Magazines are very popular with boys. Even boys who say that "hate reading" are often seen reading magazines. The advantage with magazines is they can cover almost every interest.

A school library should have magazines that reflect a wide array of interest. Students will use the library more if their are magazines that reflect their interests. Boys like magazines that deal with humour, cars, motor cycles, skateboarding, biking and specific sports (such as ice hockey). Surprising Sports Illustrated is not as popular with reluctant male readers as I thought it would be. This may be because it covers a wide variety of sports and the reading level is a little higher than other magazines.Also Sports Illustrated does not cover X games.

Most Popular Magazines with Boys in ASCVI School Library - grades 7-12

	Title	Description	Rating
	Mad Magazine	Has humour, politics and satire. Most popular magazine with boys at my school.
	Transworld Skateboarding	Skateboarding information given in small blurbs. More pictures that text. Very popular with skateboarders.
	Electronic Gaming	Covers new electronic games. Very popular. Good reading level with lots of text.
	Car and Driver	Popular with most boys. Good reading level. Also has charts and mathematical comparisons.
	Cycle World	Not as popular as Car and Driver. Good reading level.
	Rolling Stone Magazine	Excellent Reading Level. Some adult themes. In the school library I keep it behind the counter. Used by senior students.
	Hot Rod Magazine	Popular. Good reading level. Has charts and mathematical comparisons.

Rating System

	Excellent - Boys really like it - most popular
	Very Good
	Good but not as popular