True Stories

Jon Scieszka‘s Guys Read anthology series for tweens turns to nonfiction in its fifth volume, True Stories. The fifth installment in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading features ten stories that are 100% amazing, 100% adventurous, 100% unbelievable—and 100% true. A star-studded group of award-winning nonfiction authors and journalists provides something for every reader, all aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Compiled and edited by real-life literature legend Jon Scieszka, Guys Read: True Stories is a mind-blowing collection of essays, biographies, how-to guides, and more, all proving that the truth is most definitely out there. Supports the Common Core State Standards Unbelievable Survival Stories: Read the true accounts of a sailor shipwrecked and enslaved in the Sahara and the legendary frontiersman Hugh Glass, left for dead in the wild west. Amazing Animal Stories: Discover the incredible life of Jumbo, the world’s most famous elephant, and join a scientist on a hunt for the massive Goliath bird-eating spider in the Amazon. Fascinating History for Kids: Uncover the painfully true (and gruesome) history of dental care and learn how a kid obsessed with comics can become a professional cartoonist. Inspiring Biographies: Follow Muddy Waters from the Mississippi delta to the Chicago blues scene and see how a boy from Vietnam found his place in a pack of brothers.