Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective - Donald J. Sobol

Without meaning to offend and be perceived as sexist, as a child and then later, as a parent, I noticed something about reading habits. This was the fact that no matter where in the US, or abroad, that we lived, girls were more likely to read books with girls as main characters, as well as boy main characters. Boys, however, seemed to prefer books with male protagonists. So while boys in my class, and later on, my sons, were happy to read the Bobbsey Twins and later the Hardy Boys, they were usually not even remotely tempted by Nancy Drew. As a parent with three sons, this observation of my youth was reinforced when it came to personal reading choices with my son. ...  Read the complete review