Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

About the Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
The list is for young adults (ages 12-18) who, for whatever reasons, do not like to read. The purpose of this list is to identify titles for recreational reading, not for curricular or remedial use.
Name | Title | Year |
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I Am a SEAL Team Six Warrior: Memoirs of an American Soldier | I Am a SEAL Team Six Warrior: Memoirs of an American Soldier | 2013 - Selection |
I Hunt Killers | I Hunt Killers | 2013 - Selection |
Starters | Starters | 2013 - Selection |
Revived | Revived | 2013 - Selection |
Olympians: Hades: Lord of the Dead. | Olympians: Hades: Lord of the Dead. | 2013 - Selection |
Survive | Survive | 2013 - Selection |
All My Friends are Still Dead | All My Friends are Still Dead | 2013 - Selection |
Ten | Ten | 2013 - Selection |
Dead To You | Dead To You | 2013 - Selection |
Pushing the Limits | Pushing the Limits | 2013 - Selection |
This is Not a Drill | This is Not a Drill | 2013 - Selection |
Red Heart Tattoo | Red Heart Tattoo | 2013 - Selection |
Guilty | Guilty | 2013 - Selection |
Vietnam #3: Free-Fire Zone | Vietnam #3: Free-Fire Zone | 2013 - Selection |
Vietnam #2: Sharpshooter | Vietnam #2: Sharpshooter | 2013 - Selection |
Vietnam #1: I Pledge Allegiance | Vietnam #1: I Pledge Allegiance | 2013 - Selection |
No Safety in Numbers | No Safety in Numbers | 2013 - Selection |
Glow | Glow | 2013 - Selection |
Deadly Cool | Deadly Cool | 2013 - Selection |
Darth Vader and Son | Darth Vader and Son | 2013 - Selection |
Carter’s Unfocused, One-Track Mind | Carter’s Unfocused, One-Track Mind | 2013 - Selection |
Croak | Croak | 2013 - Selection |
Tap Out | Tap Out | 2013 - Selection |
Something Like Normal | Something Like Normal | 2013 - Selection |
The Hunt | The Hunt | 2013 - Selection |
Social Suicide (Deadly Cool) | Social Suicide (Deadly Cool) | 2013 - Selection |
Monument 14 | Monument 14 | 2013 - Selection |
The Night She Disappeared | The Night She Disappeared | 2013 - Selection |
Tilt | Tilt | 2013 - Selection |
Bad Boy | Bad Boy | 2013 - Selection |
A Midsummer’s Nightmare | A Midsummer’s Nightmare | 2013 - Selection |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel | 2013 - Selection |
Island of Thieves | Island of Thieves | 2013 - Selection |
Dawn Patrol | Dawn Patrol | 2013 - Selection |
Way to Go | Way to Go | 2013 - Selection |
The Raft | The Raft | 2013 - Selection |
Angry Birds Space: A Furious Flight into the Final Frontier | Angry Birds Space: A Furious Flight into the Final Frontier | 2013 - Selection |
Fail Harder:Ridiculous Illustrations of Epic Fails | Fail Harder:Ridiculous Illustrations of Epic Fails | 2013 - Selection |
Photobombed!: Making Bad Pictures Great and Good Pictures Awesomely Bad | Photobombed!: Making Bad Pictures Great and Good Pictures Awesomely Bad | 2013 - Selection |
K is for Knifeball: An Alphabet of Terrible Advice | K is for Knifeball: An Alphabet of Terrible Advice | 2013 - Selection |
The Ultimate Survival Manual: 333 Skills That Will Get You Out Alive | The Ultimate Survival Manual: 333 Skills That Will Get You Out Alive | 2013 - Selection |
Seeing Red: The True Story of Blood | Seeing Red: The True Story of Blood | 2013 - Selection |
The Pregnancy Project | The Pregnancy Project: A Memoir | 2013 - Selection |
Alien Investigation: Searching for the Truth About UFOs and Aliens | Alien Investigation: Searching for the Truth About UFOs and Aliens | 2013 - Selection |
Awkward Family Pet Photos | Awkward Family Pet Photos | 2013 - Selection |
Weird But True! Stupid Criminals: 150 Brainless Baddies Busted, plus Wacky Facts | Weird But True! Stupid Criminals: 150 Brainless Baddies Busted, plus Wacky Facts | 2013 - Selection |
What Do You Want to Do Before You Die? | What Do You Want to Do Before You Die? | 2013 - Selection |
Halo: The Essential Visual Guide | Halo: The Essential Visual Guide | 2013 - Selection |
The Science of Soldiers | The Science of Soldiers | 2013 - Selection |
Juvenile in Justice | Juvenile in Justice | 2013 - Selection |
Seventeen Ultimate Guide to Beauty: The Best Hair, Skin, Nails & Makeup Ideas for You | Seventeen Ultimate Guide to Beauty: The Best Hair, Skin, Nails & Makeup Ideas for You | 2013 - Selection |
Diary of Creepy-Ass Dolls | Diary of Creepy-Ass Dolls | 2013 - Selection |
My Friend Dahmer | My Friend Dahmer | 2013 - Selection |
Zom-B | Zom-B | 2013 - Selection |
The Prospect | The Prospect | 2013 - Selection |
My Sister's Stalker | My Sister's Stalker | 2013 - Selection |
Zombies Hate Stuff | Zombies Hate Stuff | 2013 - Selection |
This is Not a Test | This is Not a Test | 2013 - Selection |
