16 Books Reluctant Readers Will Love (8-11)

Books to inspire a lifelong love of reading

The right book is out there! For those who find reading a chore or a challenge, it's never too late to go looking for the book that's going to change their mind. Here are 16 books which just might start off a reading journey.

1. The Brilliant World of Tom Gates

Liz Pichon

2. Invisible Fiends - Mr Mumbles

Barry Hutchison

3. City in Peril

Paul Collicutt

4. Evil Emperor Penguin: Book 1

Laura Ellen Anderson

5. Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made

Stephan Pastis

6. Scream Street: Fang of the Vampire

Tommy Donbavand

7. A Series of Unfortunate Events: the Bad Beginning

Lemony Snicket

8. The Usborne Official Astronaut's Handbook

Loui Stowell, Roger Simo (Illus)

9. My Head Teacher is a Vampire Rat

Pamela Butchart

10. Switch: Spider Stampede

Ali Sparkes

11. Witch Wars

Sibéal Pounder, Laura Ellen Anderson (Illus)

12. Dirty Bertie

David Roberts

13. Danger is Everywhere: A Handbook for Avoiding Danger

David O'Doherty

14. Invisible Inc

Steve Cole, Jim Field (Illus)

15. You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum!

Andy Stanton, David Tazzyman (Illus)

16. The Unbelievable Top Secret Diary of Pig

Emer Stamp