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Guys Write for Guys Read: Boys' Favorite Authors Write About Being Boys

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This fast-paced, high-energy collection of short works features today's most popular writers and illustrators writing about what it means to be a guy. Contributors include Chris Crutcher, Stephen King, Matt Groening, Daniel Pinkwater, Neil Gaiman, and many more. Includes an all-new foreword by Jon Scieszka and an excerpt from Knucklehead. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Viking Books for Young Readers; Illustrated edition (April 10, 2008)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0670011444


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 45


Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 - 13 years, from customers


Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 920L


Grade level ‏ : ‎ 5 - 6


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.73 x 9 inches


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Top Amazon Reviews

    • Thank you! Good book for young teen
I bought this book for my 12 year old son who struggles to read and struggles to find high Interest books. I had read the author’s other children’s books and knew he could tell a good story. I’m so grateful that he prepared this collection of high interest stories. Highly engaging and short enough to keep my boy’s attention. He actually told me that now he understands why many people enjoy reading! Note that the stories are by men remembering being boys and there is some very mild talk about s.e.x . Exciting for a twelve year old on the cusp of being a teen! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2024 by Bineaster
    • What a delightful surprise!
I purchased this on a whim for my son's 13th birthday after receiving an Amazon recommendation. My son does not read voluntarily unless you count video game cheat sheets and Garfield cartoon books. The book arrived yesterday. I grabbed it along with the day's mail and headed out to pick up my son at school. I started reading the book in the middle, with Gary Paulsen's electric fence adventure, to amuse myself in a very slow carline. I was hooked and began racing through the selections picking out the authors of the stories our family has enjoyed over the years sometimes laughing out loud, othertimes recognizing all too well the growing pains of adolescence. My son finally arrived. I relenquished the book to him and asked him to indulge me and read the Paulsen story outloud. He did and was hooked as well. He read several selections to me outloud then took the book to bed with him, had it with him through breaksfast, and carried it to school as it is the last days of the school year so he will have extra time to read it. This from a boy who has never read anything over 100 pages in his life. I will wait patiently for my chance to finish the book and will encourage Dan to write his own review but wanted to share the fun this book had brought us. I can see that we will be sharing this with Dad, Grandfather, and my young adult son and that this will be a college graduation gift for my daughter's boyfriend. What a great summer reading book for the whole family. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2005 by J. Gallagher
    • Guys, read this book
Have you ever wondered how a short story or book could change you life? In this funny, rich collection of stories, mini memories, poems, comics, and drawings you will find one of the cleverest books you might ever read. This is a hilarious book because of the humor and imagination in the book. This isn't really a book you can just skip right through. You have to really think about the stories. My favorite imaginative story in the book is probably when a 7 year old boy that drew a picture of a captain lizard and I might say it was pretty bad. If you look at his picture 10 years later it is one of the best drawings I have ever seen. There is also another story in the book that I thought was really funny. It was called "Any question's, Class?" made by Matt Groening. This story is about an "alien guy" in school who is thinking all of this stuff about his teacher. Right after the teacher asks, "Any questions, class" he starts thinking. At the end, he asks if he can sharpen his pencil, so I just thought this was a really funny comic in the book. In Guys Read for Guys Write there are 89 authors all creating with words or with art, comics, stories all about their lives in any way they wanted to. There are even some of your favorite authors that all have very artistic minds. Like some of the authors are, Neil Gaiman and Dav Pilkey or even Avi. So you should definitely read this book and read it yourself and you will find out all of the other 70 other stories and authors. Zavian ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2012 by 6thOdyssey
    • Lack of Offensive or Questionable Content
One of the key factors in selecting this book for an 11-year-old is its lack of offensive or questionable content. It’s important to ensure that the material is appropriate for the age group, and this book meets that criterion. The stories in the book are engaging and suitable for an 11-year-old audience. They are likely to capture the imagination of a young reader and keep them entertained. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2023 by Geri
    • Women, if you have a son, a brother, or a husband, read this book.
Something for every type of guy. Also something for the guy's female friends and relatives. I must admit that I didn't understand the constant need to define throw up that my own son developed; it just seemed strange that he could catalog so many different words meaning barf or hurl or.. whatever. Now, after reading "Guys Write..." I'm doing much better. I suggest that all teachers, moms, aunts, grannies, and librarians should read "Guys Write..." because guys who like to read also like to do other interesting guy stuff which might be different from what we would like for them to be doing. It helps to remember to laugh at the funny parts of life. A great big Thank You to the folks who brought us Guys Write for Guys Read. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2005 by M. Stevens-Becksvoort
    • My X-box addict is hooked
I've never bothered to write a review before, but I stumbled across this book as I was purchasing a few others for my 11-year-old son. The positive feedback caught my eye so I bought this as well. Tonight out of the blue he said "That Guy's Read book is really good. I showed it to my friends at school." I think he enjoys the variety and that comics are included as well. Hopefully this will introduce him to writers he'd like to read more of. So, I'm very impressed! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2012 by FancyNancy
    • Very Appealing to Young Adult Readers
Guys Write for Guys Read is a collection of short essays, drawings and more from some of our best male authors. The book describes what it's like to grow up "a boy" and is often funny and irreverent but poignant and spot on. I'm using it as a reader for my class, composed entirely of boys, and I have never seen them so excited about reading and discussing the themes of a book. I've enjoyed the book immensely myself--proof you don't have to be a "guy" to appreciate this collection. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2012 by PickybutFair
    • Delightful to breeze through
I had to read this for college and I am not a guy. But each part by a different author keeps the book flowing and feeling like a quick read. I would really recommend this for someone trying to help a young man get interested in reading written by a bunch of men who know how they feel.
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2019 by regates

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