recommended reading for year 7 boy, reluctant reader

[lu9months]

any good ideas? he didn't get into the cherub series, only seems to like fact books or cartoon books. needs to have something to read at school, but tends to get half way through books and then give up

H.I.V.E. series
Bill Bryson's A Short History of nearly Everything

yeoldetrout, I'm happy with him reading beano/ back of cereal packet, but they need a reading book for quiet reading at school. some good ideas here, thanks all

Ds finally started reading (and enjoying reading) by himself when he got in to Diary of a wimpy kid. He was 8 and at the end of year 3. He reads more now, but still loves to be read to too.

DS (8 last week, Year 3) is similarly reluctant, but quite likes the Mr Majeika series. Also David Walliams' "The WOrld's Worst Children".

Just realised you said year 7 boy.... Not sure what to suggest. I have a year 8 girl who is currently reading trashy stuff

Oh . I also see that you said Y7 too, not 7 year old !

The 'Joey Pigza' series by Jack Gantos. About a boy with ADHD and his crazy and chaotic family. My reluctant reader persevered and found the books hugely emotional.

DS is football mad and read loads of autobiographies. Also (although maybe a bit young) Just William and some early Enid blyton adventures. He liked the social commentary .

My Family and Other Animals?

Darren Shan engages many... they are proper novels & all.

My Son just turned 12 is loving Frank Cottrell Boyce's Cosmic, he said it's the best book he has ever read, very funny and beautifully written. He has previously enjoyed Wimpy Kid Diaries, Harry Potter, Hunger Games and Alex Rider series.

Suggest audio books, can hire from library or charity shop

Try here www.bbc.co.uk/radio4extra/programmes/schedules

www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc

Another nomination for the Diary of a wimpy kid series..
Really easy to read, has cartoon quality.
Think there's 7 of them? and two films.
I will always be grateful: it is what got my reluctant reader started and she is now a veritable book worm.

Comics. You can get very good marvel ones they come bound like a book.

My bits lived Darren Shan, skullduggary pleasant and attend fowl at that age...

Mr him books are brilliant too! A bit young for him, maybe, but worth a try

Boy and loved! not bits and lived

If he's into factual stuff and illustrated stuff, and doesn't like long texts, how about Thing Explainer? It's not actually as simple as the title implies!

My daughter is into Manga (Japanese cartoon stories). One of them was called "Attack on Titan"

Roald dahls autobiographies, Boy and Going Solo?

Mine went through a period of not really reading much at that age, but would read Doctor Who tie-in novels. I took the attitude better reading anything than nothing, and he's now back reading various other stuff, too. Don't be afraid to offer him books you might think might be too young for him - a good story he can rattle through without much effort is worth more than a work of literature he will never crack open.

The Return To series by Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore or their iHero series.

Anything from RL Stein, such as Goosebumps & other such kiddy horror stories

Ive known a few reluctant readers eat these up & there's hundreds of books to get through

Just remembered that I misspelt the authors name...

Here are his books

Half-brother
The absolute true diary of a part time indian

These two, my son really enjoyed

and the Giver series

My DS was into football. School was happy for him to read the sports pages from the newspaper. Reading is reading

What are his interests, Could you subscribe to a magazine for hm

TheFirie The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian is brilliant, I agree.

I'd also recommend the Alex Rider books. I don't know anyone that age who hasn't liked them, once they've picked them up.