boys reading list – Xapa to the World

I tutor a 5th grade boy and the main thing we focus on is reading and comprehension. There are a ton of really great books out there for boys – full of adventure, courage, and honor. We started off reading the Chronicles of Narnia and are currently somewhere in the middle of Voyage of the Dawn Treader. That means we have two more to go and then we’re done. We’ll probably finish them by the end of the school year. The books I see him come in with from school are fluff and nonsense, and the reading level is much lower than I know he’s capable of. So, I pillaged a few summer reading/school lists online and came up with my own list.

I would love your input if you can think of any other really great books for boys. I have read more than half the books on this particular list. The others have a strong reputation. I’m leaving off the Harry Potter series on purpose, not because I don’t like it, but because the whole idea gives him nightmares. I promised him I wouldn’t make him read them.

Here goes!

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