The Shadow of the Wind
This book by Carlos Ruis Zafon and Lucia Graves is lovely and charming.
— Jennifer Prestash
Alex Rider, The Graphic Novel Collection
By Anthony Horowitz, these books are great for adventure lovers. The protagonist is an adolescent in an adult world and shows how he can navigate his own adventures.
— Sinead Dullaghan
Creeboy
This low-vocabulary, high interest novel is an engaging read that captures a reluctant reader’s attention and keeps it throughout. This presents a realistic story that allows a reader to understand the issues some of our Indigenous students face.
— Mary Claire Belanger
Popular Mechanics Do-it-Yourself Encyclopedia
As a shop teacher, I encountered many students who were reluctant readers, but they love my collection of old Popular Mechanics red books.
— Robert McKague
Judy Moody & Stink in the School’s Out Collection
In grades 2–5, more than any other book, the ones in these series have turned my students from fake readers to voracious consumers. So many students tried one, then started reading two or three at a time, and once they’ve read the whole series, they move on to new books, transformed into readers.
— Joshua Lafleur
Graphic novels
Visuals take the stress off readers.
— Courtney Albrecht
