FREE: 3 CHAPTER BOOKS GEARED FOR THE BOYS

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Swimmer (Apple Paperbacks) Grade 3-5 Every summer ten-year-old Skip and his family move out of their big beach front home to make room for summer boarders. This summer is a particularly bad one for Skip; his parents are getting a divorce. When he finds a lost retriever that he names Swimmer, he begins to feel some purpose in his life. Unfortunately pets are not allowed at the boarding house, so Skip spends some frantic weeks hiding his dog in an abandoned house nearby. Torn between his mom and his dad, Skip feels he can trust no one and vows to stick by his dog at all costs. A bout with the flu and the demolition of Swimmer's secret hideout prove to Skip that he can and must believe in people again. A possible choice for reluctant readers.

Steer Clear of Haunted Hill (Ghostwriter) [Paperback]
From Forward: "Attention, Reader!) This book can be read forward and backward! But, whichever way you begin, you'll need to read both front and back before you can read the final section in the middle. Otherwise, you won't be able to solve the mystery." Lenni's father, Max, takes the children to his favorite campground, but the group is shocked to learn that the campground has turned into a ghost town. Ages 9-12


The Loner (An Apple Paperback)
The boy with no name doesn't remember his past; all he knows is that he has to survive, and that means picking fruit on various farms across the southwest. Staying with anyone who'll take him, he gives up all his wages for food and a place to sleep. Then he finds a loving home and realizes he is no longer a loner. A 1964 Newbery Honor book. Ages 9-12