Here are just a few online resources and books to look for at the Library that discuss the topic in more detail:

• Boys Adrift: Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men by Leonard Sax
  
  
• "The Boy Problem." Sax, Leonard. School Library Journal, September 2007, pp. 40-43. www.slj.com
  
  
• "The Boys Are All Right." Von Drehle, David. Time, August 6, 2007, vol. 170, Issue 6, pp.38-47. Access full-text through our online databases.
  
  
• Boys and Literacy: Practical Strategies for Librarians, Teachers, and Parents by Elizabeth Knowles and Martha Smith
  
  
• Guys Read. Author Jon Scieszka's website devoted to great books for guys of all ages!
  
  
• Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv
   
  
• The Minds of Boys: Saving Our Sons from Falling Behind in School and Life by Michael Gurian and Kathy Stevens
  
  
• Raising Boys by Steve Biddulph
• Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys by Dan Kindlon
  
  
• "Reclaiming Kindergarten: Making Kindergarten Less Harmful to Boys." Sax, Leonard. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 2001, vol. 2, pp. 3-12. www.boysadrift.com
  
  
• Teaching the Male Brain: How Boys Think, Feel, and Learn in School and Life by Abigail Norfleet James
  
  
• The Wonder of Boys: What Parents, Mentors, and Educators Can Do to Shape Boys into Excellent Men by Michael Gurian
  
  
• Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know About the Emerging Science of Sex Differences by Leonard Sax
  
  
• "Why Johnny Won't Read." Bauerlin, Mark, and Sandra Stotsky. Washington Post, January 25, 2005. Access online here.
  

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