Authors that Write Great Books for Boys

 Avi:  The Book Without Words; Crispin: The Cross of Lead; Never Mind: A Twin Novel;

Poppy; The Seer of Shadows

Christopher, Matt:  Soccer Hero; Snowboard Champ; Soccer Cats series; On the Court with –

Jennifer Capriati (and others)

Colfer, Eoin:  Artemis Fowl; Half-Moon Investigations; The Legend of Spud Murphy

Clements, Andrew:  Frindle; Lunch Money; No Talking; The Report Card; Things Not Seen

Coville, Bruce:  Aliens Ate My Homework; Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher; Magic Shop

          Books; My Teacher is an Alien (Flunked the Planet; Fried My Brains; Glows in the Dark)

Funke, Cornelia:  Dragon Rider; Ghosthunters; Inkheart; The Thief Lord

Gantos, Jack:  Jack’s Black Book; Joey Pigza

Gutman, Dan:  Baseball Card Adventures; The Homework Machine; The Kid Who Ran for

President; My Weird School series

Korman, Gordon:  Dive; Everest; Kidnapped; Island; No More Dead Dogs; Swindle

Lupica, Mike:  The Big Field; Heat; Travel Team; Summer Ball; Comeback Kids

Oppel, Kenneth:  Sunwing; Airborn

Paulsen, Gary:  Harris and Me; Hatchet; How Angel Peterson Got His Name; Lawn Boy; The Legend of Bass Reeves

Peck, Richard:  Here Lies the Librarian; A Long Way from Chicago; On the Wings of Heroes;

 The Teacher’s Funeral

Rodda, Emily:  Deltora Quest; Dragons of Deltora; The Key to Rondo; Rowan of Rin

Sachar, Louis:  Holes; Marvin Redpost; Sideways Stories from Wayside School; There’s a Boy in

 the Girl’s Bathroom

Scieszka, Jon:  Math Curse; Science Verse; Seen Art?; The Time Warp Trio

Spinelli, Jerry:  Crash; Eggs; Knots in My Yo-Yo String; Loser; Maniac Magee; Wringer