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In an annotated list including movies such as High Noon and Glory, and books such as The Giving Tree and To Kill a Mockingbird, therapist and educator Gurian highlights the particular ethical lessons two hundred great stories can impart to boys and young men.

Michael Gurian is a psychotherapist and bestselling author whose books include The Wonder of Boys and The Good Son. His work reflects the diverse cultures (European, Asian, Middle Eastern, and American) in which he lived, worked, and studied. He has taught psychology, religion, mythology, and literature at three American universities and at Ankara University in Turkey. He lives with his wife and two children in Spokane, Washington.

Introduction: The Stories a Boy Needs

1

(16)

100 MOVIES

Preschool/Kindergarten

17

(8)

Babe

17

(1)

Bambi

18

(1)

Beauty and the Beast

18

(1)

Free Willy

19

(1)

Iron Giant, The

19

(1)

Lassie Come Home

20

(1)

Lion King, The

20

(1)

Miracle on 34th Street

21

(1)

Mulan

21

(1)

Peter Pan

22

(1)

Pinocchio

22

(1)

Prince of Egypt, The

23

(1)

Swiss Family Robinson

23

(1)

Sword in the Stone, The

24

(1)

Elementary School

25

(113)

Lower Grades

1-3

(1)

Captains Courageous

25

(1)

Cool Runnings

26

(1)

E. T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

26

(1)

It's a Wonderful Life

27

(1)

Old Yeller

27

(1)

Pride of the Yankees, The

28

(1)

Princess Bride, The

29

(1)

Shane

29

(1)

Treasure Island

30

(1)

Where the Red Fern Grows

30

(1)

Willow

31

Upper Grades

4-6

(43)

Bear, The

32

(1)

Beethoven Lives Upstairs

32

(1)

Black Stallion, The

33

(1)

Brian's Song

33

(1)

Empire of the Sun

34

(1)

Forrest Gump

35

(1)

Gods Must Be Crazy, The

35

(1)

Iron Will

36

(1)

Karate Kid

36

(1)

My Bodyguard

37

(1)

Never Cry Wolf

37

(1)

Rudy

38

(1)

Scrooged

38

(1)

Simon Birch

39

(1)

Sound of Music, The

39

(1)

Ten Commandments, The

40

(1)

Three Wishes

40

(1)

To Kill a Mockingbird

41

(1)

Wargames

41

(2)

Middle School

43

(16)

Apollo 13

43

(1)

Ben-Hur

44

(1)

Bridge on the River Kwai, The

44

(1)

Chariots of Fire

45

(1)

Color Purple, The

45

(1)

Dances with Wolves

46

(1)

Dead Poets Society

47

(1)

Edward Scissorhands

47

(1)

Elephant Man, The

48

(1)

Field of Dreams

48

(1)

Gandhi

49

(1)

Glory

50

(1)

Grapes of Wrath, The

50

(1)

High Noon

51

(1)

Hoosiers

51

(1)

Lucas

52

(1)

Mask

52

(1)

Men Don't Leave

53

(1)

Mr. Holland's Opus

53

(1)

Places in the Heart

54

(1)

Rocky

55

(1)

Searching for Bobby Fischer

55

(1)

Silverado

56

(1)

Stand by Me

56

(1)

Vision Quest

57

(1)

White Squall

58

(1)

High School

59

(22)

Accidental Tourist, The

59

(1)

Accused, The

60

(1)

Blood In, Blood Out

60

(1)

Boyz N the Hood

61

(1)

Braveheart

61

(1)

Bronx Tale,A

62

(1)

Casablanca

62

(1)

Contact

63

(1)

Deer Hunter, The

64

(1)

Edge, The

65

(1)

Gallipoli

65

(1)

Good Will Hunting

66

(1)

Hamlet

66

(1)

In and Out

67

(1)

Inside Moves

68

(1)

Judgment at Nuremberg

68

(1)

Kramer vs. Kramer

69

(1)

Life is Beautiful

69

(1)

Matrix, The

70

(1)

Man for All Seasons,A

71

(1)

Mississippi Burning

71

(1)

October Sky

72

(1)

Paths of Glory

72

(1)

Prince of Tides, The

73

(1)

Saving Private Ryan

73

(1)

Scent of a Woman

74

(1)

Schindler's List

74

(1)

