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1	Last Night in Twisted River more books like this by John Irving add to wishlist A story spanning five decades, Irving's 12th novel is set in 1954 New Hampshire, where an anxious 12-year-old boy mistakes the local constable's girlfriend for a bear. see all copies from $11.24! new only from $11.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys more books like this by Daniel J Kindlon (Read by), Michael Thompson, Ph.D. (Read by) add to wishlist Experienced psychologists Dan Kindlon and Michael Thompson posit that in American culture, boys "are systematically steered away from their emotional lives toward silence, solitude, and distrust." Their exploration of how this occurs and the painful consequences that can follow covers extensive ground, including chapters on education, discipline, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn more books like this by Mark Twain add to wishlist Twain spent seven years writing HUCKLEBERRY FINN--the book Hemingway claimed is the basis for all American fiction. The story of Huck's and Jim's quest for freedom on a raft on the Mississippi provides a panoramic view of Southern society, which Twain saw as beset by greed, violence, and coldhearted brutality in the guise of virtue. At the end of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Lord of the Flies more books like this by Sir William Golding (Read by) add to wishlist In this now-classic tale--a terrifying variation on the traditional boys' adventure story--the brutal behavior of a group of English schoolboys left stranded on a deserted island after an atomic war is an allegory for the defects of society. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.40! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Life of Pi more books like this by Yann Martel add to wishlist Pi, the precocious animal-loving son of an Indian zookeeper, loses his family in a shipwreck en route to North America--and is left alone in a lifeboat with a man-eating Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, with whom he manages (thanks to his zoo background) to strike up an ingenious truce. When they finally reach land and the tiger disappears, Pi ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Boys Should Be Boys: 7 Secrets to Raising Healthy Sons more books like this by Meg Meeker add to wishlist In Boys Should Be Boys, one of our most trusted authorities helps parents restore the delights of boyhood and enable today's boys to become the mature, confident, and thoughtful men of tomorrow. Boys will always be boys-rambunctious, adventurous, and curious, climbing trees, building forts, playing tackle football, and pushing their growing bodies ... see all copies from $4.48! new only from $5.99! \| SVS
7	Adventures of Tom Sawyer more books like this by Mark Twain add to wishlist Though TOM SAWYER, Twain's "other" coming-of-age tale, has much in common with HUCKLEBERRY FINN, including some of the characters, its hero is not the maverick iconoclast that Huck Finn is. As Twain traces the comic adventures of the inventive young Tom, he effectively and lovingly recreates the pastoral world of his own Hannibal, Missouri, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Furies of Calderon more books like this by Jim Butcher add to wishlist This epic fantasy of political and military intrigue is the first entry in the Codex Alera. The series is set in Alera, a country partially modeled on ancient Rome, except that most people are furycrafters, able to use magic to call upon one of the natural elements (earth, air, water, fire, and metal). Amara is on her first mission as a spy for ... see all copies from $2.93! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Old School more books like this by Tobias Wolff add to wishlist The author of the genre-defining memoir "This Boy's Life" now gives readers his first novel--at once a celebration of literature and delicate hymn to a lost innocence of American life and art. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Academ's Fury more books like this by Jim Butcher add to wishlist In "Furies of Calderon," bestselling author Butcher introduced readers to a world where the forces of nature take physical form. But now, it's human nature that threatens to throw the realm into chaos. see all copies from $3.59! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	From the Corner of His Eye more books like this by Dean R Koontz add to wishlist Throughout the 1960s, a serial killer stalks the roadways between California and Oregon, convinced that he will receive punishment at the hands of, well, he's not quite sure what, though the name Bartholomew is stuck in his head. Meanwhile, two children growing up in California with their single-parent mothers slowly come to terms with their extra ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Clockwork Orange more books like this by Anthony Burgess add to wishlist In this 1962 classic, a novelistic exploration of modern crime and punishment, Alex is the 15-year-old leader of his gang of "droogs" thriving in the ultraviolent future as prophetically imagined by Burgess. Speaking a bizarre Russian-derived slang, Alex and his friends freely pillage and slash their way across a nightmarish urban landscape until ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn more books like this by Mark Twain, Shelley Fisher Fishkin (Introduction by) add to wishlist Newly repackaged and featuring a new Introduction, Twain's classic tales of life on the Mississippi capture both the complexities of American life while regaling the boyhood adventures of two of the most popular characters in American literature. Reissue. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $3.50! \| SVS
