Top books for boys

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1. The Top 10 of Everything 2007 by Russell Ash, Hamlyn (2008 edition available in the autumn)


2. Strange Powers of the Human Mind (Forbidden Truths) by Herbie Brennan, Faber


3. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson, Black Swan,


4. I Know You Got Soul by Jeremy Clarkson, Penguin


5. Guinness Book of Records 2007, Guinness (2008 edition available in the autumn)


6. 101 Things You Need To Know (And Some You Don’t) by Richard Horne, Bloomsbury


7. 101 Things To Do Before You’re Old and Boring by Richard Horne, Bloomsbury


8. Ripley’s Believe It or Not! by Robert LeRoy Ripley, Century


9. The Boys’ Book; How to be the Best at Everything by Guy McDonald, Buster Books


10. Chew on This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food by Eric Schlosser,
Puffin


11. How to Spot a Hadrosaur in a Bus Queue by Andy Seed, Hodder


12. How to Avoid a Wombat’s Bum by Mitchell Symons, Doubleday


13. Why Don’t Penguins’ Feet Freeze? by Mick O'Hare, Profile Books


14. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, Macmillan


15. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Puffin


16. King Solomon’s Mines by H Rider Haggard, Penguin


17. Northern Lights (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman, Scholastic


18. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Bloomsbury


19. Kidnapped (adapted by) Alan Grant, Barrington Stoke


20. Treasure Island by R L Stevenson, Bloomsbury


21. The Hobbit by J RR Tolkien, HarperCollins


22. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Penguin


23. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, Penguin


24. Like Father Like Son by Tony Bradman (ed), Kingfisher


25. Unreal! by Paul Jennings, Puffin


26. Flight by Kazu Kibuishi, Image Comics


27. One Beastly Beast by Garth Nix, HarperCollins


28. The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith, Puffin


29. It Was A Dark and Silly Night by Art Spiegelman, HarperCollins


30. Scientific Progress Goes Boink (Calvin and Hobbes) by Bill Watterson, Time Warner


31. Talking Turkeys by Bejamin Zephaniah, Puffin


32. Arthur and the Invisibles by Luc Besson, Faber


33. The Spellgrinder’s Apprentice by N M Browne, Bloomsbury


34. The Forgotten Spell (Spellcaster Gamebooks) by Louisa Dent, Wizard Books


35. Castle of Wizardry (The Belgariad) by David Eddings, Corgi


36. Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke, Chicken House


37. Mirrormask by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, Bloomsbury


38. Samurai (Saint of Dragons) by Jason Hightman, HarperCollins


39. Blade of Fire (The Icemark Chronicles) by Stuart Hill, Chicken House


40. Eldest by Christopher Paolini, Corgi


41. Clash of the Sky Galleons (The Edge Chronicles) by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell,
Doubleday


42. Bloodsong by Melvin Burgess, Puffin


43. The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer, Puffi


44. Small-Minded Giants by Oisin McGann, Corgi


45. Takedown by Graham Marks, Catnip


46. Jango (Noble Warriors) by William Nicholson, Egmont


47. Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (Maximum Ride) by James Patterson, Headline




