Best Boys’ Book Ever
Posted by: tristanbancks in Try this book, tags: books for boys, David Metzenthen, james roy, Nick Place, Pat Flynn, tristan bancks
Hi
I’m Tristan Bancks, author of the Mac Slater and Nit Boy series’. I’m always on the lookout for incredible reads for boys and, over the next three months, I’m going to be guest-blogging at least twice a week here at Boys, Blokes, Books and Bytes. I’d love you to get in on the conversation and share your thoughts on amazing boys’ books, too.
To kick things off, I’ve asked a handful of Australia’s favourite children’s writers to give their tip on the best book for boys ever. And here they are:
James Roy: The Machine Gunners (by Robert Westall)
David Metzenthen: The Really Nearly Deadly Canoe Ride (by David Metzenethen)
Pat Flynn: Holes by Louis Sachar and Ishmael and the Return of the Dugongs (by Gerard Michael Bauer)
Nick Place: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (by Douglas Adams)
And my tip? My Side of the Mountain (by Jean Craighead George)
What’s your tip on the best boys’ book ever?
Tristan.
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August 17th, 2009 at 10:29 am
It’s so important to draw attention to reading, and attract reluctant readers to it,especially boys.
I grew up as a reluctant reader, in spite of the fact that my father published over 70 books. Now I write action-adventures & mysteries, especially for tween boys, that avid boy readers and girls enjoy just as much.
My blog, Books for Boys http://booksandboys.blogspot.com is dedicated to drawing attention to the importance of reading.
Keep up your good work.
Max Elliot Anderson
August 20th, 2009 at 6:02 am
[...] twice a week on the Boys, Blokes, Books and Bytes site. He has started with the question “what is the best book for boys ever? and he would like everyone to answer. It should get some great conversations [...]
September 2nd, 2009 at 5:41 pm
For more tips on what Boys, Blokes, Books readers are into now, check out this post from way back in October 2007. The comments just keep flowing in… http://boysblokesbooks.edublogs.org/2007/10/29/what-are-you-reading/