Liz Knowles, EdD, is owner of Cognitive Advantage, a one-on-one cognitive coaching business.Martha Smith has been a media specialist for more than 30 years in the pre-K through 8th grade setting.

Authored by the owner of Cognitive Advantage and former elementary teacher for grades K-12, as well as a library media specialist, this work focuses on two areas of need—raising literacy levels in boys in particular, and the Common Core standards that are being implemented in schools across the United States. . . . While the title implies the book is geared toward working with boys, many of the resources and ideas will work schoolwide with children of both genders. School librarians at the elementary, middle, and high school levels will all benefit from this work . . . Public librarians working with children in K-12 will also benefit, as will classroom teachers seeking titles and ideas for integrating literature across the curriculum.

• ContentsIntroductionBoys and Literacy: The ResearchCommon Core English Language Arts: The ResearchRead Like a Detective and Write Like a JournalistStrategies for ChangeChapter 1: Action and AdventureChapter 2: Art and MusicChapter 3: Comics and Graphic NovelsChapter 4: ExceptionalitiesChapter 5: Explorations and JourneysChapter 6: Fantasy and Science FictionChapter 7: History and Historical FictionChapter 8: Humor and PoetryChapter 9: LGBTChapter 10: Math and NumbersChapter 11: Mechanics and TechnologyChapter 12: Nature, Environment, and AnimalsChapter 13: Realistic Fiction and Social IssuesChapter 14: Science and SpaceChapter 15: SportsChapter 16: Thriller and MysteryAppendix A: AppsAppendix B: Authors -- Just for BoysAppendix C: Books Made into FilmsAppendix D: Magazines -- Just for BoysAppendix E: Web SitesAppendix F: Annotated Professional ResourcesWorks CitedIndex

Liz Knowles, EdD, is owner of Cognitive Advantage, a one-on-one cognitive coaching business.Martha Smith has been a media specialist for more than 30 years in the pre-K through 8th grade setting.

Authored by the owner of Cognitive Advantage and former elementary teacher for grades K-12, as well as a library media specialist, this work focuses on two areas of need—raising literacy levels in boys in particular, and the Common Core standards that are being implemented in schools across the United States. . . . While the title implies the book is geared toward working with boys, many of the resources and ideas will work schoolwide with children of both genders. School librarians at the elementary, middle, and high school levels will all benefit from this work . . . Public librarians working with children in K-12 will also benefit, as will classroom teachers seeking titles and ideas for integrating literature across the curriculum.

• ContentsIntroductionBoys and Literacy: The ResearchCommon Core English Language Arts: The ResearchRead Like a Detective and Write Like a JournalistStrategies for ChangeChapter 1: Action and AdventureChapter 2: Art and MusicChapter 3: Comics and Graphic NovelsChapter 4: ExceptionalitiesChapter 5: Explorations and JourneysChapter 6: Fantasy and Science FictionChapter 7: History and Historical FictionChapter 8: Humor and PoetryChapter 9: LGBTChapter 10: Math and NumbersChapter 11: Mechanics and TechnologyChapter 12: Nature, Environment, and AnimalsChapter 13: Realistic Fiction and Social IssuesChapter 14: Science and SpaceChapter 15: SportsChapter 16: Thriller and MysteryAppendix A: AppsAppendix B: Authors -- Just for BoysAppendix C: Books Made into FilmsAppendix D: Magazines -- Just for BoysAppendix E: Web SitesAppendix F: Annotated Professional ResourcesWorks CitedIndex

Liz Knowles, EdD, is owner of Cognitive Advantage, a one-on-one cognitive coaching business.Martha Smith has been a media specialist for more than 30 years in the pre-K through 8th grade setting.

Authored by the owner of Cognitive Advantage and former elementary teacher for grades K-12, as well as a library media specialist, this work focuses on two areas of need—raising literacy levels in boys in particular, and the Common Core standards that are being implemented in schools across the United States. . . . While the title implies the book is geared toward working with boys, many of the resources and ideas will work schoolwide with children of both genders. School librarians at the elementary, middle, and high school levels will all benefit from this work . . . Public librarians working with children in K-12 will also benefit, as will classroom teachers seeking titles and ideas for integrating literature across the curriculum.

• ContentsIntroductionBoys and Literacy: The ResearchCommon Core English Language Arts: The ResearchRead Like a Detective and Write Like a JournalistStrategies for ChangeChapter 1: Action and AdventureChapter 2: Art and MusicChapter 3: Comics and Graphic NovelsChapter 4: ExceptionalitiesChapter 5: Explorations and JourneysChapter 6: Fantasy and Science FictionChapter 7: History and Historical FictionChapter 8: Humor and PoetryChapter 9: LGBTChapter 10: Math and NumbersChapter 11: Mechanics and TechnologyChapter 12: Nature, Environment, and AnimalsChapter 13: Realistic Fiction and Social IssuesChapter 14: Science and SpaceChapter 15: SportsChapter 16: Thriller and MysteryAppendix A: AppsAppendix B: Authors -- Just for BoysAppendix C: Books Made into FilmsAppendix D: Magazines -- Just for BoysAppendix E: Web SitesAppendix F: Annotated Professional ResourcesWorks CitedIndex