I recently read BoyMom by Ruth Whippman. She talks about how few “relational” books there are aimed at boys. Girls get books with lots of intricate friendship dynamics and boys get lots of solo adventures, or books where they are friends with animals. This give girls lots of modeling about what intimate, supportive friendships should look like, which boys don’t tend to get. I think my nine year old’s reading may reflect this divide. I’d like to broaden the books he’s reading.
I’m looking for novels or graphic novels which have positive examples of supportive friendships between boys, for a fourth-sixth grade reading level. I think one example would be Holes by Louis Sachar.
by AracariBerry
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The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys by Chris Fuhrman. It was also adapted into a film.
The characters in the book create a comic book. I think there’s an edition of the book with the comic book? I read an older edition that was just the novel.