Books with Boys’ Names in the Title
March 30th, 2010 by Kidsmomo
In our last theme, we honored the ladies. So this time around, it’s all about the dudes. And not just any dudes — these guys all have books named after them! Okay, fine, they’re all fictional characters and that’s why their names are in the book titles. But that doesn’t make them — or their stories — any less awesome.
So check out this collection of books named after bros (in no particular order):
- Bobby vs. Girls (Accidentally) by Lisa Yee (Karen’s pick)
- Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary (Nancy’s pick)
- The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick
- Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
- Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
- Joey Pigza books by Jack Gantos
- The Haunting of Derek Stone series by Tony Abbott
- Simon Bloom series by Michael Reisman
- Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen
- James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
- Tom Trueheart series by Ian Beck
- Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville
- Marvin Redpost series by Louis Sachar
- Darnell Rock Reporting by Walter Dean Myers
- The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates by Susan Shreve
- Abraham’s Battle: A Novel Of Gettysburg by Sara Harrell Banks
- …And Now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold
If you’ve read any of these, send in your book review. Or send in a review of your favorite book with a boy’s name in the title.
UPDATE 4/13/10: We revealed the answer to our Boy’s Name Mystery Book Theater in the “What’s In a Name?” Podcast, so take a listen if you want to know the answer. Or just tune in to hear Nancy announce that she’s great (uh, stuck-up much?).
3 Responses
OK, OK. I haven’t really heard of any of these books.
Send in a review of another book with a boy’s name in the title!
But I have read only one book title Abraham battle