Best Books Middle School Boys : Grab the best books for boys and get them reading. Here’s a list of the best ever middle grade books boys will love reading.
We love to read at the Smith House. There are times when my husband is working and the boys and I are all in our rooms curled up with a great story. I’ve often been asked how I keep my boys reading, and many are especially amazed by my teen son’s massive consumption of so many great books.
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The secret? A great series. I learned as a third grade teacher that if I could hook a kid on a book series he’d have a greater chance of falling in love with reading and would continue finding great books later on his own.
I’ve learned the best middle grade books for boys are adventurous.
My boys love a good mystery that keeps them guessing. They enjoy reading a book that’s action-packed that will push them forward, urging them to read on to find out what will happen–all the way to the end.
Here are some of my teen son’s all-time favorites from middle school, along with other best-sellers that many middle school aged boys are devouring lately.
Best Books Middle School Boys
1. Alex Rider by Anthony Horowitz
2. The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
3. A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
4.Brian’s Saga by Gary Paulsen
5.The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
7. Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
9. Middle School by James Patterson
10. The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
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Love this! As a former middle school LA teacher and reading specialist I think you hit the nail on the head! A good series is the way to go! All of these are great for boys!
thanks, Natalie–there are so many great books out there- the list is endless!
I love it when I see or hear about kids having a passion for reading. I can’t get my son to read series or anything fiction. But he does love non-fiction. Thanks for the list!
I actually love non-fiction–great opportunity to learn, well, anything!!
Okay–I had no idea The Giver was now a series! That’s one of my all-time favorite books. Can’t wait to start reading!
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I would love to add “The 5th Wave” and “No Safety In Numbers” series to your list!
thanks, Jennifer! I’m always looking for more additions, so keep them coming!
Oh yes Mitzi, you are so right! With all of my boys, I started reading to them long before they could read, and then kept reading to them even after they were reading alone. We have made some lifelong friends in books, and the older boys even now remember fondly some of our favorite read-alouds. Mine have gotten hooked on series too. Francis Tuckett by Gary Paulsen was a special favorite and really gave them a love of scouring the library shelves and reading alone. Oh, I miss those days with my older ones…
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I once met Gary Paulsen, so we have a couple of autographed books now from his collection– he’s a great choice for boys.
My boy loves the 13 Storey Treehouse (and the 26 and 39) by Andy Griffiths. Just hilarious and plenty of “silly stuff” that boys just love.
The Narnia books have to be some of my all-time favourites!
I’ve even read some of those books as an adult or when I was a middler school student. What a fantastic list. I will introduce those books to my son when he is older….much older. I have a toddler right now haha!
Awesome!! I actually have read like half of these books, too!
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Try the Ranger’s Apprentice Series!! Super awesome!
GREAT LIST! I also second the Rangers Apprentice series. Also, Fablehaven has been a favorite of my kids and who can forget Harry Potter? 🙂