some suggested strategies to get boys reading.

the list is available at
 http://www.sla.org.uk/riveting-reads.php
 

the guysread web site http://www.guysread.com/


Alex Jackson series by Pat Flynn
Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz
Hatchet series by Gary Paulsen
Holes by Louis Sacher
Lockie Leonard series by Tim Winton
Mosh by Glyn Parry
Space Demons by Gillian Rubinstein
Spaghetti Legs by John Larkin

Aussie guys who write for guys:
Felice Arena, Ian Bone, Colin Bowles, Phillip Gwynne, Jonathon Harlen, Paul Hayden, John Larkin, John Marsden, David McRobbie, David Metzenthen, James Moloney, Scot Gardner, Scott Monk, Glyn Parry, Matthew Reilly, Tim Winton, Matt Zurbo, Markus Zusak


Reluctant Boy  Readers

*       Stormbreaker - Anthony Horowitz (6 times)

*       Son of the Mob - Gordon Korman (3 times)

*       Hidden Talents - David Lubar (2 times)

*       Monster - Walter Dean Meyers (2 times)

*       Stuck in Neutral - Terry Trueman (2 times)

*       True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle - Avi

*       Someone is Hiding on Alcatraz Island - Eve Bunting

*       Spy High Series - A.J. Butcher

*       Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer

*       Bucking the Sarge - Christopher Paul Curtis

*       Bud, Not Buddy - Christopher Paul Curtis

*       Watsons go to Birmingham - Christopher Paul Curtis

*       Bronx Masquerade - Nikki Grimes

*       Outsiders - S.E. Hinton

*       Acceleration - Graham McNamee

*       Angel Peterson - Gary Paulsen

*       Cleveland is Imani All Mine - Connie Porter

*       Percy Jackson and the Olmpians: The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan

*       Rats Saw God - Rob Thomas

*       Inside Out - Terry Trueman

*       Black and White - Paul Volponi

*       Uglies - Scott Westerfield

nonfiction



Fulghum, Hunter. Don't Try This at Home: How to Win a Sumo Match, Catch a
Great White Shark, and Start an Independent Nation and Other Extraordinary
Feats (For Ordinary People). Broadway Books, 2002. 264p. $14.00.
(0-7679-1159-8). Grades 6 and up.

OR

Gregory, Leland. Stupid Crook Book. Andrews McMeel. 2002. 231p. $9.95.
(0-7407-2694-3). Grades 8 and up.

Relates anecdotes of criminals who were caught in the act or arrested due to
their own ineptitude.

Books for boys in years 5 - 9 approx, Ages 10- 14, Stages 3-4

 John Larkin
 Reeve   Mortal Engine
 Odo Hirsch Bartlett series * The Ice voyage * City of Flames
 David Almond     The Fire Eater, Kid's Wilderness
 Nancy Farmer      The house of the Scorpion
 Brian Caswell      Double Exposure, Cage  of Butterflies, Dream Slip
 Terry Pratchett      The Johnny series  (easy)
 Helen Fox      Eager
 Lois Lowry      The Giver, Catherine Blue, Messenger
 A. Matthews      Red Fox, From Above with Love
 Jacki French       Tom Appleby, Convict Boy
 Stephen Herrick (verse novel)
 Matthew Riley
 Darren Shan

 Horrible Histories series etc

 The Water Tower & its sequel (picture books)
 The Lost Thing (picture book)
 Rangers & Apprentice series ( now up to No.3)
 Lemony Snickett series
 novels by Anthony Horowitz
 Deltora Quest series & Deltora Book of Monsters
  Cairo Jim series
 Tomorrow series by Marsden
 Redback Leftovers by Debra Oswald
 Simpson cartoon books
 Guinness Book of Records
 Asterix comic books
 Lord of the Rings
 Star Wars
 books by Andew Daddo

