Up to No Good: The Rascally Things Boys Do
(As Told By Perfectly Decent Grown Men)

Edited by Kitty Harmon
Photographs by Heather Gilson
Chronicle Books, 2000
Hardcover , 108 pages 50 black-and-white photographs
$12.95 ISBN 0-8118-2688-0

Hilarious tales of boyhood mischief that will remind grown-up boys of their own naughty exploits, and amuse the women who love them.

Excerpt
"In fifth grade I developed this major crush on a sixth-grader named Wendy. She had the prettiest face and the nicest smile; everybody thought so. So at recess I started kissing rocks and throwing them at her."

—John, Connecticut, b. 1959
(last names omitted throughout the book to protect the not-so-innocent)

Chronicle Books, 2005
Trade paperback, 108 pages 50 black-and-white photographs
$9.95 ISBN 0-8118-4840-X

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“Guys will recognize themselves and their friends in the tales of frog funerals, pig snouts on water fountains, tormented little sisters, flatulence and spitting on the ceiling. And any woman with a husband, son, brother, cousin or rascally next-door-neighbor will find something to laugh about in this book.”
—Tacoma News Tribune

“Overprotective parents would do well to pick up this book and think back fondly to their own reckless youth. Being up to no good is a normal and fun part of growing up. Just don't let Up to No Good fall into your boy's hands.”
—Toronto Sun

“What a delightfully bratty bunch.”
—Seattle Times

You can also listen to an interview with the editor on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition with Scott Simon.