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This is a list I started of books that seem like they appeal to boys, especially boys from urban neighborhoods. I organized it by guided reading level. Feel free to add to it! Just click on the "Edit this page" link to the right.

Many of the “boy” books come from a [|Get your third grade boy to read more] list on Amazon.com). Especially at the higher levels, there are a lot of action / adventure / fantasy / mystery / scary series that look great!

Level J:
• Little Bear series • Fox series • Morris the Moose • Danny the Dinosaur • Mr. Putter and Tabby • Henry and Mudge • Fire Cat • Harry the Dirty Dog • Mouse Soup • Owl at Home • Peter’s Chair / Snowy Day • Teeny Tiny Woman • Uncle Elephant • Where the Wild Things Are • Froggy series

Level K:
• Arthur • Frances by Hoban • Little Bill books • Commander Toad (Yolen) • Frog and Toad series • Jamaica Books (Havill) • Nate the Great series

Level L:
• Stink (Judy Moody’s little brother) • Cam Jansen • George and Martha books • Horrible Harry books • Marvin Redpost series • Ms. Nelson books
 * My Weird School series

Level M:
• Teacher from the Black Lagoon series
 * The Stories Julian Tells by Ann Cameron ( whole series, with books by Huey, the little brother)

Level N:
• My Father’s Dragon books • A-Z Mystery series • Secrets of Droon series

Level P:
• Goosebumps • Scary Stories to tell in the dark • Time Warp Trio series • Some Roald Dahl • Captain Underpants series • Encyclopedia Brown

Level Q:
• Gordon Korman’s island series (shipwrecks)

Level V/W:
• Lemony Snicket • Carl Hiassen

Unknown level:
• Journal of a Cardboard Genius series (P?) • Lightening Thief series (P?) • Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock series (P?) • Ordinary Basil series (maybe M)