Our DS detests virtually all reading unless we do it for him - instructions, anything. If he does find a book he enjoys, all else will go out of the window and then we have to find the series, but they are far and few between. The few exceptions to the ban in the fiction line tend to be amusing, horrid henry, captain underpants when he was younger, then rick riordan. He thinks most adventure stories are silly - sorry, 007 and Alex Rider; doesn't like most fantasy - percy jackson an exception but harry potter, limony snickett etc are out. He loves football and loved having The Bromley Boys read to him. He occasionally likes reading things for ideas - the collected jeremy clarkson columns got a brief look in. He doesn't have much in the way of perseverance, so short chapters are important. He would like the funny bits of Gerald Durrell- eg my family and other animals - but the descriptions are long and lush and he switches off. He's articulate which deceives his teachers, but not me.. Help! I don't really care what he reads as long as he reads.