Summer Reading Book Lists for Kids Who Don't Like to Read in 8th and 9th Grade

The past few weeks I've been talking about reluctant readers aka kids that don't like to read.  

If you have a reluctant reader check out these 7 Ways to Turn a BOOK HATER into a BOOK READER!  

With those steps and the...
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and the book lists I'm giving you today and on future Fridays will help you find the perfect and best book, the right book, for any reluctant reader you may know.

There are a lot of kids who don't like to read.  I was one of them.  All of those reluctant readers are missing out on a ton of awesome and entertaining books, but more importantly those individuals are missing out on the benefits readers experience.   

Readers...

• Are Less Stressed
• Have a Larger Vocabulary
• Have Stronger Thinking Skills
• Have Better Focus and Concentration
• Have Better Speaking Skills
• Appreciate Other Places and Cultures
• Keep Brain Stimulated
• Have Better Memory 
• Improves Creativity
• Are Better Writers

There are many reasons to be or become a reader, and I know every one, no matter the age, can become a reader.  

Over the next several weeks I will be sharing with you book lists for reluctant readers aka people that don't like to read.  I have broken the lists down by age.  Today, you get...

Books for Reluctant Readers in

Eighth and Ninth Grade

Eighth

Boys:

The Maze Runner by James Dashner 

This cliff hanger series is also a movie which is great for reluctant readers. 

Eighth Grade Bites (The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod) by Heather Brewer

This easy read series about a middle school vampire is sure to suck you in as a reader. 

Long Shot: a Comeback Kids Novel by Mike Lupica 

This sports series is full of fun short quick reads for any sports fan.

                

Girls:

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares 

This fun easy to relate to series has movies based on them; 

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit 

This short classic read has a movie based on it. 

A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks 

This love story has a good chick-flick movie.  Read the book and then watch the movie.   

                

Both:

Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling 

Pretty much the best series ever.  Oh and there are movies on each book; movies are good motivators for reluctant readers.  

Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick 

This thick book has a lot of pictures which makes it a quick read.

Ninth

Boys:

Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz 

This Alex Rider series is full of action and adventure and great for boys. They'll want to re-read them over and over again. 

Maximum Ride: The Manga by James Patterson 

This is a book series, but it is also a manga series.  Graphic novels/mangas are great for reluctant readers. 

Girls:

I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You by Ally Carter 

This Gallagher Girl series about a boarding school for spies is all around fun. 

All American Girl by Meg Cabot

This book is the first in a fun series you'll want to stay up all night reading.

The DUFF by Kody Deplinger 

This realistic fiction is easy to relate to, and funny.  There is some language; there is talk of a movie. 

Both:

Paper Towns by John Green 

This soon to be movie has a bit of language, but quite a mystery to it.  This is the same author as The Fault in Our Stars. 

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

This book, with a sequel, has real pictures that help tell a unique and captivating story.  This novel also has a graphic novel for especially reluctant readers in case the crazy pictures in the novel isn't enough. 

There you go, awesome books for even the most reluctant reader. 

Happy Summer Reading for everyone!