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Guys Write for Guys Read by Jon Scieszka

Guys Write for Guys Read

by Jon Scieszka

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  • Apr 2005, 272 pages
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What is a typical guy moment, anyhow? Selected by voters at the Guys Read Web site and compiled by Jon Scieszka, this wide-ranging collection of authors and illustrators shows that guys do read . . . and will read more if given things they enjoy reading.

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"Though the tone of the entries ranges from comic to poignant and will resonate with readers to varying degrees, all convey a remarkable candor and eagerness to reach out to boys." - Publishers Weekly. "All in all, it's fun to read true stories from the lives of well-loved authors, and these fellas certainly know how to spin a yarn." - Booklist

"Starred Review. While the anthology arguably contains not one single masterpiece, there's something undeniably grand about this collective celebration of the intellectual life of the common boy." - School Library Journal

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