Here is a website I simply must share! It is promoted by none other than popular children's book and young adult writer Jon Scieszka, and addresses an issue that is becoming more prominent in our society: the fact that many tween boys do not enjoy reading.
Why is that? Is it because of marketing? Lack of literature or material aimed at tween boys? Lack of attention paid to these members of our population? Perhaps all of the above.
Scieszka, as well as other male authors, use this website in a very guy-friendly and often hilarious manner to better engage and excite tween boys into becoming fluent readers who enjoy the written word. Features such as, "This Guy Reads" (which highlights a "cool" guy and what he likes to read), "Book of the Month", "Guys Listen" (audio books), and online interaction all work to achieve the goal of getting young boys (and men!) to read.
My favorite, however, is the categories in which book reviews are listed. Here is a sampling of a few of them: "Funny", "Outer space, but without aliens", "How to build stuff", "Mysterious occurrences", and "Cars, trucks, etc."
Age and reading level are also briefly covered in the reviews.
www.guysread.com
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