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Grab Them: Books with Real Guy (and Gal) Appeal!

Toilets. Bathroom Habits. Gladiators. Body noises. Man-eating Tigers. War planes. BMX. Gross stuff. Forensic science. Unsolved real-life mysteries.

All of the above topics have one thing in common. Boys love them! And books about them and other popular topics make fine booktalks to grab boys and attract their interest.

SLJ columnist Kathy Baxter’s laughter-filled session, all done with PowerPoint, gives suggestions for the kinds of books boys really like, including illustrations that get kids interested and sections to read aloud.