Guys read : true stories / edited and with an introduction by Jon Scieszka ; stories by Candace Fleming, Douglas Florian, Nathan Hale, Thanhha Lai, Sy Montgomery, Jim Murphy, T. Edward Nickens, Elizabeth Partridge, Steve Sheinkin, and James Sturm ; with illustrations by Brian Floca.
Publication Info.
New York, NY : Walden Pond Press, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014]
A latest anthology for tween boys collects ten true stories, biographies, essays, and other engaging short entries by leading nonfiction writers and journalists.
Contents
Sahara shipwreck / by Steve Sheinkin -- Tarantula heaven / by Sy Montgomery -- Hugh Glass: dead man crawling / by Nathan Hale -- A jumbo story / by Candace Fleming -- Uni-verses / by Douglas Florian -- This won't hurt a bit: the painfully true story of dental care / by Jim Murphy -- A pack of brothers / by Thanhha Lai -- Mojo, moonshine, and the blues / by Elizabeth Partridge -- A cartoonist's course / by James Sturm -- The river's run / by T. Edward Nickens.