 Graphic novels, in particular the Star Wars Tales series

 The Gary Paulsen books, particularly the Hatchet series

Holes by  Louis Sachar

 Surviving Hitler,

cartoon style novels and non fiction picture books
 All titles by Anthony Horowitz
Midnight for Charlie Brown and sequels
Artemis Fowl and sequels
Geronimo Stiltons

THE RANGERS APPRENTICE series by John Flanagan

 The series features a boy, Will, who is the Ranger's apprentice and there are lots of adventures and dangers. The genre is loosely fantasy.
 Well written, they will appeal to a wide cross-section> of boys. A female protagonist appears late in the second title and I think this is a welcome thing for boys, who tend to see themselves as the only ones capable of "action".

Stage 3 Advanced readers have enjoyed the ArtemisFowl series by Eoin Colfer. 

 'Eagle Strike' by Anthony Horowitz. 

It is one of a series of adventure, intrigue and drama with a fouteen year old English boy as the star self appointed spy. 

Some advanced fantasy by Jonathan Stroud and Cornelia Funke  Good for Stage 3+.  

 a series for Stage 3 was 'Lion Boy'.

 Isobelle Carmody-the Legend of Little Fur and others for stage 2+

 Lemony Snicket-The Reptile Room and many others in the series for stage 2+3.
 

James Valentine has a series called 'Jump Man' about kids in the next millennium who can travel through time.
 

 our boys like the cross-section books about cars, boats etc

Narnia
H.Potter of course,

 Weaker readers might like the Gary Lyons footy books

Manga anime books

Books about movies

origami books

Simple cookery for kids

Heraldry, flags, signals, symbol books etc are also great.

 Matthew Riley's books  are so action
 packed  Also they are unpredictable as not always the  good characters come out unscathed.  He can kill them off as well.

 audio books - they are great for boys, especially if they are a bit reluctant.
 Try : www.louisbrailleaudio.com.

The Moran series by Ken Catran
 Odysseus by Ken Catran and also the Artist is Crazy
 Scarecrow Army by Leon Davidson
 The Legends Series by Micael Pankridge
 Stephen Herrick - The Naked Bunyip Dancing, The Spangled Drongo
 The Running Man by Michael Gerard Bauer
 David Metzenthen  - Brocky's Bananagram
 Runner by Robert Newton
 No Worries by Bill Condon
 So Yesterday by Scott Westerfield

 They are all also available in audio

 Graphic novels

 Sealight as recommendations are made for age appropriate titles (
 http://www.sealight.com.au/ ). traditional titles like Spiderman, Superman, Batman as well as The Simpsons of course.

A series  called Bone,
 Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and even The Bible.

 Boyz Rule   They are very funny (written by  Felice Arena) and many kids just enjoy them for a quick read.

series books really good for getting boys reading and popular
 ones we have include Alex Rider (Horowitz), Alex Jackson (Flynn), Fighting Fantasy (Livingstone & Jackson), Alpha Force (Chris Ryan), Special Agents (Sam Hutton).

 As for nonfiction - sports books, especially skateboarding, but also surfing and the usual ball sports, including biographies.

magazines on sports, cars, computers, gaming and movies

 The Star Wars graphic novels

'Redwall' series and Stephen Lawhead's books.

 A series  of about eight scary stories by Darren Shan

 "We have always found "Holes" by L. Sachar to be our most successful with
 boys in the Year 8-10 category.   Another author who is highly popular is Scott Monk - Boys r us, Raw, Crush."

 graphic novels The most popular titles are the X-Men and Simpson
 series.  

The Anime and Manga titles especially the
 Dragonball Z series."

 sports oriented novels that Lothian (now
 Time/Warner) are putting out, including ('Surfing Goliath')
 

a novel (Vulgar Press), 'Tyger Tyger' about footy, dreaming  and
 metaphor which is studied in a number of schools, aimed at years 7 - 9.
 if you google 'hyde home' - lots of photos, study
 guides etc etc. "

Trinity College's page Books and Authors for Boys is comprehensive