If you’re struggling to get your son into reading, you’re not alone. But these 50+ amazing adventure chapter books for boys will help get the ball rolling.
It’s a common fact that girls read more than most boys. Girls also score higher on reading assessments than most boys, too. So how can we encourage boys to delve into a book and expand their reading? Here is an extensive list of amazing adventure chapter stories to tap into their imagination and get them cracking open those books.
You can find these chapter books for boys at your local library or purchase through the affiliate links provided for your convenience.
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and see recommended grade level reading,
click for Part I and Part II.
Westmark (The Westmark Trilogy)
The Iron Ring
The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen
Raleigh’s Page
Peter and the Starcatchers: The Starcatchers Series Books 1-3 by Dave Barry
Chance Fortune in the Shadow Zone (Adventures of Chance Fortune)
The Name of this Book Is Secret (The Secret Series)
The Telling Pool
A Week in the Woods
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
MVP: Magellan Voyage Project
Seven Professors of the Far North
The Land of the Silver Apples (Richard Jackson Books) by Nancy Farmer
The Sea of Trolls (Sea of Trolls Trilogy)
My Side of the Mountain (Puffin Modern Classics)
Getting Air
Far North
Down the Yukon
The Maze
Eagle Strike (Alex Rider Adventure)
Voyage of Slaves (Castaways of the Flying Dutchman)
Alabama Moon
The Wreckers (The High Seas Trilogy)
The Buccaneers (High Seas Trilogy)
Black Duck
Pendragon (Boxed Set): by D.J. MacHale
Tomorrow, When the War Began (The Tomorrow Series #1)
Jim Davis
Shackleton’s Stowaway
Kensuke’s Kingdom
The Squire’s Tale (The Squire’s Tales)
Count Karlstein
Hatchet: 20th Anniversary Edition
Brian’s Winter
The Voyage Of The Frog (Apple signature)
Swallows and Amazons (Godine Storyteller)
The Chaos Code
The Wadjet Eye 
The Trap
Peak
The Sign of the Beaver
Call It Courage
First Light
Kidnapped 
The Cay
Ice Drift
Blind Mountain
The Thief (The Queen’s Thief, Book 1)
Around the World in 80 Days
The Survivors (Memory Boy)
Blue Fingers: A Ninja’s Tale
The Rogues
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lifesallaboutlittleadventures says
May 20, 2013 at 3:39 pmI love this post. Please link this up on Money Saving Monday so others can find this post! I hope I see you there.
Stephanie
Jen says
May 21, 2013 at 9:27 pmWow Jenny! This is one serious list! I will definitely check this out. Since I have a boy, And I want him to read!
http://expatbrazil.co.uk says
May 21, 2013 at 11:50 pmAny tips on getting a boy reading. i have a library of over 4000 books and in fact have many on that list especially the older ones. No matter what I do I just can’t get a genuine interest out of him, I can tell he’s tring for me but he has no real interest whatsoever. I feel sorry at what pleasure he’s missing, any suggestions would be great, thanks. He’s 10 by the way.
Nicci @ PowerfulMothering says
May 24, 2013 at 8:04 pmWhat a nice collection!
Thanks for sharing with us on Pin it Tuesdays! PowerfulMothering.com
lovebakesgoodcakes says
May 28, 2013 at 12:43 amHaving 2 pre-teen boys, I’m on my way to check out some of these books! Thanks so much for sharing at last week’s All my Bloggy Friends – Linda and I look forward to seeing what you share this week! 🙂
Alice (@mumsmakelists) says
June 25, 2013 at 7:13 pmFab list – looking forward to reading lots of these myself 🙂
I would love for you to link up at this and some of your other book lists at the Mommy Archive – we’re focusing this week on favourite children’s books , Alice x
Dolores says
July 7, 2014 at 10:15 amI invite everyone to look into Tony Abbott’s latest series, The Copernicus Legacy. The first book is entitled, The Forbidden Stone. It is best for ages 10 and up, even though the jacket says 8 and up. It has gotten excellent reviews from Kirkus and PW, and readers are finding it very exciting.
Tony also has many other series that have proven enticing to reluctant readers, including The Secrets of Droon, The Haunting of Derek Stone, Underworlds, and his first series, Danger Guys, which is newly available in e-book format.
He also writes serious, hardcover novels for young readers, including Firegirl, which is being taught in many schools bc it demonstrates compassion toward people who are different than ourselves, and The Postcard, which won the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Award in 2009. Read more about Tony Abbott’s many exciting books at http://www.tonyabbottbooks.com and http://www.thecopernicuslegacy.com.
and girls says
June 13, 2015 at 7:38 pmwhy just boys?
Jennifer Hughes says
June 14, 2015 at 9:51 amBecause you didn’t look for the list for girls…. because as a girl, I wanted to read about strong female characters — not just what the boys were doing.
https://mommyevolution.com/25-great-adventure-chapter-books-girls-2/
Sheila @ BrainPowerBoy says
July 19, 2015 at 7:15 amNice list, Jennifer. I am always looking for lists of books for boys to share. We have not read several of these titles so I will show the list to my son to see what he might want to read. Thanks! (pinned)
Jennifer Hughes says
July 19, 2015 at 3:20 pmGuess you have some new reading to do, Sheila! I’m working on some new books to get into the house as well. Can you believe my boys haven’t started the Harry Potter series? Too scary for one of them but I think we’re finally at a good age 🙂