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The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard, #1)
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How to Eat Fried Worms
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Ralph S. Mouse, #1)
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A Light in the Attic
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Sideways Stories from Wayside School (Wayside School, #1)
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (Encyclopedia Brown, #1)
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The BFG
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The Great Brain (Great Brain, #1)
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The Phantom Tollbooth
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Henry Huggins (Henry Huggins, #1)
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Wayside School Gets A Little Stranger (Wayside School, #3)
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The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)
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Ribsy (Henry Huggins, #6)
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Wayside School Is Falling Down (Wayside School, #2)
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Runaway Ralph (Ralph S. Mouse, #2)
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Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)
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Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles, #1)
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Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
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Lunch Money
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Henry and Beezus (Henry Huggins, #2)
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Bridge to Terabithia
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Bone: The Complete Edition
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My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish
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The Report Card
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Citizen of the Galaxy
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The Witches
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My Father's Dragon (My Father's Dragon, #1)
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4.11 avg rating — 42,120 ratings
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The Black Stallion (The Black Stallion, #1)
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4.19 avg rating — 75,886 ratings
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The Night I Flunked My Field Trip
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Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery (Bunnicula, #1)
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chronicles of Narnia, #3)
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The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)
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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Fudge, #1)
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Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
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The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)
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The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
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4.28 avg rating — 714,773 ratings
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The Borrowers (The Borrowers, #1)
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Mystery of the Roman Ransom
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Redwall (Redwall, #1)
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How My Gas Made Me Famous
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The Landry News
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The Black Stallion's Filly (The Black Stallion, #8)
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
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Johnny Tremain
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The Silver Chair (Chronicles of Narnia, #4)
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The Last Battle (Chronicles of Narnia, #7)
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I Got a "D" in Salami (Hank Zipzer, #2)
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No Talking
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The Time Traders (Time Traders/ Ross Murdock, #1)
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James and the Giant Peach
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Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings (Catwings, #3)
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The Door in the Wall
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Passager (The Young Merlin Trilogy, #1)
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Homer Price
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Into the Wild (Warriors, #1)
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Stuart Little
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Peter and the Shadow Thieves (Peter and the Starcatchers, #2)
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Mattimeo (Redwall, #3)
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The Case of the Wilted Broccoli
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Waterwight (The Waterwight Series, #1)
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Sea of Trees
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The Prophet of Yonwood (Book of Ember, #3)
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The School Story
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Magyk (Septimus Heap, #1)
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Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)
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The Lost Colony (Artemis Fowl, #5)
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The Black Stallion and Satan (The Black Stallion, #5)
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
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Pax (Pax, #1)
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Niagara Falls, Or Does It? (Hank Zipzer, #1)
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
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The Key to the Indian (The Indian in the Cupboard, #5)
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
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This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall! (Macdonald Hall, #1)
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The Return of the Indian (The Indian in the Cupboard, #2)
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Rascal
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Tunnel in the Sky
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The Boggart
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The Janitor's Boy
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Holy Enchilada! (Hank Zipzer, #6)
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Galactic Derelict (Time Traders/Ross Murdock, #2)
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3.98 avg rating — 1,785 ratings
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Key Out of Time (Time Traders / Ross Murdock #4)
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3.85 avg rating — 1,559 ratings
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The Rolling Stones
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Day of the Iguana (Hank Zipzer, #3)
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Have Space Suit—Will Travel
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Detectives in Togas (Detectives in Togas, #1)
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Summer School! What Genius Thought That Up? (Hank Zipzer #8)
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The Zippity Zinger
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Om-Kas-Toe Blackfoot Twin Captures Elkdog
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Fortunately, the Milk
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The Railway Children
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The Good Master
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The House of Sixty Fathers
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A Lion to Guard Us
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Cheaper by the Dozen
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Knight's Castle (Tales of Magic, #2)
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Maniac Magee
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Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1)
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Science Fair
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Awesome. Keep reading!
Has he read any of the Redwall books? I know I loved them when I was in 4th or 5th grade and now, 20-years later, my two nephews enjoy them too. I love your list and can't wait to read them and pass them on to my kids.
Books for boys aren't hard to find - you just have to look beyond the best sellers and look to classics. Also, widen your scope. I added a bunch of very tame science fiction written by Grand Masters back in the 60's and 70's - before a lot of graphic violence and 'romance' entered the genre. There is plenty of classic fantasy from back then as well...
thanks for putting this list together- it is fantastic!
I've got FIVE boys, all reluctant readers ... thanks for the list. I'll add a little input too *Ü*
