Book Recommendations For Reluctant Readers

We’ve been working really hard at helping our youngest child embrace books. He is a reluctant reader but after eliminating screen time for him a few months ago he is starting to turn to books more. Sometimes he reads them on his own. Sometimes he has Alexa read the audio book as he follows along with the book in front of him. I spent quite a bit of time researching book ideas for reluctant readers (because all my kids are reluctant) and compiled a large list of book suggestions for kids of all ages. So if you are looking for non-toy gift ideas for kids you might want to grab something off this list.

Book Suggestions For Younger Elementary Kids

• Kingdom of Wrenly, Jordan Quinn
• Owl Diaries, Rebecca Eliott
• Amelia Fang, Laura Ellen Anderson
• Magic Tree House Books
• Magic School Bus Books
• The Boxcar Children, Gertrude Chandler Warner
• Nate the Great, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
• A to Z Mystery Books
• My Father’s Dragon, Ruth Stiles Gannett
• Treasure Hunters, James Patterson
• Narnia Series
• Upside Down Magic, Emily Jenkins
• Magic Tree House Merlin Missions
• Genius Files, Dan Gutman
• Addison Cooke and the Treasure of the Incas, Jonathan W. Stokes
• Warriors Book Series
• Peter and the Starcatchers, Dave Barry
• Captain Underpants Books
• Ranger In Time Series
• Notebook of Doom Series
• Dragon Masters Series
• Secrets of Droon Series
• Catwings, Ursula K. Le Guin
• Tuesdays at the Castle Series
• Thea Stilton Series
• Geronimo Stilton Series
• Spiderwick Chronicles, Tony DiTerlizzi
• Mercy Watson Books, Kate DiCamillo
• Roald Dahl books
• Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Kate DiCamillo
• Swallows and Amazons, Arthur Ransome
• Clementine Series, Sara Pennypacker
• Little House on the Prairie Series
• Whatever After Series, Sarah Mylnowski
• Magic on the Map Series, Courtney Sheinmel
• Flat Stanley Books
• Dino Riders Series, Will Dare
• Junie B. Jones Books
• Race the Wild Series
• Lola and Charlie Books, Lauren Child
• Tacky the Penguin Series, Helen Lester
• Key Hunters Series, Eric Luper
• The D.A.T.A. Set Series, Ada Hopper
• Time Warp Trio Series, Jon Scieszka
• Indian in the Cupboard, Lynne Reid Banks
• Amelia Bedelia Series
• Zoey and Sassafras Series, Asia Citro
• Ivy and Bean Books, Annie Barrows
• Sisters Grimm Series, Michael Buckley

Book Suggestions For Upper Elementary Kids

• The Wild Robot, Peter Brown
• Amulet Series (graphic novel), Kazu Kibuishi
• Spy School Series, Stuart Gibs
• Land of Stories Series, Chris Colfer
• Wings of Fire Series, Tui T. Sutherland
• Ready Player One, Ernest Cline
• The Borrowers, Mary Norton
• Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan
• Series of Unfortunate Events, Lemony Snicket
• The Last Kids on Earth, Max Brallier
• Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins
• Smile Series, Raina Telgemeier
• Black Clover, Yuki Tabata
• Eragon, Christopher Paolini
• Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling
• HILO graphic novels, Judd Winick
• One and Only Ivan, Katherine Applegate
• Ghost, Jason Reynolds
• The Crossover, Kwame Alexander
• Hazardous Tales (graphic novel series), Nathan Hale
• Dragonbreath, Ursual Vernon
• Bone (graphic novels), Jeff Smith
• Wednesday Wars, Gary D. Schmidt
• The Faithful Spy (graphic novel), John Hendrix
• Ghost, Jason Reynolds
• Spy School, Stuart Gibbs
• Unwanteds Series, Lisa McMann
• Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer
• Alex Rider, Anthony Horowitz

Book Suggestions For Middle Schoolers

• Keepers of the Lost Cities Series, Shannon Messenger
• The Unwanteds, Lisa McMann
• Rangers Apprentice Series
• Brotherband
• The Missing
• Michael Crichton books
• The Expeditioners
• The Hobbit
• The Lord of the Rings
• Treasure Island
• Kidnapped
• The Three Musketeers
• Call of the Wild
• Watership Down
• Earthsea Trilogy
• The Left Hand of Darkness
• The Dispossessed
• Isaac Asimov
• Children of a Blood and Bone
• Tristan Strong
• York Series
• Gollywopper Games, Judy Feldman
• Nation, Terry Prichett
• The Bartimaeus series, Jonathan Stroud
• Ender’s Game
• Warriors Series, Erin Hunter
• The Dresden Files, Jim Butcher
• His Dark Materials
• The Saxon Tales novels, Bernard Cornwell
• The Septimus Heap books, Angie Sage
• The Dark is Rising Series, Susan Cooper
• Project 1065 (The Alan Gratz series for historical books)
• Six of Crows
• Scythe
• One of Us is Lying
• Truly Devious
• Discworld Series, Terry Pratchett
• Ranger Apprentice Series, John Flanagan
• Redwall

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