Best Books for Boys

This site is usually about food, but today I’m going to write about books. I love to read. I go through books like crazy! Literally, I read more than 3 books a week and sometimes I read a really good book in just one day!

This is why I love to read! Because my mom used to be a teacher, we have tons of books. She has been reading to me since I was born! Yep, that’s me up there with my Mom.

I have a lot of favorite books so today I will be sharing my Part 1 of Best Books for Boys ages 9-12. A lot of these books are thick books that are 300 to 400 pages. Those are the ones I like best!

#11 The Jaguar Stones Series by J&P Voelkel-I read the first book in the series, Middleworld, and loved it. It’s about two kids who go on a suspenseful quest to save the world from an evil Mayan God. I can’t wait to read the rest of the books in this series.

#10 The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas- This one is also a series (I’ve read the first two books). It’s about a Gutter Boy (a kid who is basically an orphan, living on the streets) who turns into a magician and has to save the magical world. I guess I like books about saving the world, huh? 🙂

#9 The Maze Runner by James Dashner- We just happened to pick up this book at the airport, and it turned out to be one of my favorites. In this book, teenage kids are sent to a containment unit still under testing with no memories (except for their names) and have to find their way out of the unit. It had me sitting on the edge of my seat when I was reading it! But it is a little bit scary. This book is a series too!

#8 Erec Rex Series by Kaza Kingsley- I’ve read all of the books in this series! In this series, a kid named Erec Rex is destined for the throne but a trio of villains try to stop him. I liked this series because it is so action-packed!

#7 Septimus Heap Series by Angie Sage- A kid named Septimus Heap turns into a wizard and tries to protect his family from the evil DomDaniel. I enjoyed this series because of all of the spells and their family’s narrow escapes. It was exciting!

#6 Percy Jackson & The Olympians Series by Rick Riordan- Probably a lot of kids have seen this movie, but the books are better. A son of Poseidon named Percy encounters dangers with Cronus and other evil titans. I liked this book because the Greek Gods are fascinating to me. Riordan also wrote The Kane Chronicles (which started with The Red Pyramid)- also a great series, and it’s Egyptian instead of Greek.

This post will be continued next week with my top 5 favorite, best books for boys! Stay tuned for more!

*If you or your kids have any recommendations for favorite books that boys might like to read- please leave a comment below and include your favorite titles. I’m always on the hunt for the next great book!

caraol

Monday 9th of September 2013

I was a Catholic school teacher, working with a club called "Battle of the Books." One favorite from the 6th grade list was "Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie." I thought it was funny with a good message. Wish more tweens loved to read!

Andrea (questfordelish)

Tuesday 22nd of May 2012

I am back to get more book ideas from you. I think the next book for him may be The city of Ember. You will have to let me know what you think of the first Redwall book.

recipeboy

I LOVE the Redwall series!!! The first book was great, but now I'm on like the 12th. :)

Felicia (FeMcB)

Monday 21st of May 2012

Have you read "The Ranger's Apprentice" series? My boy is 9 but reads chapter books and is really enjoying those. some other suggestions would be books by Terry Pratchett, The Bromeliad Trilogy, Johnny Maxwell Trilogy, The Wee Free Men. My son also enjoys the old Hardy Boys books and even Nancy Drew. He also likes the Warriors series. There's also a series of books by Chris D'Lacey called "The Last Dragon Chronicles"

I loved the Ranger's Apprentice Series!!! John Flanagan is one of my favorite authors. He also writes another great series called The Brotherband Chronicles. I also really liked the Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathon Stroud and the Redwall series by Brian Jacques.

Thursday 26th of January 2012

thanks for all the great ideas I will take a look at all of them. We are now reading the second book in the Redwall series and my son loves it and the shows. I hope you will like it also.

I just started the first Redwall book and I am enjoying it. Thanks for the recommendation!

Thursday 12th of January 2012

I also forgot to add a book I think you would really like. It is a little old for my son to read by himself but I am reading it to him. It is the Redwall series. check it out and let me know what you think.

Thanks for the recommendation! I just read a biography about the author of the Redwall series, Brian Jacques, and found it very inspiring.