Boys May be Interested in these Book Titles

Posted by Lisa Carlson, PERC Chairperson

In November of 2015, I submitted a grant proposal to purchase books specifically for the male students in my Grade 9 to 12 classes. I was generously awarded a grant by Prairie Rose School Division to purchase books.  My goal was to purchase a book for each boy I taught that would stay in my classroom for others to enjoy as well. For three weeks, I pestered, bugged and poked the boys in Grades 9 to 12 for suggestions of books they would like to see in my classroom. While unfortunately not every male student would give me an idea, I did get most to give suggestions of titles, authors or at the very least, a genre they preferred to read.

At the end of November, I spent three hours in McNally-Robinson selecting and ordering titles. It was a dream come true! Eventually I gathered just over seventy books! The staff was wonderful, very understanding, and patient with my running back and forth, and piling books in the various baskets.

Here is a list of books that were purchased:

Graphic Novels

Author	Title
Kirkman	The Walking Dead (volumes 1-7)
Hickman	Avengers I and II
Jeff Smith	Bone series
Kazu Kibuishi	Amulet series
Max Brooks	Harlem Hellfighters
Gareth Hinds	Beowulf
Gareth Hinds	The Odyssey
Wayne Vansant	Red Baron
Sharon E. Mckayet et al.	War Brothers: The Graphic Novel
Yang	Boxers and Saints
Keenan and Fox	Dogs of War
Gun Snark	Attack of the Titans, Vol. 1 and 2
Sheila Keenan	Dogs of War

Non-Fiction Titles

Author	Title
Simon Adams	World War 1 (Eyewitness Books)
Simon Adam	World War 2 (Eyewitness Books)
PK Publishing	Vietnam War
Lamar Underwood	250 Fishing Tips
Lamar Underwood	250 Hunting Tips
Michael Mooney	Life and Legend of Chris Kyle
Matt Doeden	War in Afghanistan
David Almond, et al.	The Great War
Bill O’Reilly	Hitler’s Last Days
Reggie Leach & Bobby Clark	Riverton Rifle
Gordie Howe	Mr. Hockey
Jeny Nguyen	Hunting for Food
Michael Grange	Basketball’s Greatest Stars
Jon Waldman	100 Things Jets Fans Should Know
Roland Lazenby	Michael Jordan: The Life
Doeden/Hoena	Afghanistan
Michael Bargen	The Korean War
Jordan Tootoo	All the Way

Fiction Titles

Author	Title
Jacqueline Guest	The Comic Book War (MYRCA nominee)
James Patterson	Dangerous Days of Daniel X
Michael Red Hill	Saving Houdini (MYRCA nominee)
Deborah Ellis	Off to War: Voices of Soldiers
Deborah Ellis	Children of War: Voices of Iraqi Refugees
Wayne T. Batson	Isle of Swords
Wayne T. Batson	Isle of Fire
Darren Shan	Zom-B Series
Jem Meenaghan	Chasing Mavericks
Richard Scrimger	Zomboy (MYRCA nominee)
Richard Dean Myers	Invasion
Eric Walters	Rule of Three series
Amie Kaufman	Illumanae
John Wilson	Wings of War (MYRCA nominee)