Shawshank Redemption, The

75

(1)

Simple Plan,A

76

(1)

Unforgiven

76

(5)

100 BOOKS

Preschool/Kindergarten

81

(10)

Aesop's Fables

81

(1)

Boy Who Held Back the Sea, The

82

(1)

Butter Battle Book, The

82

(1)

Drummer Boy

83

(1)

Emperor's New Clothes, The

83

(1)

Giving Tree, The

84

(1)

Grouchy Ladybug, The

84

(1)

Island Baby

85

(1)

Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket, The

85

(1)

My Little Book About God

86

(1)

Paper Crane, The

86

(1)

Plane Song

87

(1)

Snowy Day, The

88

(1)

Stevie

88

(1)

What Is God?

89

(1)

Where the Wild Things Are

89

(1)

William and the Good Old Days

89

(1)

Yes! You?

90

(1)

Elementary School

91

(15)

Lower Grades

1-3

(91)

Firestorm at Kookaburra Station

91

(1)

Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales, The

92

(1)

Like Jake and Me

92

(1)

Little Prince, The

93

(1)

Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man

93

(1)

Minstrel in the Tower, The

94

(1)

Mint Cookie Miracles

94

(1)

Stories Julian Tells, The

95

(1)

Stuart Little

96

(1)

When Dinosaurs Die

96

(1)

Wind in the Willows, The

97

(1)

Wingman

97

(1)

Upper Grades

4-6

(98)

Black Beauty

98

(1)

Bridge to Terabithia

99

(1)

Charlotte's Web

99

(1)

Chronicles of Narnia, The

100

(1)

Curse of the Blue Figurine, The

100

(1)

Defeat of the Ghost Riders

101

(1)

Gathering of Days,A

101

(1)

Indian in the Cupboard, The

102

(1)

Island of the Blue Dolphins

103

(1)

Phantom Tollbooth, The

103

(1)

Sees Behind Trees

104

(1)

Stuck in Neutral

104

(1)

Whipping Boy, The

105

(1)

Middle School

106

(16)

Animal Farm

106

(1)

Bless the Beasts and the Children

107

(1)

Call of the Wild, The

107

(1)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

108

(1)

Education of Little Tree, The

108

(1)

Grapes of Wrath, The

109

(1)

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

109

(1)

Hatchet

110

(1)

Hobbit, The

110

(1)

If Rock and Roll Were a Machine

111

(1)

Johnny Tremain

111

(1)

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

112

(1)

Kim

112

(1)

Lord of the Files

113

(1)

Master Puppeteer, The

113

(1)

Moves Make the Man, The

114

(1)

Nothing But the Truth

115

(1)

Old Man and the Sea, The

115

(1)

Ordinary Genius: The Story of Albert Einstein

116

(1)

Pearl, The

116

(1)

Red Pony, The

117

(1)

Robinson Crusoe

117

(1)

Running Loose

118

(1)

Shiloh Trilogy, The

118

(1)

Sounder

119

(1)

Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes

119

(1)

Stotan!

120

(1)

Walt Whitman

121

(1)

Wizard of Earthsea, A

121

(1)

High School

122

(16)

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The

122

(1)

American Mystic,An

123

(1)

Billy Budd

123

(1)

Black Like Me

124

(1)

Brave New World

124

(1)

Catcher in the Rye, The

125

(1)

Chinese Handcuffs

125

(1)

Chosen, The

126

(1)

David Copperfield

126

(1)

Diary of a Young Girl, The

127

(1)

Ender's Game

127

(1)

Exodus

128

(1)

Great Expectations

128

(1)

Jungle, The

129

(1)

Night

129

(1)

Of Mice and Men

130

(1)

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

131

(1)

Painted Bird, The

131

(1)

Red Badge of Courage, The

132

(1)

Scarlet Letter, The

132

(1)

Separate Peace,A

133

(1)

Siddartha

133

(1)

Sophie's World

134

(1)

Stranger in a Strange Land

134

(1)

Things Fall Apart

135

(1)

To Kill a Mockingbird

136

(1)

Tuesdays with Morrie

136

(1)

Watership Down

137

(1)

Alphabetical Index of All Movies

138

(2)

Alphabetical Index of All Books

140

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What Stories Does My Son Need? : A Guide to Books and Movies That Build Character in Boys

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