Top 5 books for boys from Prep to Year 12
To encourage your son to get off his device these holidays, we asked three of our favourite librarians to tell us the most popular books boys are borrowing at the moment.
A combination of some great classics and new releases, we hope this list encourages your reluctant reader to pick up a book.
Prep – Year 2
Dogman – Dav Pilkey
Weirdo – Anh Do
Bad Guys series – Aaron Blabey
Do Not Open this Book – Andy Lee
Sporty Kids series – Felice Arena
Year 3 – Year 4 Students
Percy Jackson series – Rick Riordan
Harry Potter series – J.K. Rowling
Barry Loser series – Jim Smith
Goosebumps series – R.L. Stine
The Blunders – David Walliams (or any David Walliams book)
Year 5 – Year 6 Students
Once series – Morris Gleitzman
Maze Runner series – James Dashner
Gone series – Michael Grant
47 Degrees – Justin D’Ath
Ground Zero – Alan Gratz
Year 7 – Year 8 Student
Projekt 1065 – Alan Gratz
The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins
Pax – Sara Pennypacker
One of Us is Lying – Karen McManus
The Loop – Ben Oliver
Year 9 – Year 10 Students
Feed – M.T. Anderson
Ship Breaker – Paolo Bacigalupi
The Outsiders – S.E. Hinton
Pony – R.J. Palacia
Shadow and Bone – Leigh Bardugo
Year 11 – Year 12 Students
None Shall Sleep – Ellie Marney
Noughts & Crosses series – Malorie Blackman
Invisible Boys – Holden Sheppard
Altered Carbon series -Richard Morgan
I am Pilgrim (Book 1) & The Year of the Locust (Book 2 – New release) – Terry Hayes
Brought to you by Brighton Grammar School
Katrina Holgye, Laura Hall and Kelsey Peterson are Librarians at Brighton Grammar, an all-boys school in Melbourne. This article is about EducationSubscribe to Understanding Boys. It’s free!
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