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.
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2013 Selection(s)
Awkward Family Pet Photos
Author: Bender, Mike; Chernack, Doug. Publisher: Random House/Three River Press, 2011.
Family portraits are awkward. Family pet portraits are hilarious.
Diary of Creepy-Ass Dolls
Author: Brooks, Stacey Leigh. Publisher: Krause Publications, 2012.
These are the dolls that nightmares are made of.
Fail Harder:Ridiculous Illustrations of Epic Fails
Author: failblog.org community. Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC, 2011.
When things go hilariously wrong.
K is for Knifeball: An Alphabet of Terrible Advice
Author: John, Jory and Monsen, Avery. Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2012.
Not your typical alphabet book.
Photobombed!: Making Bad Pictures Great and Good Pictures Awesomely Bad
Author: Jenkins, Beverly. Publisher: Sourcebooks, 2012.
A guaranteed double-take!
Seeing Red: The True Story of Blood
Author: Kyi, Tanya Lloyd. Publisher: Rolston, Steve. Annick Press, 2012.
Everything there is to know about blood.
The Ultimate Survival Manual: 333 Skills That Will Get You Out Alive
Author: Johnson, Rich. Publisher: Weldon Owen, 2012.
Epic guide to keep you alive.
Nonfiction
2013 Selection(s)
Alien Investigation: Searching for the Truth About UFOs and Aliens
Author: Halls, Kelly Milner. Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group Inc./Millbrook Press, 2012.
Are they out there?
Angry Birds Space: A Furious Flight into the Final Frontier
Author: Briggs, Amy. Publisher: National Geographic, 2012.
Angry Birds meet NASA.
Weird But True! Stupid Criminals: 150 Brainless Baddies Busted, plus Wacky Facts
Author: National Geographic. Publisher: National Geographic, 2012.
What were they thinking?
