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Guy Books
...you'll actually want to read.

   Acceleration by Graham McNamee

Me and my friend going after this guy, the crazy one who wants to attack women - well it is like the Hardy Boys going after Hannibal Lecter.

   Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

When he is forced to moved to Alcatraz (his father is a guard), Moose learns that the famous criminal Al Capone is living there.

   Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini

"See, because being Cool is obviously the most important thing on earth…It's more important than getting a job, or having a girlfriend, or political power, or money, because all those things are predicated by Coolness."

   Black Book [Diary of a Teenage Stud]: Girls, Girls, Girls by Jonah Black

How much of this book is true, and how much is Jonah's imagination?

   Bucking the Sarge by Christopher Paul Curtis

Luther T. Farrell has to find a way to get out from under the control of his slumlord boss - The Sarge - a.k.a. his mother.

   Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja

Justin's goal is to remain invisible, but then he befriends the new kid and has to decide whether to hide or stand up and fight.

   First French Kiss and Other Traumas by Adam Bagdasarian

"I tried to find a way to kiss her and breathe at the same time, but no matter where I turned my head, her nose was always there."

   Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho by John Katz

Teenage hackers Jesse Daily and Eric Twilegar star in their very own Great Escape - out of Idaho and into the lives of successful geeks.

   Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian

"Can someone please explain to me how this preoccupation with dopey athletes happens even to headstrong young women who... score 750s on their SATs?"

   Guy Book : An Owner's Manual by Mavis Jukes

Info about being a guy - how your body works, how to world works, and more. A sample: "Breaking up on a Saturday afternoon at your soon-to-be-ex's house (where support is available) would be better than springing it on a Monday morning at school."

   Hawk: Occupation: Skateboarder by Tony Hawk

"I consider skateboarding an art form, a lifestyle and a sport."

   Hole In My Life by Jack Gantos

He wanted cash quick, so he became a drug smuggler - just once, but it was enough to get him sent to prison.

   Jack's Black Book by Jack Gantos

Go Dog Go, or How I Passed the Seventh Grade.

   Monster by Walter Dean Myers

Here's the story of 16-year-old Steve Harmon told through his own movie script. "Fade In: Early morning in Cell Block D, Manhattan Detention Center."

   Out of Order by A.M. Jenkins

Since you step outside, you're fair game.

   Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

"I just need to know that someone out there listens and understands and doesn't try to sleep with people even if they could have. I need to know that these poeple exist."

   Prep by Jake Coburn

Too much money, too many girls, too many drugs, and not enough courage to change.

   Punk: The Definitive Record of a Revolution by Stephen Colegrave

Photo-essay with hundreds of photos of the history of punk, including everything from Andy Warhol to The Clash.

   Rats Saw God by Rob Thomas

"There are those males who merely fill ear holes with tiny studs hardly big enough to offend a Marine. Not me. Most days I wear big hoops. When I combine the look with a doo rag, I'm a regular pirate."

   Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman

Out on his first real date, he reaches into the trunk of his car to get a blanket to spread on the beach so he can make out with his girl, but find a body in the trunk instead.

   Teenage Guy's Survival Guide by Jeremy Daldry

The Real Deal on Girls, Growing Up and Other Guy Stuff

   Whirligig by Paul Fleischman

Rejected by the girl's he loves, Brent gets drunk, storms out of a party, and accidentally kills an innocent stranger.

   You Hear Me? Poems and Writing by Teenage Boys by Betsy Franco

Real men write poetry and this is some of the best you'll read.