Juvenile & Young Adult / Themes / Boys & Men

The Story of King Arthur and His Knights

by Ellen G. White

I believe that King Arthur was the most honorable, gentle Knight who ever lived in all the world. And those who were his fellows of the Round Table-taking him as their looking-glass of chivalry-made, altogether,...

Boston Jacky: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Taking Care of Business

by L. A. Meyer

Humor, drama, and adventure abound as the irrepressible Jacky Faber finds herself back in Boston—and in trouble with the law!

Guys Read: Unaccompanied Minors: A Short Story from Guys Read: Funny Business

by Jeff Kinney, Jon Scieszka & Adam Rex

Jeff Kinney is pretty much the nicest guy you can hope to meet. Except when it comes to his brother, Patrick. The two of them have been locked in a battle for supremacy since they were young—a war that continues...

Guys Read: A Fistful of Feathers: A Short Story from Guys Read: Funny Business

by David Yoo, Jon Scieszka & Adam Rex

Sam has a problem: his dad doesn’t think he’s “man enough.” So Dad decides he’s going to toughen Sam up by getting a turkey to raise in preparation for Thanksgiving. But no one is prepared for the...

Alien in My Pocket #6: Forces of Nature

by Nate Ball & Macky Pamintuan

Zack and Amp get a serious surprise in Forces of Nature, the sixth installment of this fun intergalactic chapter book series by Nate Ball, the host of PBS’s Design Squad and Design Squad Nation.

Ever since...

Liar, Liar: The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Deception

by Gary Paulsen

Kevin doesn't mean to make trouble when he lies. He's just really good at it, and it makes life so much easier. But as his lies pile up, he finds himself in big—and funny—trouble with his friends, family,...

Cheesie Mack Is Not a Genius or Anything

by Steve Cotler & Adam McCauley

"Cheesie Mack is a true original." —Gordon Korman, bestselling author of Swindle and Schooled

Ronald "Cheesie" Mack is not a genius or anything, but he remembers everything that happened before, during, and...

Rotters

by Daniel Kraus

Grave-robbing. What kind of monster would do such a thing? It's true that Leonardo da Vinci did it, Shakespeare wrote about it, and the resurrection men of nineteenth-century Scotland practically made it an...

Albert Einstein

by Marie Hammontree & Robert Doremus

Before Albert Einstein was an internationally renowned genius, he was a kid—learn all about his childhood and what makes him an all-star in American history!

Albert Einstein is a household name synonymous with...

The Giver

by Lois Lowry

Now a major motion picture in movie theaters, Lois Lowry’s Newbery Medal–winning classic about Jonas who lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of...

Diamond Boy

by Michael Williams

My father says that a journey should always change your life in some way. Well, when you have nothing, I suppose a journey promises everything.

"Diamonds for everyone." That's what fifteen-year-old Patson Moyo...

Camping Chaos

by Franklin W. Dixon & Scott Burroughs

Frank and Joe do their best to avoid a camping catastrophe in this Hardy Brothers Secret Files adventure.

Frank and Joe are excited to go camping with their friends in Bayport State Park for the annual “Fun...

Cronus and the Threads of Dread

by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams & Craig Phillips

Zeus and the Olympians must deal with monstrous spiders and dangerous webs in this Heroes in Training adventure.

A giant spiderweb in the sky with the words “Surrender Olympians” shows Zeus and his friends...

How Do You Pee in Space? #13

by Nancy Krulik & Aaron Blecha

A real-life astronaut is coming to Edith B. Sugarman Elementary School, and one lucky kid gets to interview him! Not only that, a trip to a space adventurer program is also up for grabs. To win the contest,...

The Dagger Quick

by Brian Eames

It’s the pirate’s life for Kitto in this “exciting and richly detailed historical swashbuckler” (Publishers Weekly).

Twelve-year-old Christopher, aka Kitto, is seemingly doomed to follow in the footsteps...

Movie Menace: Book One in the Deathstalker Trilogy

by Franklin W. Dixon

Frank and Joe Hardy are assigned to pose as extras on the set of the an upcoming teen movie, Deathstalker. The star, an ingenue named Anya, believes that someone is out to get her--and she's got proof. Someone...

Twisted

by Laurie Anderson

From New York Times bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson

High school senior Tyler Miller used to be the kind of guy who faded into the background. But since he got busted for doing graffiti on the school,...

Old Bones: A Casey Templeton Mystery

by Gwen Molnar

Young dinosaur hunter Casey hears about an attempted robbery of artifacts from the Royal Tyrrell Museum and has to use his ingenuity to foil the burglars.

The Reappearance of Sam Webber

by Jonathon Scott Fuqua

When eleven-year-old Sam Webber's father disappears without a trace, he and his mother are forced to relocate to a tough neighborhood, closer to her job. Unfamiliar with his surroundings and intimidated by the...

Jeremy Bender vs. the Cupcake Cadets

by Eric Luper

When eleven-year-old Jeremy Bender does major damage to his father's prized boat, he figures he has one way to avoid being grounded for life: Fix it before Dad finds out. But even if Jeremy and his best friend,...