Guys write for guys read

There's something for every guy in this collection of stories, mini-memoirs, advice, poems, comics and drawings chosen by readers on the Guys Read web site.

Other Authors: Scieszka, Jon.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Viking, 2005.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The truth about the world /
  • Lloyd Alexander
  • My maturity, in flames /
  • M.T. Anderson
  • Daniel Adel
  • Stone=throw /
  • Marc Aronson
  • Superpatriot /
  • Avi
  • The crossing /
  • T.A. Barron
  • Reading can be dangerous /
  • Tedd Arnold
  • My entire football career /
  • David Bauer
  • Only a game /
  • Edward Bloor
  • Gondwanaland /
  • Tony DiTerlizzi
  • E, A minor, B7 /
  • Bruce Brooks
  • My brilliant invention /
  • William G. Brozo
  • A real guy /
  • Michael Cart
  • My life of crime /
  • Peter Cherches
  • Triplets /
  • Timothy Basil Ering
  • The legend of Tripod /
  • Eoin Colfer
  • "O" foods /
  • Chris Crutcher
  • What I'm telling you is the truth /
  • Terry Davis
  • The rules /
  • Esquire
  • Any questions, class? /
  • Matt Groening
  • Guide for guys /
  • Douglas Florian
  • Why books are dangerous /
  • Neil Gaiman
  • Brett Helquist
  • The follower /
  • Jack Gantos
  • The red fire engine /
  • David Macaulay
  • There must be a mistake /
  • Morris Gleitzman
  • Thwacked /
  • David Granger
  • My superpowers /
  • Dan Greenburg
  • My dad is better than your dad /
  • Andy Griffiths
  • Adam McCauley
  • Let's go to the videotape /
  • Dan Gutman
  • Boys, beer, barf, and bonding /
  • Bruce Hale
  • Shooting the breeze /
  • Dave and Liam McKean
  • Principals and principles /
  • Daniel Handler
  • A great, big, beautiful world /
  • Will Hobbs
  • My French teacher tried to kill me /
  • Anthony Horowitz
  • Learning how to be a boy /
  • James Howe
  • Lightning man /
  • Jarrett J. Krosoczka
  • A casualty of war /
  • Brian Jacques
  • Wrestling with reading /
  • Patrick Jones
  • Dav Pilkey
  • from "on writing" /
  • Stephen King
  • Pop /
  • David Klass
  • Guy things /
  • Gordon Korman
  • Role-playing and discovery /
  • Jerry Pinkey
  • Busted /
  • Erik P. Kraft
  • Copies /
  • David Lubar
  • When all bicycles were black /
  • Vladimir Radunsky
  • The pellet in the paint can /
  • Chris Lynch
  • Unfinished business /
  • John Marsden
  • Sergio Ruzzier
  • Daydreams /
  • Walter Dean Myers
  • Licky Dave /
  • Garth Nix
  • Anything can happen /
  • Kenneth Oppel
  • No, David! /
  • David Shannon
  • Dead body /
  • Jerry Pallotta
  • It all began with books /
  • Christopher Paolini
  • from "How Angel Peterson got his name" /
  • Gary Paulsen
  • The 1928 Packard /
  • Richard Peck
  • Lone [star] Ranger /
  • Daniel Pinkwater
  • David Sheldon
  • A day at the zoo ;
  • Boys are big experts /
  • Jack Prelutsky
  • "Funny you should ask" from The life of Reilly /
  • Rick Relly
  • Peter Sís
  • The death of a writer /
  • David Rice
  • Sweet dreams /
  • Steve Rushin
  • Maybe yeah, maybe nah /
  • René Saldaña, Jr.
  • Bufos /
  • Graham Salisbury
  • Lane Smith
  • Brothers /
  • Jon Scieszka
  • GUYfesto
  • who we are! /
  • Darren Shan
  • The day I threw the Trivia Bowl /
  • Robert Siegel
  • Bringing up 'saur subjects /
  • Rick Spears
  • Roy G. Biv /
  • Seymour Simon
  • The hammer and the bullet /
  • Arthur Slade
  • The masque of the red death /
  • William Sleator
  • Reading and relating /
  • Michael W. Smith
  • The dragon in the big glommy castle /
  • Mark Teague
  • Bombs, girls /
  • Jerry Spinelli
  • Conduct /
  • Rick Telander
  • The fire escape /
  • Ned Vizzini
  • My first step to the White House /
  • Chris Van Allsburg
  • Give a guy a newspaper /
  • Bill Vlasic
  • Eat dirt /
  • Rich Wallace
  • Training the bear /
  • Will Weaver
  • Pals forever: me Bobby Fisher, and the Hardy Boys /
  • Jeffrey D. Wilhelm
  • Aw, nuts! /
  • Mo Willems
  • "Puzzle pieces" from The lost garden /
  • Laurence Yep
  • Heartbeat /
  • David Yoo
  • I was young in the old days /
  • Paul O. Zelinsky.