I now have all my book lists indexed: Lists of Lists; All My Book Lists (300+). I also have additional posts on getting reluctant readers to read. I had success with getting my son to read using graphic novels; I also compiled my book lists on graphic novels.
I think the key is to match their interest with books that have plenty of illustrations like Diary of a Wimpy Kid “notebook” doodle or graphic novel-style books. Larger type is also helpful. Funny books seem to be universally appealing as well.
Book Lists for Reluctant Readers
10 Books to Turn Reluctant Readers Into Eager Ones
Funny Chapter Books for 3rd Grade: Reluctant Reader Challenge
Best Books for Boy Readers, Reluctant or Otherwise
Great Books for Reluctant Boy Readers
Say It Ain’t So: My Child is a Reluctant Reader
Top 10 Books for Struggling Teen Readers
Best Books for Teens Who Read 2-3 Grades Below
5 Books to Get Your Young Gamer Reading
Top 10: Spy and Superhero Chapter Books for Kids
Top 10: Undercover Super Hero Girls
Top 10: Best Baseball Chapter Books
March Madness: Basketball Books for Girls and Boys, Ages 4 and Up
Poetry in Sports Books for Kids
Books for Middle School Reluctant Readers
Hi-Lo Books for Middle Readers
Strategies and Ideas to Get Your Kid Reading
Get Kids Reading: 12 Surefire Strategies That Worked for Me
7 Fun, Easy, and FREE Ideas to Get Your Kids Reading
7 Ways to Get Your Kid to Read
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My books:
Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World
- Junior Library Guild Gold selection
- Selected as one of 100 Outstanding Picture Books of 2023 by dPICTUS and featured at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair
- Starred review from School Library Journal
- Chicago Library’s Best of the Best
- Imagination Soup’s 35 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023 for Kids
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