Novels for boys (middle school and beyond!)

A mini list of 6 books, geared toward the boys out there.

In a day and age where people are hellbent on making everything fluid between the genders (all 93 of them), we are going to get subversive over her and give you a mini-booklist specifically geared toward boys. Does this mean that girls can’t read these books? Of course not! There are girls who will absolutely find these selections interesting or exciting, but on the whole, the storylines are suited toward a more rough-and-tumble crowd.

It feels weird that making a delineation like that would be considered controversial, but it’s 2023 and everything you say will offend at least 50% of the population.

Gender stereotypes exist for a reason and that isn’t to say that there aren’t exceptions, but on the whole, boys gravitate toward a certain type of writing and girls to another. That is GOOD and ALRIGHT and JUST FINE.

When compiling this list, I took into account that many (most) of you would already have on your list the tried and true classics as books that you really must introduce to your boys. I mean, they’re classics for a reason. Every boy should be introduced to The Jungle Book, Kidnapped, and Tom Sawyer. With that in mind, I chose more contemporary books that will offer the same adventure and excitement!