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Our mission is to transform boys into lifelong readers. We are an organization of parents, educators, librarians, mentors, authors, and booksellers. Periodically, we will feature an Extraordinary Author on our home page. Below is information about an incredible writer who has published several compelling and gripping novels that boys love.



Featured Extraordinary Author

Eric WaltersCanada's critically acclaimed children's writer Eric Walters is truly an extraordinary author. Eric's prolific imagination has churned out over sixty novels. His books have won more than 80 awards including eleven separate children's choice awards. He is the only three time winner of both the Ontario Library Association Silver Birch and Red Maple Awards.

Eric has presented to over 1,400,000 children across Canada. His presentations blend drama, storytelling, audience participation and interaction.

To learn more about Eric Walters, click here.

The Facts
America's boys are the most violent in the industrialized world.
50% of all minority male students drop out of school.
87% of boys play explicitly violent video games.
92% of convicted violent felons are male.
Male literacy is part of the solution.