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Guys Write for Guys Read: Boys' Favorite Authors Write About Being Boys [Deckle Edge] [Paperback]

Jon Scieszka
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)

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Book Description

April 10, 2008 11 and up
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.


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Starred Review. Grade 5-9–Scieszka has put together a diverse and fast-paced anthology of scribblings and stories that deserves a permanent place in any collection serving middle graders. The book features brief contributions from scores of heavyweight authors and illustrators like Walter Dean Myers, Dan Gutman, Chris Crutcher, Avi, Brian Jacques, Dav Pilkey, Stephen King, Daniel Pinkwater, Jerry Spinelli, Will Hobbs, Chris Van Allsburg, Laurence Yep, and frequent collaborator Lane Smith. If there's one overarching theme here, it's the simple but important message: "read what you like, when you like, whatever that happens to be." Several other themes reappear in multiple selections. Among them are the importance of fathers, what it is to become a "real" man, how childhood reading predicted and shaped an author's future, adventures and misadventures in sports, why it's okay to be a "guy's guy," and, conversely, never being a "guy's guy" and finding out that that's okay, too. Boys who are constantly doodling–even when they're not supposed to–will be particularly inspired by contributions from successful illustrators like Tony DiTerlizzi, Timothy Basil Ering, and Brett Helquist, who've dug up their old, shaky drawings from parents' attics to show boys just what they were creating when they were kids. While the anthology arguably contains not one single masterpiece, there's something undeniably grand about this collective celebration of the intellectual life of the common boy.–Jeffrey Hastings, Highlander Way Middle School, Howell, MI
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Gr. 6-9. More than 80 guys (from Lloyd Alexander to Paul Zelinsky) contribute very short anecdotes about their boyhood. Scieszka has truly compiled a who's who of male writers, many from the YA world: Chris Crutcher reminisces about a disgusting high-school initiation rite involving raw oysters; M. T. Anderson recalls his constant worrying; Richard Peck writes of a Halloween prank gone awry; and Darren Shaw provides a "manguyifesto," asserting that guys burp and wrestle and "don't do pink." True, a few of the entries read like old guys reminiscing about the halcyon days of boyhood, which may make it difficult for some kids to connect, but fans will want to read about individual authors, and the inclusion of a bibliography for each writer will make it easy to find more books. Short entries and often lively subject matter make this a fine choice for reluctant readers. All in all, it's fun to read true stories from the lives of well-loved authors, and these fellas certainly know how to spin a yarn. John Green
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

  • Age Range: 11 and up
  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Viking Juvenile (April 10, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0670011444
  • ISBN-13: 978-0670011445
  • Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.8 x 8.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,264 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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4.4 out of 5 stars
As a teacher, I enjoy using selections from this book to read to my class. Mal  |  9 reviewers made a similar statement
Even though I'm a woman, I have discovered that I like to read what these Guys Write. C. Aeschbacher  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
An A-list of authors and illustrators contributed to this book. Camille  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
60 of 61 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars What a delightful surprise! May 19, 2005
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
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.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Experience June 6, 2006
Format:Paperback
Dear Fellow Student/Guy/Avid Reader,

I saw this book in a Scholastic Book Order my social studies teacher handed out one day, and it looked pretty interesting. I have read hundreds, if not thousands, of books over the past thirteen years, and this is one of them that really meant something special. There are lots of great short stories and funny comics and illustrations that talk about everything: Dates, dads, siblings, dares, weight (yes weight), theft, cartoons, wrestling, sports, Boy Scouts and countless others. Boredom while reading this book is sure to be a rarity. What I also like about this great read is that at the end of each story or drawing is a brief synopsis of the author/illustrator's biography and a selected bibliography which highlights some of the inspiration for the author's works. I've read all the stories about three times and I'm eager to read them a fourth. Get this book, and you won't be disappointed. If you're like me, and you enjoy reading, pick up this book and laugh and cry at the countless tales of joy and woe. But hey, even if you hate reading and solemnly swear that you'll never touch a book for as long as you live, maybe Guys Write for Guys Read might just might change your mind.

