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Best Books for Reluctant Readers
Books that really draw the reader in and encourage youngsters to read.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1)
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Jeff Kinney (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 756,644 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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4.47 avg rating — 11,148,506 ratings
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.31 avg rating — 3,361,561 ratings
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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4.35 avg rating — 9,674,550 ratings
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Holes (Holes, #1)
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Louis Sachar (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 1,342,253 ratings
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
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The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Captain Underpants, #1)
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Harry Potter Series Box Set (Harry Potter, #1-7)
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4.73 avg rating — 300,489 ratings
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The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.24 avg rating — 1,329,977 ratings
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
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Frindle
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3.85 avg rating — 124,095 ratings
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The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.37 avg rating — 1,188,458 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
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4.57 avg rating — 4,100,372 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
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4.50 avg rating — 3,718,015 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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Little Blue Truck
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4.50 avg rating — 20,478 ratings
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Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #2)
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Jeff Kinney (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 192,730 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
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4.58 avg rating — 4,718,010 ratings
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Because of Winn-Dixie
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Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 275,480 ratings
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Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #4)
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Jeff Kinney (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 159,968 ratings
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The Tale of Despereaux
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Kate DiCamillo (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 211,183 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
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The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
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Lemony Snicket (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 562,114 ratings
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Fablehaven (Fablehaven, #1)
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Brandon Mull (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 175,774 ratings
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The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.29 avg rating — 925,393 ratings
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The Twits
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3.97 avg rating — 152,251 ratings
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The Last Straw (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #3)
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Jeff Kinney (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 168,003 ratings
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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
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3.97 avg rating — 1,267,928 ratings
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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Fudge, #1)
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Judy Blume (Goodreads Author)
4.11 avg rating — 141,888 ratings
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Dogs vs Bears
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Austin Davis (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 7,249 ratings
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The Chronicles of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia, #1-7)
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4.28 avg rating — 697,724 ratings
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The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.55 avg rating — 1,123,624 ratings
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Charlotte’s Web
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4.21 avg rating — 2,007,244 ratings
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The Giver (The Giver, #1)
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Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 2,751,620 ratings
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Joey and His Friend Water
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Ellen J. Lewinberg (Goodreads Author)
4.30 avg rating — 5,474 ratings
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The Outsiders
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S.E. Hinton (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 1,554,145 ratings
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The Graveyard Book
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Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 562,125 ratings
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The Day the Crayons Quit
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4.42 avg rating — 58,828 ratings
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The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.42 avg rating — 1,195,192 ratings
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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4.30 avg rating — 4,374,138 ratings
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Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
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4.31 avg rating — 1,456,274 ratings
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The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2)
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Lemony Snicket (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 241,773 ratings
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Where the Sidewalk Ends
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4.35 avg rating — 1,489,441 ratings
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The Book Thief
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Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author)
4.39 avg rating — 2,820,993 ratings
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The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)
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3.90 avg rating — 296,195 ratings
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Green Eggs and Ham
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4.31 avg rating — 834,577 ratings
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The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1)
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4.13 avg rating — 138,486 ratings
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James and the Giant Peach
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4.04 avg rating — 508,575 ratings
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Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
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Sara Pascoe (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 26,536 ratings
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The Witches
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4.18 avg rating — 422,374 ratings
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Best Friends (Sweet Valley Twins, #1)
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Francine Pascal (Creator)
3.91 avg rating — 9,286 ratings
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The Bad Seed (The Food Group #1)
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4.33 avg rating — 38,864 ratings
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Creepy Carrots!
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4.22 avg rating — 18,239 ratings
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Fledgling (Jason Steed, #1)
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4.26 avg rating — 1,676 ratings
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The Going To Bed Book
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4.25 avg rating — 30,404 ratings
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The Dot
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4.26 avg rating — 34,622 ratings
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Flipped
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Wendelin Van Draanen (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 124,865 ratings
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The Invisible Boy
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Trudy Ludwig (Goodreads Author)
4.43 avg rating — 7,436 ratings
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Maniac Magee
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3.90 avg rating — 127,908 ratings
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Into the Wild (Warriors, #1)
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4.32 avg rating — 117,840 ratings
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Among the Hidden (Shadow Children, #1)
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3.99 avg rating — 130,157 ratings
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The Maze of Bones (The 39 Clues, #1)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 87,754 ratings
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The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be
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4.25 avg rating — 2,803 ratings
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Eraser
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Anna Kang (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 14,611 ratings
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Little Owl's Night
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Divya Srinivasan (Goodreads Author)
4.06 avg rating — 4,444 ratings
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The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1)
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Rick Riordan (Goodreads Author)
4.10 avg rating — 421,135 ratings
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The Most Magnificent Thing (Most Magnificent, 1)
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Ashley Spires (Goodreads Author)
4.28 avg rating — 8,688 ratings
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The Rainbow Fish
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4.21 avg rating — 161,633 ratings
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No Talking
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3.98 avg rating — 19,989 ratings
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Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
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3.79 avg rating — 442,293 ratings
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Superfudge (Fudge, #3)
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Judy Blume (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 65,581 ratings
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My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish
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3.88 avg rating — 2,716 ratings
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Kristy's Great Idea: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #1)
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4.14 avg rating — 97,928 ratings
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Tuck Everlasting
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3.91 avg rating — 291,185 ratings
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Freckles' Best Ribbit: A funny children's book about a determined, little frog who cannot get his 'ribbit' out.
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Lori Rotter (Goodreads Author)
4.99 avg rating — 89 ratings
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The Runaway Bunny
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4.09 avg rating — 86,472 ratings
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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4.22 avg rating — 188,537 ratings
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Bone: The Complete Edition
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4.46 avg rating — 38,292 ratings
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Goosebumps, Books 1-4
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R.L. Stine (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,563 ratings
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There's A Bear On My Chair
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4.19 avg rating — 2,479 ratings
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The Not-So-Friendly Friend: How To Set Boundaries for Healthy Friendships
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Christina Furnival (Goodreads Author)
4.19 avg rating — 1,105 ratings
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Ralph S. Mouse, #1)
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Stuck (Click #7)
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Kayla Miller (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 816 ratings
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Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
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Gail Carson Levine (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 422,184 ratings
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Real Friends (Real Friends #1)
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Shannon Hale (Goodreads Author)
4.22 avg rating — 44,590 ratings
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Big Nate: The Gerbil Ate My Homework
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4.54 avg rating — 4,510 ratings
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The Fault in Our Stars
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John Green (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 5,616,712 ratings
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The Ability (The Ability, #1)
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M.M. Vaughan (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 1,514 ratings
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Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid
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3.93 avg rating — 12,118 ratings
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Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery (Bunnicula, #1)
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Brainwashed (Crime Travelers, #1)
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Paul Aertker (Goodreads Author)
4.16 avg rating — 692 ratings
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Fierce Love: Creating a Love that Lasts―One Conversation at a Time
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The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)
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James Dashner (Goodreads Author)
4.05 avg rating — 1,646,968 ratings
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Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Ramona, #6)
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The BFG
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The Fairy-Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm, #1)
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WARNING: SHORT STORIES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS ONLY, BECAUSE GIRLS HAVE COOTIES!
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Gene J. Miller (Goodreads Author)
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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Falling Up
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From Manchester to the Arctic
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Sheena Billett (Goodreads Author)
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I LOVE this list, what a good idea! It sure has given me some good ones - we just picked up #45 on the list, Fingertip Island: The Vincenzo Adventure. Grade stepping stone to chapterbooks. Keep up the good new suggestions!
I love to read so i love this website.
Ilooooove this website!not just because i like to read........i read to get ideas to do my english,paper 2(section b)
lol....lol....lol....lol....lol!!!!!!!!!!!
I really like this list although I think it's missing some...The BFG by Rhoald Dahl? The Bruno & Boots books by George Korman? Nancy Drew. The Wayside School Stories, and There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom by Louis Sachar. Those are some of the first ones that got me into reading.
OMG i dont have barely any friends can people add me as friend if u like THE LEGEND OF KORRA!
these are the only books my brother reads
I HATE THIS WEBSITE!!!!! Lol.. I'm serious. I'm using this for school, and I COMPLAIN ALL THE TIME!!! There's NO POINT TO THIS WEBSITE!!!!!!
hahahahahahahahahahahaha me to i like 2 read a little but ya so ya hola hloa byeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I am not a fan of this website. But I guess, if I have to I will use it. It's not as bad as I said it was.
this website is super cool. this website helps me keep track of all the books I read. if you are not a fan of this website. why do you use it
i love this website. there are so many books at look at.
i like this website A lot. I love reading and this makes it so much easier to find books for myself.
Jordan wrote: "how do you read books"troll
I think "The DOM wars" 1-3 and 4-6 needs to be removed from this list. Not exactly for youngster that are reluctant readers as it is BDSM erotica. Also the "Ruin" series.
only problem is that it doesnt give any suggestions! already read them all. :(
If one wants to scare off a reluctant reader forever, one should advice him or her to read A Clockwork Orange (#347)...Don't get me wrong, it is a great book and a magnificent accomplishment, but it is certainly not the kind of book suited for reluctant readers and it certainly will not encourage youngsters to read, as it is far too difficult.
AYL wrote: "how old exactly is a 'youngster'? Because some of these books aren't targeted toward children...."This list is under the "children's" category, so that's like middle grade (MG for short) which is typically ages 8-12/13 so yeah books like twilight or hunger games shouldn't be on here, those are young adult or YA novels. But yeah I know what you mean.
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