Teen Nonfiction for Boys

Try these books if you're looking for:

• Books for teen boys
• Nonfiction
• Books with less than 250 pages
  

The Dark Game: True Spy Stories
By Paul B. Janeczko
YA 327.73 JAN 2010
A collection of true spy stories from throughout the history of the United States, discussing personalities, missions, traitors, technological advances and more.

Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World
By Jennifer Armstrong
YA 919.89 ARM 1989
Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, their ship was finally crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men to make a very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land.

The War to End All Wars
By Russell Freedman
YA 940.3 FRE 2010
This book describes the situations that led to WWI, the wars progression and how the peace treaty actually set the world up for the next world war. This book is entertaining and informative and helps bring history to life.

The Great Fire
By Jim Murphy
YA 977.3 MUR 1995
An account of the Great Chicago Fire combines archival photographs and drawings with personal accounts by its survivors and historical documents.

Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
By James L. Swanson
YA BIO BOOTH
Recounts the escape of John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, and follows the intensive twelve-day search for him and his accomplices.