# Books about boys, fiction assigned in US schools

**8** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _boys, fiction_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** K–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/boys-fiction
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore boys, fiction

- [Betsy Cromer Byars](https://readinglist.school/author/betsy-cromer-byars)
- [Dick King-Smith](https://readinglist.school/author/dick-king-smith)
- [Jerry Spinelli](https://readinglist.school/author/jerry-spinelli)
- [Mercer Mayer](https://readinglist.school/author/mercer-mayer)

## boys, fiction canon

- [A Boy, a Dog and a Frog](https://readinglist.school/book/a-boy-a-dog-and-a-frog) by Mercer Mayer _(Grades K–1)_
- [Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days](https://readinglist.school/book/be-a-perfect-person-in-just-three-days) by Stephen Manes _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Buz](https://readinglist.school/book/buz) by Richard Egielski _(Grades K–3)_
- [Cracker Jackson](https://readinglist.school/book/cracker-jackson) by Betsy Cromer Byars _(Grades 4–8)_
- [Crash](https://readinglist.school/book/crash) by Jerry Spinelli _(Grades 3–8)_
- [Fudge](https://readinglist.school/book/fudge) by Charlotte Towner Graeber _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Harry's Mad](https://readinglist.school/book/harrys-mad) by Dick King-Smith _(Grades 3–6)_
- [When the Boys Ran the House](https://readinglist.school/book/when-the-boys-ran-the-house) by Joan Davenport Carris _(Grades 3–6)_

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