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Books with Boys as Main Characters
Short, easy-to-read books that grab you right
from page one!
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Grind by Eric Walters |
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short, easy-to-read story about some skateboarders in search of
a hang-out, but no one wants them around. A little like the movie
of the same name, but different. (F WAL Bestseller Section) |
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Good book, keeps you in it. -E.C., class of 2009
This book was really good, but I wish it would have gone a little longer and finished everything. -Z.M., class of 2009
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Juice by Eric Walters |
| How much does the new football coach want to win? (F WAL Bestseller Section) | |
The story was astonishing, going through the pressure one must undertake to win. All feelings overtake the players and make them something they are not. This book was amazing. It made me think more about the pressures in society. (I even read it twice in one month!) -Dann Murphy, Class of 2008
I liked this book a lot because it had to do with sports and the lesson was "don't use steroids." -Anonymous, class of 2010
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Fastback Beach by Shirlee Smith Matheson |
| Miles and his two friends stole a car and went joyriding. He is caught and his friends escape. Miles is sentenced to community service helping an elderly man restore his hot rod. When the hot rod is stolen, Miles is blamed . . .(F SMI Bestseller Section) | |
-R.E.G., class of 2009
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The Hemingway Tradition by Kristin Butcher |
| After Shaw's father commits suicide, he and his mom move halfway across the country to start over again, but to his horror, Shaw finds that the ghost of his father has followed him! (F BUT Bestseller Section) | |
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Hit Squad by James Heneghan |
| In his
new school, Mickey is asked to join a "hit squad" who wants
to take back the school from the bullies. (F HEN Bestseller Section) |
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No More Pranks by Monique Polak |
| Pete has been suspended
from school for his pranks. Over the summer, his parents send him
to work with his uncle, who is a whale-watching guide. After a whale
is injured, Pete must pull his most important prank ever to bring
the responsible person to justice. (F POL Bestseller Section) |
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No Problem by Dayle Campbell Gaetz |
| Curt thinks he can
handle baseball and painkillers, until depression and addiction begin
to take over in his life. (F GAE Bestseller Section) |
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Zee's Way by Kristin Butcher |
| Zee was caught spraying
graffiti on a store wall. He is given a chance to work off his crime,
but will he use the chance? (F BUT Bestseller Section) |
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Thunderbowl by Lesley Choyce |
| Jeremy plays guitar
with a 3-man band who gets a gig in a major club. It's his dream come
true, but will his dream turn into a nightmare? (F CHO Bestseller Section) |
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