When I was at Portland’s Wordstock book festival a couple of weeks ago, I ran into Cara Holman, who I used to see often at Girl Scout leaders meetings. We chatted for a while about this blog and the page on it where I list good books for boys. Cara graciously offered to send me a list of books that have kept her boys interested in reading through the years, even when they were maybe not so excited about reading books.

Cara’s recommendations were really great, and I’ve added them onto the Book Lists page along with a brief description of each book. Of course, you may find that girls like many of these books too, because many of them have cross-over appeal for both genders. But if you’re looking for something to keep a boy engaged, this is a good place to start.