SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
SLJ Blog Network +
  • 100 Scope Notes
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Good Comics for Kids
  • Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog
  • Teen Librarian Toolbox
  • The Classroom Bookshelf
  • The Yarn
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About/Contact
  • Previews
  • Reviews
  • Manga
  • All Ages
  • Young Adult
  • Interviews
  • News

May 16, 2011 by Katherine Dacey

Links: Boys don’t read?

May 16, 2011 by Katherine Dacey   4 comments

Over at The Huffington Post, author Charles London tackles a question that’s been on many educators’ minds of late: how can teachers and parents encourage boys to read more? His argument is that boys are readers, but the kind of material that appeals to them often falls outside the canon of approved kid-lit. “Even when I hated to read, I was hungry for stories,” he explains. “I found them in places that weren’t teacher-approved, but I found them just the same.”

Dark Horse has just announced that Andi Watson will be writing a new Skeleton Key story for Dark Horse Presents; look for the first installment of this three-part series on October 19, 2011.

SCROLL TO KEEP READING THIS POST

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

Did you miss Free Comic Book Day? It’s not too late to track down some of the event’s kid-friendly titles. ComiXology is offering free digital editions of Atomic Robo, Super Dinosaur, and Deadliest Sharks & Prehistoric Predators, while Dark Horse has added free copies of Avatar: The Last Airbender and Star Wars: The Clone Wars to its digital store.

And speaking of Free Comic Book Day, Torsten Adair uses its tenth anniversary as a jumping-off point for examining the current state of the comics industry.

Here’s something for the crafty comic fan: step-by-step instructions for making Wonder Woman cookies. (Canon outfit, of course.)

Reviews

Sean Gaffney on vol. 4 of Dengeki Daisy (A Case Suitable for Treament)
Matthew Brady on Gladstone’s School for World Conquerors #1 (Warren Peace Sings the Blues)
Sean Gaffney on vols. 1-3 of Kekkaishi (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Patti Martinson on Jughead Double Digest #167 (Sequential Tart)
Alexander Hoffman on vol. 1 of Monkey High! (Manga Widget)
Greg McElhatton on Superman #711 (Read About Comics)
Rob McMonigal on Tyrannosaurus Beth #1 (Panel Patter)

Filed under: News

SHARE:

Read or Leave Comments
Andi WatsonComiXologyDark HorseFree Comic Book Dayliteracy

About Katherine Dacey

Katherine Dacey has been reviewing comics since 2006. From 2007 to 2008, she was the Senior Manga Editor at PopCultureShock, a site covering all aspects of the entertainment industry from comics to video games. In 2009, she launched The Manga Critic, where she focuses primarily on Japanese comics and novels in translation. Katherine lives and works in the Greater Boston area, and is a musicologist by training.

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Posts

January 2023

2023 ALA Youth Media Awards

by Katherine Dacey

January 2023

Exclusive Announcement: Art Baltazar's YAHGZ | News

by Katherine Dacey

January 2023

Recent Graphic Novel Deals, Early Jan 2023 | News

by Katherine Dacey

December 2022

Dungeons and Dragons Dungeon Club | This Week’s Comics

by Katherine Dacey

December 2022

Recent Graphic Novel Deals, Early Dec 2022 | News

by Katherine Dacey

ADVERTISEMENT

SLJ Blog Network

100 Scope Notes

Surprise! Announcing CABOOSE

by Travis Jonker

A Fuse #8 Production

Jump Into this Guest Post by Shadra Strickland About Her Latest Book: Jump In!

by Betsy Bird

Good Comics for Kids

Kiss Number 8 | Review

by Johanna

Heavy Medal

What’s Coming in 2023, A Feedback Poll, and Goodbye for Now…

by Steven Engelfried

Teen Librarian Toolbox

WRITING FOR YOURSELF FIRST, a guest post by author M. K. Lobb

by Karen Jensen, MLS

The Classroom Bookshelf

The Classroom Bookshelf is Moving

by Erika Thulin Dawes

The Yarn

A Book 25 Years in the Making: Marla Frazee Visits The Yarn

by Travis Jonker

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Articles on SLJ

Best Graphic Novels 2019 | SLJ Best Books

Free Comics, and Resources on COVID-19, in Graphic Form

Seven Titles with Censorship Themes

Picturing Historical Japan: Shonen and shoujo manga bring the country’s past eras to life

A Woman’s Place Is in a Graphic Novel: Outstanding Works for Young Readers Center Women in History

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Danielle says

    May 16, 2011 at 10:00 pm

    It is true. Boys like non-fiction material, such as dinosaurs, cars, astronomy, etc. I find nothing wrong with this. They are still learning.

  2. Katherine Dacey says

    May 17, 2011 at 1:44 pm

    You won’t get any argument from us, Danielle! We’re always trying to recommend comics that we think will encourage boys to read. I don’t know if you’ve seen Zenescope’s 10 Top Deadliest Sharks, but that’s a great example of what you’re talking about: it’s non-fiction, it focuses on a big, powerful animal, and it’s jam-packed with the kind of information that kids find interesting. If I taught third graders, I’d have several copies for my classroom!

  3. Snow says

    May 17, 2011 at 2:20 pm

    My husband is an excellent example of this. When we met he told me he didn’t read. Once we were married, I discovered that he does read, it’s just that he never thought to consider Maxim, cookbooks, whiskey guides, the newspaper, and books about woodworking to be reading. He’s even read a graphic novel series: Oishinbo, which is about Japanese cuisine, something he loves.

  4. Kat Kan says

    May 18, 2011 at 5:56 pm

    For years, as a YA librarian in public libraries, I booktalked lots of nonfiction because I knew boys tended to prefer nonfiction. I started getting comics into the libraries back in the mid-1980s for the same reason. Then I had sons of my own, and they also prefer nonfiction and comics.

    How do we as librarians and teachers get out of the “rut” of equating reading with only fiction? I’ve been trying for almost 30 years!

ADVERTISEMENT

Archives

Follow This Blog

Enter your email address below to receive notifications of new blog posts by email.

This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

Primary Sidebar

  • News & Features
  • Reviews+
  • Technology
  • School Libraries
  • Public Libraries
  • Age Level
  • Ideas
  • Blogs
  • Classroom
  • Diversity
  • People
  • Job Zone

Reviews+

  • Book Lists
  • Best Books
  • Media
  • Reference
  • Series Made Simple
  • Tech
  • Review for SLJ
  • Review Submissions

SLJ Blog Network

  • 100 Scope Notes
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Good Comics for Kids
  • Heavy Medal
  • Neverending Search
  • Teen Librarian Toolbox
  • The Classroom Bookshelf
  • The Yarn

Resources

  • 2022 Youth Media Awards
  • The Newbery at 100: SLJ Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Award
  • Special Report | School Libraries 2021
  • Summer Reading 2021
  • Series Made Simple Spring 2021
  • SLJ Diverse Books Survey
  • Summer Programming Survey
  • Research
  • White Papers / Case Studies
  • School Librarian of the Year
  • Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards
  • Librarian/Teacher Collaboration Award

Events & PD

  • In-Person Events
  • Online Courses
  • Virtual Events
  • Webcasts
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe
  • Media Inquiries
  • Newsletter Sign Up
  • Content Submissions
  • Data Privacy
  • Terms of Use
  • Terms of Sale
  • FAQs
  • Diversity Policy
  • Careers at MSI


COPYRIGHT © 2023


COPYRIGHT © 2023