To be a boy, to be a reader / Brozo, William G

Provides suggestions to encourage boys and male preteens to become actively engaged in reading, discussing entry points for disinterested boys, and providing descriptions of ten archetypes, classroom vignettes, and alternative forms of text such as graphic novels, music lyrics, and electronic media. Includes a list of literature that features positive male archetypes.

Presents ten positive male archetypes in literature that spark boys' interest in reading; shows how these archetypes can be used in the classroom; and provides a list of over three hundred representative literary works.