An anthology of original stories, plays, and poems by a variety of authors that celebrates what being a boy is all about.

The tower / Sneed B. Collard III -- The squids / Walter Simonson -- Take it from me, kid / David Harrison -- A pet for Calvin / Barbara Robinson -- The Chinese boy / Clyde Robert Bulla -- Heroes and villains / Liam Kuhn -- The marooned boy / Richard Alan Young -- Class trip / Joseph Robinette -- Oh, brother / Sandy Asher -- Watermelon kisses / Jose Cruz Gonzales -- Going for gold / Jane Yolen -- To speak or not to speak / Edwin Endlich -- Family meeting / Bill C. Davis -- The enemy / John Urquhart -- Twelve / Jaime Adoff -- Lanky boys with cars / Ron Koerge -- Bucking bales / Raymond Bial -- The ten-ton accordion / Barry Kornhauser.