Each book is a collection of original short stories, but these aren't your typical anthologies--each b Jon Scieszka founded Guys Read to encourage a passion for reading among young boys, with the philosophy that boys love to read most when they are reading things they love such as: Each book is a collection of original short stories, but these aren't your typical anthologies--each book is edgy, inventive, visual, and one-of-a-kind To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
To ask other readers questions about 6 Books , please sign up. Lists with This Book. Mar 20, Vaibhav rated it really liked it.
Why or why not? Also, since, there is a table of contents it means that whatever you want to read you can. There is also a story that is explained in a graphic novel format which is a faster way to read. This means that people can finish this book faster and enjoy this book a lot. Who was your favorite character?
Guys Read: The Choice: A Short Story from Guys Read: The Sports Pages - Kindle edition by James Brown. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device. Guys Read: Artemis Begins: A Short Story from Guys Read and millions of other books . Guys Read: The Sports Pages by Jon Scieszka Paperback $ . humor in Guys Read Funny Business but some of it could lead to some bad choices.
This book has many short stories in it. It is not one whole big connecting story but instead a book with many short stories. It is really scary when the dentist brings sharp and dangerous tools.
It used to freak me out since kids are told not play with sharp tool because they are dangerous. It is talking about a kid at a dentist and we are kids too, which means that it is easier for me to relate to this story.
Oct 20, Stacy Haroldsen rated it liked it Shelves: True stories Each of the stories takes on their own distinct voice as the authors each share a moment that really happened. Whether it was an event in History, a personal experience, or science it was all real. Sahara Shipwreck, Hugh Glass: And Uni-ve True stories Each of the stories takes on their own distinct voice as the authors each share a moment that really happened.
And Uni-verses teaches science. I enjoyed the different approaches to each of the stories. It was fun to see the ways history and science could be made interesting when done in the right way. Not one of them was boring. I really thought they did a good job ensuring that there was something for everybody. You have the ability to pick and choose which sections you want to read, you don't have to start at the beginning.
Over all, it's fun and shows that nonfiction is not boring. Some stories are graphic.
Sahara Shipwreck especially dehydration, starvation, sever sunburn, and nudity. Oct 19, Angelo rated it it was amazing.
If you love sports in general, and love to play sports, this is the book for you. I loved this book. It is a bunch of short stories about sports. Some of the stories are people playing the sport, some are watching and some are both. You should definitely read this book because you don't have to remember what happened in the beginning for it to make sense later. Sometimes I don't remember what happened in the beginning of the book, so this book was good because it is stories that I can read in on If you love sports in general, and love to play sports, this is the book for you.
Sometimes I don't remember what happened in the beginning of the book, so this book was good because it is stories that I can read in one sitting. My favorite story was about soccer because in the last few minutes of the game the main character scores a goal to win the game. This is Guys Read Sports Pages. Tyler rated it it was amazing Sep 07, Paul Weatherford rated it liked it Mar 03, Mar 06, Doniell rated it really liked it. It was a cool book, however, I'm affraid it has some stories that sincerelly are not that interesting as the others true stories.
Mark Osler rated it liked it Mar 03, Joseph Sanders rated it it was amazing Jul 23, Aiden Cole rated it really liked it Oct 16, Bismarck rated it liked it Jul 04, Allen rated it it was amazing Apr 18, Kelby Wong rated it it was amazing Aug 19, Paul rated it liked it Sep 01, Kj rated it it was ok Sep 19, Terrifying Tales, was released on September 1, This was followed by another volume called Guys Read: Heroes and Villains, in April Guys Read field offices are reading clubs held in homes, classrooms, libraries and bookstores.
They are located in 28 U. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved August 13, Retrieved 27 June Retrieved from " https: Literary societies Children's literature organizations. Views Read Edit View history. This page was last edited on 17 September , at