Tag: boys and reading
Topic of the day: “Boy” books vs. “girl” books
By Jessica on December 14th, 2011
It is an accidental perk of my job that people ask me all day long about books; particularly books for their children. Like many other librarians whose jobs it is to talk about books all day long, when people ask me for recommendations I alwaysmore… full post
Action! Adventure! Books to get a boy’s attention
By Lauren on November 8th, 2011
Sometimes one of the hardest groups to get excited about reading is the elusive middle grade boy. How better to get their attention just when studies show their interest in reading starts to wane than with some reads featuring Action! Adventure!more… full post
Superheroes: a gateway to reading?
By Guest Blogger on July 12th, 2011
We always love hearing from our authors on what got them into reading and writing, and today, we have Barry Lyga here to share his secret…and it’s a SUPER one. Don’t skip the ending — he has an awesome contest running on his blog. Thanks, Barry!more… full post
Capitalizing on kids’ obsession with stories and narratives
By Tyler on May 24th, 2011
Last week, I visited a class for 9th-graders who struggle with reading at Boys & Girls High School in Brooklyn. It was a class that was using Scholastic’s READ 180 program, designed to help kids who are reading below grade level. Many ofmore… full post
How do we get boys excited to read during the summer? (Free webinar next week)
By Tyler on April 29th, 2011
I’ve made plainly obvious in the past my wish that more boys were given “permission” by the culture we live in to love reading — and that they had access to more books that matched their interests and ambitions. Unfortunately, many boys grow upmore… full post
Debut book catches Al Roker’s eye
By Lauren on March 22nd, 2011
Earlier this year, OOM told you about former-soldier-turned-author Trent Reedy, whose inspiring debut novel Words in the Dust is based on a real girl the author met while on a reconstruction mission in Afghanistan. The book has been gettingmore… full post
Let’s hear it for the boys
By Lauren on March 9th, 2011
Frequent guest blogger Lauren Felsenstein is back with an excellent roundup of some YA fiction you should know about — and it’s all from a set of outstanding male authors. Thanks, Lauren! If asked to name my favorite YA authors, an awesome listmore… full post
Calling all Pilkey fans…it’s a BIG cover reveal (with video!)
By Guest Blogger on February 24th, 2011
Tracy van Straaten, our VP of Trade Publicity, stopped by OOM to reveal some amazing news…take it away, Tracy! Something exciting happened last night, and Dav Pilkey fans, this one’s for you: the long-awaited sequel to the bestselling novelmore… full post
