Boys Will Be Boys Page 2

“This is plenty,” said Officer Kronsky. “This is good. Really good.” Officer Kronsky turned to Fred and Will. “Every once in a while I get a nice surprise on my job. You two guys are one of them. You want a lift to the next train stop? We can still get you to that field trip.”

  “That would be great,” said Mr. Brown. “We can join up with our class.”

  Fred smiled. “And Will can join up with his new special friend.”

  Will couldn’t help smiling.

  But he still gave Fred a solid arm punch and told him, “Shut up.”

  Guys E-Read

  Guys Read mysterious stuff. And you just proved it. (Unless you just opened the book to this page and started reading. In which case, we feel bad for you because you missed some pretty thrilling stuff.)

  Now what?

  Now we keep going—Guys Read keeps working to find good stuff for you to read, you read it and pass it along to other guys. Here’s how we can do it.

  For ten years, Guys Read has been at www.guysread.com, collecting recommendations of what guys really want to read. We have gathered recommendations of thousands of great funny books, scary books, action books, illustrated books, information books, wordless books, sci-fi books, mystery books, and you-name-it books.

  So what’s your part of the job? Simple: Try out some of the suggestions at guysread.com, try some of the other stuff written by the authors in this book, then let us know what you think. Tell us what you like to read. Tell us what you don’t like to read. The more you tell us, the more great book recommendations we can collect. It might even help us choose the writers for the next installment of Guys Read.

  Thanks for reading

  And thanks for helping Guys Read.

  Biographies

  JON SCIESZKA (editor) is the author of numerous picture books, middle grade series, and even a memoir. From 2007–2010 he served as the first National Ambassador for Children’s Literature, appointed by the Library of Congress. Jon is actively promoting his interest in getting boys to read through his Guys Read initiative and website. He lives in Brooklyn with his family. Visit him online at www.jsworldwide.com and at www.guysread.com.

  SELECTED TITLES

  THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS

  (Illustrated by Lane Smith)

  THE STINKY CHEESE MAN AND OTHER FAIRLY STUPID FAIRY TALES

  (Illustrated by Lane Smith)

  The Time Warp Trio series

  (Illustrated by Lane Smith)

  JAMES PATTERSON (“Boys Will Be Boys”) is one of the bestselling authors of all time. His books for children include the Daniel X series, the Maximum Ride series, and the Witch & Wizard series. He is also the founder of the literacy initiative and website, ReadKiddoRead. James lives Connecticut. Find out more at www.jamespatterson.com.

  SELECTED TITLES

  The Daniel X Series, including

  THE DANGEROUS DAYS OF DANIEL X

  The Maximum Ride Series, including ANGEL

  MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE

  Copyright

  Boys Will Be Boys

  copyright © 2011 by James Patterson

  Illustrations copyright © 2011 by Brett Helquist

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