Boy's Life Magazine

Boy's Life. Boy Scouts of America.

ISSN:0006-8608

Price :$24.00 for 12 issues (half off for members of the Boy Scout Association)

Reader's Annotation: Boys' Life is a magazine for boys age 8-14, particularly those boys interested in scouts.

Summary: Boys' Life has a variety of articles, including fiction stories, non-fiction features, advice columns, games, sports stories and stories about scouting and the outdoors. Though the magazine says it is for "all boys," really, their target audience are Boy Scouts. The featured readers are scouts, there are plenty of stories about earning badges, and the stories that aren't directly scouting related are still tangentially so. Still, that's a good audience, members of the Boy Scouts of America.

Genre: magazine, friends, family, identity, siblings, coming of age, career

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Evaluation: A great choice for those who are scouts or agree with the scouting philosophy. Others may find the ads and/or the (relatively small number of) Christian references unappealing. Still worth adding to a collection, for those who will appreciate it.

Why it belongs in a Tween Collection: While many older tweens may be moving beyond their scouting years, younger tweens are right in the thick of the pack, as it were, and will want to keep current on their BSA news.

Readalikes :

• Sports Illustrated Kids
  
• National Geographic Kids
  

Other Useful Info:

• Boys' Life Website

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