Back to School: Reluctant Readers
This list contains high interest books for kids who can read but don't want to. The list has titles for students in the middle elementary grades as well as young adult titles for those in middle school and high school.
 The adventures of Captain Underpants : an epic nov ... by Pilkey, Dav, 1966-   The adventures of Captain Underpants : an epic novel
Pilkey, Dav, 1966-
George and Harold's principal, mean old Mr. Krupp, doesn't like the pair's pranks or their comic boo ...
 
 Ella enchanted by Levine, Gail Carson.   Ella enchanted
Levine, Gail Carson.
In this novel based on the story of Cinderella, Ella struggles against the childhood curse that forc ...
 
 Artemis Fowl by Colfer, Eoin.   Artemis Fowl
Colfer, Eoin.
When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and dema ...
 
 My teacher is an alien by Coville, Bruce.   My teacher is an alien
Coville, Bruce.
Susan can tell that her new substitute teacher is really weird. She doesn't know how weird until she ...
 
 Holes by Sachar, Louis.   Holes
Sachar, Louis.
As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relativ ...
 
 Bucking the Sarge by Curtis, Christopher Paul.   Bucking the Sarge
Curtis, Christopher Paul.
Deeply involved in his cold and manipulative mother's shady business dealings in Flint, Michigan, fo ...
 
 The maze runner by Dashner, James, 1972-   The maze runner
Dashner, James, 1972-
Sixteen-year-old Thomas wakes up with no memory in the middle of a maze and realizes he must work wi ...
 
 Culture clash by Divine, L.   Culture clash
Divine, L.
Fed up with the way her school is handling Cultural Awareness Day, Jayd decides to form the first Af ...
 
 The Gardener by Bodeen, S. A. 1965-   The Gardener
Bodeen, S. A. 1965-
When high school sophomore Mason finds a beautiful but catatonic girl in the nursing home where his ...
 
 Ripley's Believe it or not! Special edition 2011. by   Ripley's Believe it or not! Special edition 2011.
A collection of bizarre facts, stories, and photographs featuring strange creatures, people, places, ...
 
 Fear : 13 stories of suspense and horror by   Fear : 13 stories of suspense and horror
A collection of thirteen horror stories.
 
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