48. A Darkling Plain (Mortal Engines Quartet) by Philip Reeve, Scholastic


49. Storm Thief by Chris Wooding, Scholastic


50. Darkside by Tom Becker, Scholastic


51. The Spook’s Secret (Wardstone Chronicles) by Joseph Delaney, Bodley Head


52. The Black Tattoo by Sam Enthoven, Doubleday


53. Coraline by Neil Gaiman, Bloomsbury


54. Setting of a Cruel Sun (The Lost Souls Stories) by Alan Gibbons, Orion


55. Nightrise (Power of Five) by Anthony Horowitz, Walker


56. Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy, HarperCollins


57. Breathe by Cliff McNish, Orion


58. Devil for Sale by E E Richardson, Barrington Stoke


59. The Intruders by E E Richardson, Corgi


60. Blood Beast (Demonata) by Darren Shan, HarperCollins


61. Crazy Creatures (Reality Check) by Gillian Arbuthnott, Barrington Stoke


62. The Fighting Pit (Bear Kingdom) by Michael Coleman, Orchard


63. Flanimals of the Deep by Ricky Gervais


64. High Rhulain (Redwall) by Brian Jacques, Puffin


65. The Dark Portal (Deptford Mice) by Robin Jarvis, Hodder


66. Mouse Noses on Toast by Darren King, Faber


67. Soul Eater (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness) by Michelle Paver, Orion


68. Fall 1152 (Mouse Guard) by David Petersen, Archaia (Publication due in June)


69. Nathan Fox by L Brittney, Macmillan


70. Mines of the Minotaur (Companion’s Quartet) by Julia Golding, Oxford


71. The Ship Between the Worlds by Julia Golding, Oxford


72. The Black Book of Secrets by F E Higgins, Macmillan


73. Here There be Dragons (Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica) by James A Owen,
Simon & Schuster


74. Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve, Scholastic


75. Larklight by Philip Reeve, Bloomsbury


76. Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan, Puffin


77. Physik (Septimus Heap) by Angie Sage, Bloomsbury


78. My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick, Orion


79. Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton, Puffin


80. Ptolemy’s Gate (Bartimaeus Trilogy) by Jonathan Stroud, Corgi


81. Bloodline by Kevin Brooks, Barrington Stoke


82. Johnny Delgado Like Father Like Son by Kevin Brooks, Barrington Stoke


83. Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer, Puffin


84. Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer, Puffin


85. Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce, Macmillan


86. Grk and the Hot Dog Trail by Joshua Doder, Andersen Press


87. Final Lap (Traces) by Malcolm Rose, Kingfisher


88. The Crime Lord (F.E.A.R. Adventures) by Jak Shadow, Wizard Books


89. Tins by Alex Shearer, Macmillan


90. Great Britain (Jack Stalwart) by Elizabeth Singer Hunt, Red Fox


91. The Curse of the Nightwolf (Barnaby Grimes) by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, Doubleday


92. Montmorency’s Revenge by Eleanor Updale, Scholastic


93. The Obsidian Dagger (Horatio Lyle) by Catherine Webb, Atom

92. The Boy who was Wanted Dead or Alive – or both (Blart) by Dominic Barker, Bloomsbury


93. Sebastian Darke: Prince of Fools by Philip Cavney, Bodley Head


94. The Moomy’s Curse (Cows in Action) by Steve Cole, Red Fox


95. Toonhead by Fiona Dunbar, Orchard


96. The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean, Bloomsbury


97. So You Think You Know the Simpsons? by Clive Gifford, Hodder


98. It’s True You Can Make Your Own Jokes by Sharon Holt, Allen & Unwin


99. Ryan’s Brain (Jiggy McCue) by Michael Lawrence, Orchard


100. Measle and the Slitherghoul (Measle Stubbs Adventures) by Ian Ogilvy, OUP


101. Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People by Dav Pilkey,
Scholastic


102. Urgum the Axe Man by Kjartan Poskitt, Scholastic


103. A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett, Doubleday


104. Zip’s Apollo by Philip Ridley, Puffin


105. The Great Cow Race (Bone) by Jeff Smith, Cartoon Books


106. Boy and Going Solo by Roald Dahl, Puffin


107. Once by Morris Gleitzman, Puffin


108. Crusade by Elizabeth Laird, Macmillan (Publication due in June)


109. Secrets of the Fearless by Elizabeth Laird, Macmillan


110. The Highwayman’s Footsteps by Nicola Morgan, Walker


111. Billy the Kid by Michael Morpurgo, Collins


112. Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo, HarperCollins


113. Rebel Cargo by James Riordan, Frances Lincoln


114. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Bodley Head


115. Divided City by Theresa Breslin, Corgi


116. Game Boy (4u2read.ok) by Alan Durant, Barrington Stoke


117. Stat Man (FYI) by Alan Durant, Barrington Stoke


118. Lady Friday (Keys to the Kingdom) by Garth Nix, HarperCollins


119. The Penalty by Mal Peet, Walker


120. Dream On by Bali Rai, Barrington Stoke


121. Goal 2: Living the Dream by Robert Rigby, Corgi


122. Agent Orange (Spy High) by A J Butcher, Atom


123. Sakkara (New Heroes) by Michael Carroll, HarperCollins


124. Jimmy Coates: Revenge by Joe Craig, HarperCollins


125. True Spy Stories (Usborne True Stories) by Paul Dowswell and Fergus Fleming, Spies
(Publication due in June)


126. The Flight of the Silver Turtle by John Fardell, Faber




127. The Devil’s Breath by David Gilman, Puffin (Publication due in June)


128. Double or Die (Young Bond) by Charlie Higson, Puffin


129. Ark Angel (Alex Rider) by Anthony Horowitz, Walker


130. Meltdown (Special Agents) by Sam Hutton, HarperCollins


131. Deep Waters (Zac Power) by H I Larry, Egmont


132. The Fall (Cherub) by Robert Muchamore, Hodder


133. Deadline by John Townsend, Barrington Stoke


134. S.T.O.R.M. by E L Young, Macmillan


135. The Hand of the Devil by Dean Vincent Carter, Corgi


136. The Aztec Code by Steve Cole, Bloomsbury


137. Bunker 10 by J A Henderson, OUP


138. Sure Fire by Jack Higgins and Justin Richards, HarperCollins (Publication due in May)


139. Bloodbones (Fighting Fantasy) by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, Wizard Books


140. Troll Blood (Troll trilogy) by Katherine Langrish, HarperCollins


141. The Beast Within (Nemesis) by Catherine Macphail, Bloomsbury


142. Avenger (Boy Soldier) by Andy McNab, Corgi


143. Operation Typhoon Shore (Guild Trilogy) by Joshua Mowll, Walker


144. Boffin Boy and the Invaders from Space (Boffin Boy) by David Orme, Ransom


145. Time Runners: Freeze Framed (Time Runners) by Justin Richards, Simon & Schuster


146. Flash Flood (Code Red Adventures) by Chris Ryan, Red Fox


147. Book the Thirteenth: The End by Lemony Snicket, Egmont


148. The Web of Fire by Steve Voake, Faber


149. Smokescreen by Bernard Ashley, Usborne


150. Mutant (Gr8reads) by Theresa Breslin, Barrington Stoke


151. Being by Kevin Brooks, Puffin


152. Billy Elliot by Melvin Burgess, Chicken House


153. The Bone Room by Anne Cassidy, Barrington Stoke


154. Moon Man by David Donohue, Egmont


155. The Road of Bones by Anne Fine, Corgi


156. The Thing with Finn by Tom Kelly, Macmillan


157. Flush by Carl Hiaasen, Corgi


158. Under the Skin by Catherine Macphail, Barrington Stoke


159. Captives by Tom Pow, Corgi


160. BurnOut by Robert Swindells, Barrington Stoke


161. Case Closed by Gosho Aoyama, Gollancz


162. Help I’m a Classroom Gambler by Pete Johnson, Corgi


163. The Paradise Plot by Natasha Narayan, Egmont


164. The Inventors by Alexander Gordon Smith, Faber


165. Tide of Terror (Vampirates) by Justin Somper, Simon & Schuster


166. Running the Risk (Shapeshifter) by Ali Sparkes, OUP


167. H.I.V.E. (Higher Institute of Villainous Education) by Mark Walden, Bloomsbury