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Nonfiction books checked out at primary school libraries: 75% cent to boys, 25% to girls.

Book readers overall: men, 46%; women 54%.

Literary readers: men, 37%; women, 63%.

Heavy readers: men, 29%; women, 71%.

Readers of science fiction and horror: men, 17%; women, 8%.

Readers of mystery and suspense: men, 14%; women, 24%.

Readers of history and war: men, 9%; women, negligible.

Readers of science and technology: men, 7%; women, negligible.

Readers of romance: men, negligible; women, 12%.

Readers of personal growth: men, negligible; women, 8%.

Excerpted from Jump-Starting Boys: Help Your Reluctant Learner Find Success in School and Life, by Pam Withers and Cynthia Gill (Viva Editions). All references (footnotes) contained in the book.

http://www.amazon.com/Jump-Starting-Boys-Reluctant-Learner-Success-ebook/dp/B00BAHA0Y8/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421455869&sr=1-1&keywords=jump+starting+boys