Kidsmomo

Every March, we honor totally rockin’ ladies because of Women’s History Month. So we thought it’s time we celebrate some awesome dudes! From a boy raised in a cemetary to an evil(?) boy genius, from a guy fighting against an oppressive government to a dude who lives among lawbreakers on Alcatraz… meet them all in these books starring guys (in no particular order):

1. 8th Grade Superzero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich (Karen’s pick)
2. Big Nate books by Lincoln Peirce (Nancy’s pick)
3. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
4. Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce
5. The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins
6. How Angel Peterson Got His Name by Gary Paulsen
7. Shredderman series by Wendelin Van Draanen
8. Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer
9. Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
10. Danny, the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl
11. Tangerine by Edward Bloor
12. Heat by Mike Lupica
13. Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money by Christopher Paul Curtis
14. Joey Pigza books by Jack Gantos
15. Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
16. Ranger’s Apprentice series by John Flanagan
17. The Giver by Lois Lowry
18. Fourth Grade Rats by Jerry Spinelli
19. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
20. The Seems series by John Hulme and Michael Wexler

(Also, here’s a printable version of our Books Starring Guys booklist, for you to take to the library or bookstore — or post up in your “BOYS ONLY. NO GIRLS ALLOWED.” fort.)

If you’ve read any of these, send in your book review. Or send in a review of your favorite book starring a guy (or multiple guys). We’ll feature the best kid-submitted reviews in our next podcast!

UPDATE 5/17/11: We revealed the answer to our Books Starring Guys Mystery Book Theater in the “Boys Will Be Boys” Podcast, so take a listen if you want to know the answer. Or just tune in if you want to hear about cheese puffs and public vomiting — not connected to each other, thank goodness!