| Guys Write for Guys Read: Boys' Favorite Authors Write about Being Boys Contributor(s): Scieszka, Jon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0670011444 ISBN-13: 9780670011445 Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: Selected by voters at the Guys Read Web site and compiled by Jon Scieszka, this collection shows that guys do read. Authors and illustrators including Stephen King, Matt Groening, T.A. Barron, Avi, and Jerry Spinelli share stories, essays, cartoons, and anecdotes about being boys. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Literary Criticism & Collections - Juvenile Nonfiction | Boys & Men - Juvenile Nonfiction | Humor - General |
| Dewey: 810.809 |
| Lexile Measure: 920 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.06" W x 8.88" (0.82 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Masculine - Sex & Gender - Boy's Interest |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 87588 Reading Level: 6.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |