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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingHoles by Louis SacharEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Best Books for Teen Boys
1,430 books — 1,551 voters
Viciously Yours by Jamie Applegate HunterHeretical Fishing by Haylock JobsonBeing a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For by Sara PascoeThe Three Witches and the Master by Max NowazA Dead and Stormy Night by Steffanie Holmes
All Sorts Favourites
1,518 books — 1,282 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingThe Maze Runner by James Dashner
YA Male POV
797 books — 593 voters
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzSomething Like Summer by Jay BellSimon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliGives Light by Rose ChristoWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
Best Gay Novels for Young Adults
341 books — 548 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanCatching Fire by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
YA BOOKS BOYS WILL LOVE
617 books — 471 voters
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Maze Runner by James DashnerI Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
Best YA to Appeal to Boys
649 books — 377 voters

Fight Club by Chuck PalahniukThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Trigger by Tim ButcherDune by Frank Herbert
Books For Guys
466 books — 235 voters
The Paper Bag Princess by Robert MunschThe Story of Ferdinand by Munro LeafAnd Tango Makes Three by Justin RichardsonPirate Girl by Cornelia Funke10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert
Children's Books that Break Gender Stereotypes
458 books — 160 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanPeter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan AuxierHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Strange Case of Origami Yoda by Tom AnglebergerHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
After Wimpy Kid
191 books — 159 voters
Beautiful Creatures by Kami GarciaWhere She Went by Gayle FormanAnna Dressed in Blood by Kendare BlakeLooking for Alaska by John GreenThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Books With Only Male POV, First Person
177 books — 145 voters

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingPeter Pan by J.M. BarrieEgypt's Fire by Tom PhillipsHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingThe Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Books for boys who "HATE" reading.
283 books — 144 voters
The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid BanksHow to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas RockwellThe Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly ClearyA Light in the Attic by Shel SilversteinSideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Great Books For Third Grade Boys
299 books — 138 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Outsiders by S.E. HintonAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerIt's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
YA Contemporary Male Point of View
533 books — 134 voters
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. ChestertonThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le CarréThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver SacksThe Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own M... by Catherynne M. Valente
"The {_______} Who " Titles
967 books — 129 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyEasy by Tammara WebberThe Piper's Son by Melina MarchettaWhere She Went by Gayle FormanHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
Broken Boys of YA
226 books — 127 voters
The Will to Change by bell hooksRemaking Manhood by Mark GreeneAngry White Men by Michael S. KimmelThe Macho Paradox by Jackson KatzGetting Off by Robert Jensen
Men and Masculinity
364 books — 105 voters

Artemis Fowl by Eoin ColferThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark TwainThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardTreasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Best Books For and About Boys
362 books — 92 voters
The Forsaken by R.J. CraddockMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenNightshade by Andrea CremerVulnerable by April WilsonThe Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Pretty faces
316 books — 87 voters

The Horse and His Boy by C.S. LewisBlack Boy by Richard WrightThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John BoyneFarmer Boy by Laura Ingalls WilderAnansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Books with 'Boy' in the Title
1,041 books — 83 voters
Egypt's Fire by Tom PhillipsHatchet by Gary PaulsenThe Eighth Day by Dianne K. SalerniRyan Quinn and the Rebel's Escape by Ron McGeeDewey Fairchild, Parent Problem Solver by Lorri Horn
Middle Grade Books for Boys
78 books — 82 voters

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniA Charm of Finches by Suanne LaqueurThe Prince of Tides by Pat ConroyThe Voyages of Trueblood Cay by Suanne Laqueur
Sexual Violence Against Men in Fiction
172 books — 78 voters
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienThe Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisJ.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
Good Books for Boys Written by Men
249 books — 63 voters

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul CurtisA Day with Uncle Bembe by Kimberly GordonDear Martin by Nic StoneLong Way Down by Jason ReynoldsHoles by Louis Sachar
Black Boys
407 books — 61 voters
Looking for Alaska by John GreenWill Grayson, Will Grayson by John GreenPaper Towns by John GreenThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Reading Rants! Boy Meets Book
124 books — 51 voters

Pack of Lies by Lucy FelthouseDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneA Veil of Glass and Rain by Petra F. BagnardiEffortless by S.C. Stephens
Love and those who can pierce the heart
68 books — 49 voters
Supernatural Hero by Eran GadotRyan Quinn and the Rebel's Escape by Ron McGeeThe Eighth Day by Dianne K. SalerniDewey Fairchild, Parent Problem Solver by Lorri HornThe Founder's Curse by Danelle O'Donnell
Suggestions for an almost teen boy
62 books — 48 voters

Shut Out by Kody KeplingerGirl v. Boy by Yvonne CollinsPractice Makes Perfect by Julie JamesThe Boys Start the War by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorThe Ex Games by Jennifer Echols
Battle of the Sexes
32 books — 42 voters
Ryan Quinn and the Rebel's Escape by Ron McGeeThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanHoles by Louis SacharHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Middle Grades Books w/ Male Protagonists
133 books — 40 voters

Carry On by Rainbow RowellAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzSimon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliHeartstopper by Alice OsemanThe King's Men by Nora Sakavic
boys will be boys, best M/M YA fiction
44 books — 38 voters
School Monitor by Alex DunnThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanI Am David by Anne HolmAcadem's Fury by Jim ButcherSchooled by Gordon Korman
Bullied Boys
48 books — 23 voters

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