14 view cover	In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash more books like this by Jean Shepherd add to wishlist Jean Shepherd once again takes up his satirist's pen to bring us another nostalgic portfolio of sketches that portray a more innocent era when life was good, fun was clean, and station wagons roamed the earth. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Old Man and the Boy more books like this by Robert Ruark add to wishlist A moving story of warmth and wisdom, love and understanding from his own life-the details of his early relationship with his amazing grandfather. see all copies from $4.00! new only from $13.82! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors and Educators Can Do to Shape Boys Into Exceptional Men more books like this by Michael Gurian add to wishlist Unlike many parenting guides that try to eliminate competition, aggression, and violence entirely, "The Wonder of Boys" boldly offers guidelines for channeling boys' energy, but without accepting antisocial behavior as an inevitable accompaniment. Therapist Michael Gurian explains what a boy really needs--a primary and an extended family, a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	My Bad more books like this by Jerry Scott, Jim Borgman add to wishlist This collection of the "Zits" cartoon succeeds in portraying the angst of being a 16-year-old boy bursting with the questions, concerns, hormones, and insecurities of being a teenager. see all copies from $7.16! new only from $7.16! \| SVS
18 view cover	Montana 1948 more books like this by Larry Watson, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. add to wishlist The narrator recalls an event from his boyhood that changed his family forever. In a small town composed of pioneer families and Native American residents, the boy's uncle is the local doctor and is suspected of sexually abusing his female Native American patients. Meanwhile the sheriff, who is also the doctor's brother, must decide how to walk ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Call Me by Your Name more books like this by Andre Aciman add to wishlist This heartrending elegy to human passion is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents' house, a cliffside mansion on the Italian Riviera. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.43! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The House on the Cliff more books like this by Franklin W Dixon add to wishlist When Mr. Hardy disappears while investigating a mystery surrounding a vacant house rumored to be either haunted or an abode for criminals, the Hardy Boys search for the truth. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Painted House more books like this by John Grisham add to wishlist It's harvest time at the Chandler family farm in Arkansas, and there are two groups of workers on hand to help pick the burgeoning cotton crop. There are the Spruills, a large family from the Ozark mountains; and there is also a group of migrant workers from Mexico. When beautiful young Tally Spruill becomes romantically involved with Cowboy, a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Pay It Forward more books like this by Catherine Ryan Hyde add to wishlist A teenager named Trevor McKinney, assigned by his favorite teacher to write an essay on how he would change the world, comes up with a pyramid scheme to do just that. At first it flops dismally, but eventually it begins to work, and it catches on. Trevor ends up with a visit to the White House and--as a bonus--a better life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.27! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	AMA Boy's Guide to Becoming a Teen more books like this by American Medical Association, Kate Gruenwald Pfeifer, Amy B Middleman (Editor) add to wishlist Becoming a teen is an important milestone in every boy's life. It's even more important to get answers and advice to the most common health issues boys face from a trusted source. "The American Medical Association Boy's Guide to Becoming a Teen" is filled with invaluable advice to get you ready for the changes you will experience during puberty. ... see all copies from $6.49! new only from $8.56! \| SVS
24 view cover	The Dangerous Book for Boys more books like this by Conn Iggulden add to wishlist If ever there were a book to make you switch off your television set, The Dangerous Book for Boys is it. How many other books will help you thrash someone at conkers, race your own go-cart, and identify the best quotations from Shakespeare? The Dangerous Book for Boys gives you facts and figures at your fingertips -- swot up on the solar system, ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $2.71! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Oliver Button is a Sissy more books like this by Tomie dePaola add to wishlist Young Oliver must come to terms with being teased because he prefers reading, painting, and tap-dancing over sports. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.17! \| first editions \| SVS

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