Welcome to Guys Read
Welcome to Guys Read, a web-based literacy program for boys founded by author and First National Ambassador of Young People’s Literature Jon Scieszka.. Our mission is to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers.
Research shows that boys are having trouble reading, and that boys are getting worse at reading. No one is quite sure why. Some of the reasons are biological. Some of the reasons are sociological.
But the good news is that research also shows that boys will read — if they are given reading that interests them.
So the biggest part of this site is the collection of book titles below. These are books that guys have told us they like.
Our idea is to help guys become readers by helping them find texts they want to read.
Get in there and start looking around. There is a little something for everyone.
And please help guys out by recommending more of your guy-favorites.
The GUYS READ LIBRARY OF GREAT READING is a multi-volume set of original short stories and illustrations that will inspire boys to want to keep reading.
Each volume will feature ten of the very best writers in different genres. Each volume will serve as an introduction to writers and illustrators guys will want to know better.
The entire collection will be the answer to the question, “What will help get my guy reading?”
Listening to books is reading too.
Audiobooks let readers explore stories they might not otherwise try to read.
Audiobooks help readers pronounce words and feel the pace of storytelling.
Audiobooks offer a way to enjoy a story in a different way.
Go to Guys Listen to find (and recommend) audiobooks guys like.
April 2012
Halo: The Fall of Reach
Eric Nylund
Everything depends on one hero in the brutal Human-Covenant war. A prequel to the Halo game, this is a wild fast ferocious read.
Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick
Okay, so this isn’t exactly brand new. But it’s the new book on the top of the pile. And it’s good. Two stories from different times wound together. Told with words and pictures.
Springtime
Time for the Children’s Choice Book Awards!
Go to: http://www.bookweekonline.com/voting
and cast your vote for the book you want to win.
There are some great books about Monsters, Sidekicks, How-To-Survive, and more more more.
You also get to vote for the Author of the Year and the Illustrator of the Year.
Posted by Jon on Sunday, April 1, 2012
