Gift Ideas for Teen Boys: Books & Reading
11 top-rated books & reading gifts for teen boys, from $10 to $60. Our picks include Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter Golden Snitch Metal Bookmark and The Eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt Dinniman.
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Favorite Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, MinaLima Interactive Edition
The full first book with color illustrations by MinaLima and paper-craft extras such as a foldout Hogwarts letter.
Favorite Harry Potter Golden Snitch Metal Bookmark
An officially licensed metal bookmark with a hanging Golden Snitch charm, in a gift box.
Favorite The Eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt Dinniman
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Pierce Brown's debut novel, a New York Times bestseller compared to The Hunger Games and Ender's Game.
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
The first book of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, published by Ace.
Uzumaki (3-in-1 Deluxe Edition) by Junji Ito
Junji Ito's horror manga Uzumaki in a deluxe 3-in-1 hardcover edition from Viz Media.
Favorite Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games), Scholastic
A Hunger Games novel from Scholastic that follows Haymitch Abernathy on the day of the fiftieth Games.
Favorite Invincible Compendium Volume 3
The third giant paperback of Invincible, collecting issues 97 to 144 and the end of Mark Grayson's story.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Complete 3-Book Hardcover
All three Alvin Schwartz Scary Stories books in one jacketed hardcover, with Stephen Gammell's original art.
Favorite The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium Set 1
Two paperbacks collecting nearly 500 early Calvin and Hobbes comic strips, in a slipcase.
Favorite The Hunger Games 5-Book Hardcover Box Set (Scholastic)
All five Hunger Games novels by Suzanne Collins in a hardcover box set, from The Hunger Games to Sunrise on the Reaping.
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