Serving boys through readers' advisory

Based on more than twenty years' experience working to get boys interested in reading, Michael Sullivan now offers his first readers' advisory volume.

• Introduction p. vii
• 1 Why Boys Are Different p. 1
• 2 What Is Boys' Lit? p. 5
• 3 The Readers' Advisory Interview p. 13
• 4 Special Circumstances p. 23
• 5 Booktalking for Boys p. 32
• 6 Booktalks for Elementary School Boys p. 38
• 7 Booktalks for Middle School Boys p. 45
• 8 Booktalks for High School Boys p. 58
• 9 Indirect Readers' Advisory p. 72
• 10 Book Lists for Boys: Nonfiction p. 79
• 11 Book Lists for Boys: Humor p. 83
• 12 Book Lists for Boys: Fantasy p. 87
• 13 Book Lists for Boys: Science Fiction p. 97
• 14 Book Lists for Boys: Gothic Horror p. 99
• 15 Book Lists for Boys: Action, Adventure, and Mystery p. 103
• 16 Book Lists for Boys: Sports p. 107
• 17 Book Lists for Boys: Visual Storytelling p. 110
• 18 Book Lists for Boys: Historical fiction p. 116
• 19 Book Lists for Boys: Realistic Fiction p. 117
• 20 Classic Retellings p. 119
• 21 Great Authors for Boys p. 122
• 22 Read-Alikes p. 126
• 23 If Your First Thought is... p. 129
• Conclusion p. 133
• Bibliography p. 135
• Index p. 137