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Books for Boys 2025 – 2026

Join us for lively discussions, activities, friendship and fun! For boys ages 8 – 12 accompanied by a caring adult. Sign up and pick up your booklist at the Larsen-Sant Library! We will meet at 7:00 p.m. (please not age requirements. No younger siblings please.)

 

 

October 2nd |at 7:00pm| Houdini and Me

Book cover of "Houdini and Me" by Dan Gutman, featuring a boy hanging upside down over a city street crowd.

Eleven-year-old Harry Mancini is NOT Harry Houdini--the famous escape artist who died in 1926. But Harry DOES live in Houdini's old New York City home, and he definitely knows everything there is to know about Houdini's life. What is he supposed to do, then, when someone starts texting him claiming that they're Houdini, communicating from beyond the grave? Respond, of course.

 

 

 

November 6th |at 7:00pm| The Last Holdiday Concert

A book cover titled "The Last Holiday Concert" by Andrew Clements, featuring a child holding sheet music.

For Hart Evans, being the most popular kid in sixth grade has its advantages. Kids look up to him, and all the teachers let him get away with anything -- all the teachers except the chorus director, Mr. Meinert. When Hart's errant rubber band hits Mr. Meinert on the neck during chorus practice, it's the last straw for the chorus director, who's just learned he's about to lose his job due to budget cuts. So he tells the class they can produce the big holiday concert on their own. Or not. It's all up to them. And who gets elected to run the show? The popular Mr. Hart Evans.

 

 

January 8th |at 7:00pm| Wingfeather

Book cover of "The Wingfeather Saga: On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness" by Andrew Peterson.

Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and their trusty dog Nugget. Janner Igiby, his brother Tink, their crippled sister Leeli are gifted children as all children are, loved well by a noble mother and ex-pirate grandfather. But they will need all their gifts and all that love to survive the evil pursuit of the venomous Fangs of Dang who have crossed the dark sea to rule the land with malice and pursue the Igibys who hold the secret to the lost legend and jewels of good King Wingfeather of the Shining Isle of Anniera.

 

 

February 5th |at 7:00pm| Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Book cover: "Sideways Stories from Wayside School" by Louis Sachar. Illustration with a leaning building and whimsical characters.

Accidentally built sideways and standing thirty stories high (the builder said he was very sorry for the mistake), Wayside School has some of the wackiest classes in town, especially on the thirtieth floor. That’s where you’ll meet Bebe, the fastest draw in art class; John, who only reads upside down; Myron, the best class president, ever; and Sammy, the new kid—he’s a real rat.

 

 

 

 

March 5th |at 7:00pm| Rascal

Book cover of "Rascal" by Sterling North featuring a close-up image of a raccoon with a medal on the bottom left.

Nothing's surprising in the North household, not even Sterling's new pet raccoon. Rascal is only a baby when Sterling brings him home, but soon the two are best friends, doing everything together--until the spring day when everything suddenly changes.

 

 

 

 

April 2nd |at 7:00pm| The Trumpet of the Swan

Cover of "The Trumpet of the Swan" by E.B. White. A boy sits by water with swans; illustrated by Edward Frascino.

Louie is very popular. Who wouldn't love a swan who can read, write, and play the trumpet? When Louie goes to camp, he meets a boy named A.G. who doesn't like birds, and since Louie is a bird, that means he doesn't like Louie. When A.G. pulls a dangerous stunt out on the lake, he realizes that Louie is a hero, after all.