| 100% | THETALISMAN | 11 | Stephen King and Peter Straub novel about a boy seeking a magical artifact that can heal his sick mother, featuring a Michigan college |
| 31% | NICHOLAS | 8 | With 62 Across, Charles Dickens novel about a man trying to support his sister and widowed mother, featuring a Maine college |
| 27% | TALISMAN | 8 | The —, 1984 novel by Stephen King and Peter Straub |
| 25% | CARRIE | 6 | Stephen King novel about a prom and telekinesis |
| 24% | FUDGE | 5 | Former TV series based on Judy Blume novels about a boy and his annoying younger brother |
| 24% | THECATCHERINTHERYE | 18 | Coming-of-age novel about a teenage boy and his isolation [1951, 1986] |
| 24% | SALEMSLOT | 9 | Stephen King novel featuring a haunted house and vampires (2 wds.) |
| 23% | FLICKA | 6 | "My Friend ___" (novel about a boy and his horse) |
| 23% | NEEDFULTHINGS | 13 | Stephen King novel featuring a shop that always has exactly the right items in stock (2 wds.) |
| 23% | OLIVEAGAIN | 10 | Elizabeth Strout novel that features a story about the mother from 16-Across (2 wds.) |
| 22% | NICKHORNBY | 10 | Author of novels About A Boy and A Long Way Down |
| 22% | HORNBY | 6 | Nick —, author of novels About A Boy and A Long Way Down |
| 22% | LOT | 3 | "'Salem's ___," 1975 horror novel by Stephen King featuring vampires that was adapted into a miniseries starring David Soul |
| 21% | DRAGONRIDER | 11 | Fantasy novel by 29-Across that features a boy named Ben and a fire-breathing creature named Firedrake (2 wds.) |
| 21% | INSOMNIA | 8 | Stephen King novel about a man with a sleep disorder |
| 21% | GENTLEBEN | 9 | 1960's series about a boy and his bear |
| 21% | STEED | 5 | "The ___" (2019 film about a boy and his horse) |
| 21% | GENTLEBEN | 9 | '60s TV show about a boy and his bear |
| 21% | CHRISTINE | 9 | Stephen King novel featuring a demon car |
| 21% | CHRISTINE | 9 | Stephen King novel about a possessed car |
| 21% | CUJO | 4 | Stephen King novel about a scary dog |
| 21% | CUJO | 4 | Stephen King novel about a rabid dog |
| 21% | CUJO | 4 | Stephen King novel about a Saint Bernard |
| 21% | CARRIE | 6 | Stephen King novel about a telekinetic teen |
| 21% | BAGOFBONES | 10 | Stephen King novel about a graveyard curse |
| 21% | CUJO | 4 | Stephen King novel about a scary Saint Bernard |
| 20% | YELLER | 6 | Old __ is a 1957 movie about a boy and his dog |
| 20% | PETERPAN | 8 | Book about a boy who can fly and never grows up |
| 20% | COCO | 4 | Pixar film about a boy mariachi that won the 2018 Annie Award for Best Animated Feature |
| 20% | CUJO | 4 | 1983 horror movie based on a Stephen King book and featuring a rabid dog that was set largely in one location, the Trenton family home |