Great
Teen
Reads
Boy Meets Book
No sickening pastel covers here, these are the best boy reads for the teen-aged males
of the world who like a little more testosterone in their paperbacks.
| Girls for Breakfast - David Yoo | Funny Little Monkey - Andrew Auseon |
| Looking for Alaska - John Green | Bucking the Sarge - Christopher Paul Curtis |
| Out of Order - A. M. Jenkins | The Afterlife - Gary Soto |
| Prep - Jake Coburn | Tribes - Arthur Slade |
| Tribute to Another Dead Rock Star - Randy Powell | Tangerine - Edward Bloor |
| Rule of the Bone - Russell Banks | Stotan! - Chris Crutcher |
Make ‘Em Laugh
Humorous Books
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams | Rules of the Road - Joan Bauer |
| Dealing with Dragons - Patricia Wrede | The Princess Bride - William Goldman |
| Just Ella - Margaret Peterson Haddix | Flyers - Daniel Hayes |
| The Adventures of the Blue Avenger - Norma Howe | Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones |
| Confess-O-Rama - Ron Koertge | One Fat Summer - Robert Lipsyte |
| Slot Machine - Chris Lynch | Behaving Bradly - Perry Nodelman |
| Harris and Me - Gary Paulsen | The Wee Free Men - Terry Pratchett |
| Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging - Louise Rennison | Holes - Louis Sachar |
| Oddballs: Stories - William Sleator | How I Spent My Last Night On Earth - Todd Strasser |
S/He Loves Me! S/He Loves Me Not!
Ah, the trials and tribulations of romance…
| Honey, Baby, Sweetheart - Deb Caletti | The Truth About Forever - Sarah Dessen |
| 48 Shades of Brown - Nick Earls | Who Am I Without Him? - Sharon Flake |
| The Things We Do For Love - Kristin Hannah | Confessions of a Not It Girl - Melissa Kantor |
| From This Moment On - Lynn Kurland | A KissTo Remember - Teresa Medeiros |
| One Wish - Linda Lael Miller | Hearts Delight - Per Nilsson |
| Heart on My Sleeve - Ellen Wittlinger |
I’ve Got A Secret
Books about…well…I can’t tell you.
| Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson | Blackwater - Eve Bunting |
| Shadowland - Jenny Carroll | Driver's Ed - Caroline B. Cooney |
| Fade - Robert Cormier | The Night I Disappeared - Julie Reece Deaver |
| Dreamland - Sarah Dessen | Stormbreaker - Anthony Horowitz |
| Heaven - Angela Johnson | Silent to the Bone - E. L. Konisburg |
| Night Flying - Rita Murphy | Killer's Cousin - Nancy Werlin |
| Briar Rose - Jane Yolen |