Guys Read

Guys Read is a web-based literacy program for boys founded by author Jon Scieszka in 2001.

Its mission is "to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers" by bringing attention to the issue, promoting the expansion of what is called "reading" to include materials like comic books, and encouraging grown men to be literacy role models.

Scieszka said, "It kind of came out of my experience both as growing up a guy, for starters, and then going into elementary school teaching, where I found that the guy sensibility isn't really appreciated there, mostly that the world of elementary school is probably like 85% women - teachers and librarians."

The fifth volume's theme is nonfiction, titled Guys Read: True Stories.

A sixth volume, whose theme is horror, titled Guys Read: Terrifying Tales, was released on September 1, 2015.