Ideas to Inspire

Last week I said that one of the factors that play an important role in getting reluctant readers to read is a title that catches their attention. Another factor is a catchy cover. Notice how both of these factors have very little actual reading involved, but they do stimulate the eyes. Here’s some new titles:

In the Babymouse series, the brother-sister team of Jennifer and Matt Holm hit the mark time and again with humor, sweetness, and characters so genuine they can pass for real kids.  This series is one of the few graphic novels for the elementary set. Yes, it’s not a middle school book, but  Babymouse kind of has middle school attitude because she’s sassy and sweet (sound familiar). RL ages 9-12 (reading level)

Bullyville by Francine Prose is definitely a young adult book and not for those wanting a story that follows the expected story lines. Burt is lucky to go to an exclusive school on scholarship, but this is becoming his worst year in his life.

Beastly is a young adult book that takes the point of view of the modern day beast, a once rich, handsome teen who is turned into a beast by a witch in his English class.

Stay tuned for more recommendations next week.