This wasn’t an especially great publication year for books geared towards grade-school boys (ages 6-13) because there was not a lot of new releases. Yet, we were able to pull together some of the 2015 Best Books for Elementary School Boys – three new books and two older ones.
–Jeff Kinney’s new book Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School will be released on November 3rd.
-*Rick Riordan’s Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 1: The Sword of Summer was released on October 6th.
-*Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes was released on August 18th.
-Michael has enjoyed reading the classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn for his 6th grade class. (It has some racial and language things that need to be explained but overall, I appreciate that he is enjoying a “classic” book.)
-After seeing the Goosebumps movie, both of my sons started to enjoy reading the Goosebumps books.
I have also included other “Boy- Approved” book picks in the following posts:
–8+ Boy-Approved Book Gift Ideas
–Gift Ideas for 8-Year-Old Boys (Go Seany, It’s Your Birthday!)
–Our Summer Camp for Kids: Camp Coleman (Plus Great Books for Boys to Read)
–How to Raise Boys Who Love to Read
Books (that the kids actually want) make some of the best holiday gifts so if you want even more great book picks for boys, see the Best Books of the Year So Far for Children over at my Amazon affiliate partner.
*Disclosure: I received the Riordan books to review as members of the Percy Pack. (Be sure to check back in November when I will be holding a holiday giveaway of Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard.)