Cardboard | Cardboard | 2013 - Selection |
Unchained | Unchained | 2013 - Selection |
Forced Out | Forced Out | 2013 - Selection |
Power Hitter | Power Hitter | 2013 - Selection |
Beneath a Meth Moon: An Elegy | Beneath a Meth Moon: An Elegy | 2013 - Selection |
The Catch | The Catch | 2013 - Selection |
Out of Control | Out of Control | 2013 - Selection |
High Heat | High Heat | 2013 - Selection |
Shallow Grave | Shallow Grave | 2013 - Selection |
The Final Four | The Final Four | 2013 - Selection |
Waiting | Waiting | 2013 - Selection |
Johnny Delgado: Private Detective | Johnny Delgado: Private Detective | 2013 - Selection |
Girl of Nightmares | Girl of Nightmares | 2013 - Selection |
Case 4: The Bridge of Death. | Case 4: The Bridge of Death | 2013 - Selection |
Case 3: The Mayhem on Mohawk Avenue | Case 3: The Mayhem on Mohawk Avenue | 2013 - Selection |
Case 2: The Terror of Black Eagle Tavern. | Case 2: The Terror of Black Eagle Tavern. The Paranormalists. | 2013 - Selection |
Case 1: The Haunting in Apt. 101 | Case 1: The Haunting in Apt. 101. The Paranormalists. | 2013 - Selection |
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | 2013 - Selection |
Ashes | Ashes | 2013 - Selection |
2011 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers | 2011 - Selection | |
Soria, Gabriel | Life Sucks | 2009 - Selection |
James, Brian | Thief | 2009 - Selection |
Golden, Christopher | Poison Ink | 2009 - Selection |
Hernandez, David | Suckerpunch | 2009 - Selection |
High, Linda Oatman | Planet Pregnancy | 2009 - Selection |
Hopkins, Ellen | Identical | 2009 - Selection |
Krovatin, Christopher | Venemous | 2009 - Selection |
Jordan, Dream | Hot Girl | 2009 - Selection |
Kern, Peggy | No Way Out | 2009 - Selection |
Kropp, Paul | Behind the Door | 2009 - Selection |
Yates, Kelly | Venemous | 2009 - Selection |
Fields, Terri | My Father's Son | 2009 - Selection |
Langan, Paul | Schooled | 2009 - Selection |
Giles, Gail | Right Behind You | 2009 - Selection |
Booth, Coe | Kendra | 2009 - Selection |
Fahy, Thomas | The Unspoken | 2009 - Selection |
Divine, L. | Drama High (series) | 2009 - Selection |
Collins, Suzanne | Hunger Games | 2009 - Selection |
Mancusi, Mari | Gamer Girl | 2009 - Selection |
Bodeen, S.A. | The Compound | 2009 - Selection |
Willin, Melvyn | Ghosts: Caught on Film | 2009 - Selection |
Smits, Kim | Custom Kicks | 2009 - Selection |
Maat, Matthijs | Custom Kicks | 2009 - Selection |
Shiraz, Yasmin | Retaliation | 2009 - Selection |
Scalin, Noah | Skulls | 2009 - Selection |
Redd, Nancy Amanda | Body Drama | 2009 - Selection |
McMann, Lisa | Wake | 2009 - Selection |
Kuklin, Susan | No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row | 2009 - Selection |
Fulbeck, Kip | Permanence | 2009 - Selection |
Franzini, Michael | One Hundred Young Americans | 2009 - Selection |
Mac, Carrie | Pain & Wastings | 2009 - Selection |
Neri, G. | Chess Rumble | 2009 - Selection |
McDaniel, Lurlene | Prey | 2009 - Selection |
Stolarz, Laurie Faria | Project 17 | 2009 - Selection |
Naifeh, Ted | Good Neighbors: Kin | 2009 - Selection |
Black, Holly | Good Neighbors: Kin | 2009 - Selection |
Werner, Doug | Skateboarding: Legendary Tricks | 2009 - Selection |
Badillo, Steve | Skateboarding: Legendary Tricks | 2009 - Selection |
Weaver, Will | Saturday Night Dirt | 2009 - Selection |
Varrato, Tony | Outrage | 2009 - Selection |
McDonnell, Margot | Torn to Pieces | 2009 - Selection |
Trondheim, Lewis | Kaput and Zosky | 2009 - Selection |
Taylor, Brooke | Undone | 2009 - Selection |
Varrato, Tony | Fakie | 2009 - Selection |
Snow, Carol | Switch | 2009 - Selection |
Pauley, Kimberly | Sucks to Be Me: The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (Maybe) | 2009 - Selection |
Sitomer, Alan Lawrence | The Secret Story of Sonia Rodriguez | 2009 - Selection |
Hotlanta (series) | Hotlanta (series) | 2009 - Selection |
Olsen, Sylvia | Middle Row | 2009 - Selection |
Mead, Richelle | Frostbite: A Vampire Academy Novel | 2009 - Selection |
Perez, Marlene | Dead is the New Black | 2009 - Selection |
Reisz, Kristopher | Unleashed | 2009 - Selection |
Schroeder, Lisa | I Heart You, You Haunt Me | 2009 - Selection |
Schumacher, Julie | Black Box | 2009 - Selection |
Scott, Elizabeth | Living Dead Girl | 2009 - Selection |
Abel, Jessica | Life Sucks | 2009 - Selection |
Baby Girl | Baby Girl | 2008 - Selection |
Bey, Dawoud | Class Pictures | 2008 - Selection |
Erskine, Kathryn | Quaking | 2008 - Selection |
Greenfield, Lauren | Thin | 2008 - Selection |
Prigoff, James | Graffiti L.A.: Street and Art | 2008 - Selection |
Grody, Steve | Graffiti L.A.: Street and Art | 2008 - Selection |
Hopkins, Ellen | Glass | 2008 - Selection |
Jamal, Joseph | Tupac Shakur Legacy | 2008 - Selection |