Read the whole post, but here are some highlights:
- Reading good books teaches boys how to communicate clearly, concisely and even powerfully.
- Reading good books teaches boys how to think in a linear fashion, which, in turn, will help them learn how to properly interpret the storyline of Scripture.
- Reading good books, particularly thoughtful fiction, fills their imaginations with dragons and giants and castles and swords and other characters they will encounter in the unfolding drama of God's redeeming love in Christ.
- Reading good books teaches boys how to understand the world around them and prepares them for leadership in the culture, the church and in the home.
- Reading good books, particularly about history, helps boys to develop a deeper respect for others as he encounters those who have waged wars against tyranny, reformed churches, laid down their lives for the Gospel, broken down racial barriers and discovered far-fetched lands
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I couldn't agree with you more - boys need good books, and this is why I've now turned my hand away from non-fiction and am writing specifically for this genre.
My e-book tells the story of Lawrence, a 10-year old boy captured when the Japanese over run the Malay Peninsular, and now with a group of women is trying to survive the Second World War. Their last guard has just died, and as the oldest boy, it's to be Lawrence's responsibility to try and provide fish for the starving group.
http://www.eloquentbooks.com/TheBoyWithTheMonkey.html
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