The Hatford-Malloy feud continues in this fast-paced sequel to The Boys Start the War and The Girls Get Even (both Delacorte, 1993). Their egos still smarting from the humiliation they suffered on Halloween at the hands of their female neighbors, the Hatford boys try to frighten them with tales of the abaguchie, a creature of local legend. A funny series of plans for revenge and retaliation from both sides follows. Ultimately, the children call a truce when they are united by a common cause-sharing a joke at their parents' expense. Although this title sums up the background of the story clearly, it relies on the earlier books for characterization. The girls come across as stereotypes-an athlete, a bookworm, and an aspiring actress-and the boys are virtually indistinguishable from one another. Nevertheless, fans of the previous books will enjoy this installment.

An updated and revised edition of the controversial classic—now more relevant than ever—argues that boys are the ones languishing socially and academically, resulting in staggering social and economic costs. Girls and women were once second-class citizens in the nation’s schools. Americans responded with concerted efforts to give girls and women the attention and assistance that was long overdue. Now, after two major waves of feminism and decades of policy reform, women have made massive strides in education. Today they outperform men in nearly every measure of social, academic, and vocational well-being. Christina Hoff Sommers contends that it’s time to take a hard look at present-day realities and recognize that boys need help. Called “provocative and controversial...impassioned and articulate” (The Christian Science Monitor), this edition of The War Against Boys offers a new preface and six radically revised chapters, plus updates on the current status of boys throughout the book. Sommers argues that the problem of male underachievement is persistent and worsening. Among the new topics Sommers tackles: how the war against boys is harming our economic future, and how boy-averse trends such as the decline of recess and zero-tolerance disciplinary policies have turned our schools into hostile environments for boys. As our schools become more feelings-centered, risk-averse, competition-free, and sedentary, they move further and further from the characteristic needs of boys. She offers realistic, achievable solutions to these problems that include boy-friendly pedagogy, character and vocational education, and the choice of single-sex classrooms. The War Against Boys is an incisive, rigorous, and heartfelt argument in favor of recognizing and confronting a new reality: boys are languishing in education and the price of continued neglect is economically and socially prohibitive.

The Sleepover Squad faces an all-new slumber party obstacle: boys! It’s Taylor’s turn to host a sleepover, which is exciting…except that her next-door neighbor—a bratty boy her own age—won’t leave her alone. And when he plans a sleepover for the same night as the Squad’s, Taylor is totally irked. But after the boys challenge the girls to an all-out sleepover competition, the fun is just beginning—or is it? Can Taylor trounce the boys and still keep her friends happy?

When the members of the Sleepover Squad plan a slumber party to play with Taylor's new kitten, the boy next door turns it into a boy-against-girl challenge. Includes suggestions for a slumber party project.

When the members of the Sleepover Squad plan a slumber party to play with Taylor's new kitten, the boy next door turns it into a boy-against-girl challenge. Includes suggestions for a slumber party project.

Updated 2009 edition of this evergreen punk-rock classic!

"A guide to the stages and issues in boys' development from birth to manhood"--Provided by publisher.