Finding the right book is really the key for everyone. Whether you're looking for a thrilling adventure, a magical fantasy, or a classic tale everyone wants to find the perfect book. To help with the search for a perfectly good book, here is a list of boy books for you to look through.
By Gayle Forman
New York: Aladdin Imprint, 2024. Fiction. 280 pages.
Twelve-year-old Alex's mom has been missing for almost a year, so Alex has been living with an aunt and uncle. When Alex's anger at his mother's disappearance causes him to act out and do something terrible, he is given a choice to either go to a juvenile detention center or spend the summer working at a retirement home. Alex immediately picks the retirement home. While he is helping at Shady Glen retirement home, Alex becomes friends with Josey, a 107 year-old Polish Holocaust survivor who has stopped talking to anyone and is just waiting to die. One day Josey begins to open up to Alex and shares his story with him about surviving the Holocaust. As Alex becomes friends with the people at the retirement home, he begins to heal and move beyond his own pain.
By Jasmine Warga
New York: Harper Collins, 2024. Fiction. 211 pages.
Rami Ahmed is having a difficult year. His friends no longer want to do things with him and a painting from the museum where his mother works was stolen and she is now a suspect in the crime. Rami spends a lot of time at the museum waiting for his mother to get off work, and on the day the painting went missing the only people who could have seen the thief was Rami, the security guard, and the cleaning crew. To make matters worse Rami is the only person who can see a girl floating around in the museum, who looks a lot like the girl in the missing painting. Rami needs to figure out who stole the painting and clear his mother's name before she loses her job. A fun read for any book sleuths who love a good mystery.
By Maria Marianayagam
New York: Harper Collins, 2025. Fiction. 237 pages.
Ajay has just moved to a new school and he is excited for a chance to start over again and make new friends. But, the year doesn't start off great when he gets a 79% on his English assignment. His parents expect Ajay to only get straight A's, so panic begins to set in at the thought of disappointing them. Before he knows it, he lies to his parents about his English grade and then steals a candy bar to impress some cool kids at school. If things weren't bad enough, Ajay is shocked to find the million-dollar prize inside the candy bar that he stole. Now he is faced with the challenge of how to make things right with everyone without being shipped back to Sri Lanka.
By Mylisa Larsen
New York: Clarion Books, 2024. Fiction. 234 pages.
Quagmire doesn't need anyone's help he can take care of himself, and he has been for most of his life. He always tells himself that everything will be okay, and he has learned to deal with hard things like his mom and her undiagnosed bipolar disorder. He knows that he must keep her secret, so he avoids having close friends and keeps to himself. But when the girl that Quag likes, Cassie, asks him to join a summer radio camp with her, he agrees. Again, he tells himself that everything will work out, and things are going to be okay. But his summer quickly spirals out of control, as one wrong thing after another happens. When Quag realizes he can't take care of everything by himself, he must learn to trust others and not be afraid to ask for help.
By Gennifer Choldenko
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2024. Fiction. 309 pages.
Hank's mother has been gone for a week, and Hank has been taking care of his three-year-old sister, Boo. When they run out of food to eat, Hank decides he needs to ask for help so he contacts Lou Ann, a stranger that his mom had listed as an emergency contact. But asking for help also brings social workers, and people that ask a lot of questions. Hank doesn't know who he can trust, but he knows that he can't keep his mom's secret for much longer. When his mom is finally located, Hank is faced with one of the hardest decisions of his life and he must learn to finally trust others who want the best for Hank and his sister.
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