Guys Read: Thriller edited by Jons Scieszka 272 pages

Popular, award winning author and former teacher, Jon Scieszka has made boys literacy his mission. He created a web site ten years ago with recommendations of titles to spark an interest in boys. He also started compiling genre collections. This is his second collection of original short stories by top authors: M T Anderson, James Patterson, Walter Dean Myers, Margaret Peterson Haddix and Anthony Horowitz. The theme is horror sometimes spiked with a dash of humor. Probably my favorite was by Patrick Carman, Ghost Vision Glasses. Kyle is a big fan of weird stuff. He sends away for a bunch of stuff advertised in a vintage Archie comic book. The only response to his 27 requests is a pair of special glasses guaranteed to let the wearer see ghosts. Not only do they work, but they help solve his problem with the neighborhood bully, Scotty Vincent.