Top 5 Fiction Books For Boys
Great Books For Tween Boys
What do you buy for the boy who has started "big" school?
These days he wants the latest electronic gizmo for his birthday/Christmas ...or already has it.
He probably has FIFA [insert latest year here] for Xbox or Playstation and more music CDs and MP3 tracks than you can shake an iPod at.
So what do you do?
Buy him a book, of course!
"But my boy simply hates books. He never reads anything", I hear you say.
Well, even boys who hate reading will enjoy these ones.
In this article, I will present the top 5 fiction books for boys.
Stories that are not only classics in their time, but each one has been personally 'vetted' and reviewed by my own son - and he should know: all words below are his own.
Once he has one of these babies in his hands, it might take a little while to persuade your growing wonder to actually open it, but when he does, I can virtually guarantee that he'll be hooked.
Read on to find out more.
Lord Of The Rings
Editor's Tip: While my son loves Lord of the Rings, it can be a challenging book for inexperienced readers.
Parent to parent, if your child is not so hot on the reading front, then you may find it better to introduce them to the Hobbit first.
The movies may also help too, if they are the right age and temperament.
They are faster paced than the books, and skip most of the poetic stuff that children (and adults) can get bogged down in.
The story starts with Bilbo going on an adventure with 13 dwarves and a wizard, in a bid to steal some gold from a dragon.
Shadow by Michael Morpurgo
Shadow is a really good portrayal of how things are in a different country
Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce
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Do you think they are in the wrong order?
Think we missed something?
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Which is your favourite book for boys?
Here are some books that didn't quite make it into our list.
They Didn't Make It!
Well, wouldn't you know it?
This is a Top 5 and my son couldn't quite decide which ones to go in it and which ones to leave out.
...So we'll just have to correct that and add some more "also ran" books.
So, without further ado, here are some books that didn't quite make it into our list.
They're still very good reads though.
The boy is back at school now, so I'll get some more words from him after he has finished his homework!
Comments please
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Or do you hate them all?
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© 2013 Tim Bader