Sincerely,

A 13 year old
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a woman, I've heard and confirmed a lot of rumors about guys. Most of them really do think with everything but their brains. They can have entire conversations revolving around three questions: "What's in the fridge?" "What's on TV?" and "She's hot, isn't she?" After years of dating guys and being friends with guys and eventually marrying a guy, I was ready to throw my hands in the air and shout from the rooftops, "It's true! Guys really are from Mars!"

Except that it's not true. Guys aren't from another planet any more than girls are. Guys are complex, funny, thoughtful, and sometimes downright hysterical. And no matter what kind of guy you are, there's a story in GUYS WRITE FOR GUYS READ that you will like and a guy writer who probably, in one way or another, felt a lot of the things you feel right now.

Jon Scieszka's anthology brings together the best male writers and artists around to write (or draw, or paint) about everything from dangerous books (Neil Gaiman) to the inability to resist danger in the form of the neighbor's homemade electric chair (Jack Gantos), to a very secret Lettermens' club initiation that involved raw oysters, olives, and shoes (Chris Crutcher). Every piece in this book, whether humorous or heartbreaking, conveys the spirit of what it means to be a son, a father, a friend, a hiker on the trail of self-discovery, and most importantly, a guy.

Even if you're a guy who normally hates to read, check out this book (you can read it one essay at a time if you're busy with sports, girls, or raiding the fridge), and take a look at Jon Scieszka's website, GuysRead.com.

I'd comment more on the book, but the guy in my life has stolen it and won't return it.

--- Reviewed by Carlie Webber
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars A Really Good Book April 20, 2006
Format:Hardcover
I really enjoyed the book. I thought that it was a funny, wonderful collection of vingettes from different authoprs perspective. The thing that I liked the most was the fact that they where all written about the authors lives, things that actually happened to them. I also enjoyed the humor and truth to the stories. Most of the things they had wrote about had either happened to me, or seemed like they could really take place. All in all I really liked the book, and I can't wait until I stumble upon something simmiler.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Funny and crude February 19, 2006
Format:Paperback
I purchased this book for my class of reluctant readers. (Grades 9 and 10) I thought it would make good read-aloud material. Well, some of the stories really were great, but some were dry and a few just plain naughty! Yes, kids identify with the crudeness, but it was too much for even me.

The reading level is perfect for poor readers of high school age, but the content and style are too young for High School.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars 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... Read more
Published 7 months ago by 6thOdyssey
5.0 out of 5 stars 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. Read more
Published 7 months ago by PickybutFair
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun read!
I ordered several short story anthologies from the library wanting to offset my student's study of classic fictional short stories (by such authors as Poe, O.Henry, etc). Read more
Published 9 months ago by onomatopoeiamom
3.0 out of 5 stars Guys Write for Guys Read
Being an avid fan of Jon Scieszka over the years, I was certain this book would be a hit. This one wasn't as popular with them as other stories from the series of books. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Theresa Otto
5.0 out of 5 stars 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. Read more
Published 17 months ago by FancyNancy
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Book For Guys
"Guys Write for Guys Read" has a variety of stories that all have to do with being a guy. It has many different authors writing these short stories about when they were boys. Read more
Published on June 12, 2011
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent collection of "stuff" on topics about which boys of a...
This collection contains over 90 "stories, mini-memoirs, advice, poems, comics, and drawings" produced by famous authors, illustrators and editors of magazines popular with boys of... Read more
Published on March 22, 2011 by Julee Rudolf
3.0 out of 5 stars 60% good, 40% Blah-Blahs
Many of these mini-stories are funny and grab your attention. And then along comes ANOTHER one that goes "When I was growing up in the 60's... Read more
Published on November 14, 2010 by M. Heiss
5.0 out of 5 stars On the Required Reading Selection for School and they Like it!
My older son needed to choose two books from the required/recommended list for school and this was on the list. He enjoyed the book greatly and still refers to it. Read more
Published on January 25, 2010 by Cherelle
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for Guys Read
It is a good book to read and get a young man or anyone to get interested in reading diferent authors, highly recommended. Read more
Published on September 10, 2009 by Alejandro R. Cuadra
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