What Are the Boys Reading?
Are you having trouble getting your boy interested in reading? The key is to find a subject that interests them and run with it. Typically, nonfiction and fiction works with lots of real information and facts are more interesting to boys. I have asked a few of the parents around the office what got their kids reading over the years and made a list to help you get those reluctant readers excited about reading.
Nonfiction books are great for getting your child interested in reading. From outer space to deep sea, DK Publishers has a book on just about anything on Earth your kid is obsessing about currently including Star Wars. 
If your child is interested in sports, Matt Christopher wrote lots of sports themed novels that are sure to keep your little athlete interested in reading for hours. Adding a little bit of fantasy to something your child probably already knows a lot about makes these books great for any sports enthusiast. 
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, by Jeff Kinney, is written in first person with hilarious illustrations to compliment the story line. Another great series written in a similar manner is the Captain Underpants series. The author, Dav Pilkey, has said in some of his book talks that he writes his books likes this specifically for ADD/ADHD, visual kids because he too struggled with reading as a child for some of the same reasons. 
Does your kid love Minecraft? Check out the Diary of a Minecraft Zombie series. This series of books is written in the first person from the point of view of various Minecraft characters and it has lots of funny illustrations. It is sure to delight those Minecraft fans out there and keep them engaged book after book. 
If your child is into Greek mythology, the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan is definitely up his alley. Demi-god Percy Jackson goes on adventures to save the world in these books that take common stories of Greek mythology and put a spin on them in order to make them more relatable to kids. No matter what your kid is reading the important thing is that they are reading! Things like comic books and graphic novels may seem simplistic but the language in some of those types of books is very advanced and will help expand their vocabulary. The key to better reading is practice, practice, practice so let them read what they like so they can continue to practice and improve. Also don’t stop reading to your child just because he can read to himself at this point. It helps readers of all levels to hear what a good reader sounds like and it gets them interested in books they may not normally choose on their own.
