Reaching Reluctant Young Readers features 150 middle-grade books. Each profiled title has the potential to hook the reluctant reader and lure them to read the entire book. To specifically encourage elementary and middle-school-age reluctant children to read, there is first a pitch to get the reader's attention. That is followed by a short reading passage to "set the hook" and encourage the young person to read the rest of the book on their own. Further, the book contains several hundred additional recommended titles.

The books selected for this collection were chosen following the criteria of reluctant reader books created by the Quick Picks committee sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association. While these guidelines were designed for young adult books, they also work well for middle-grade books. The criteria include:

• clear writing (no convoluted long sentences with sophisticated vocabulary),

• high interest "hook" in the first few pages,

• well-defined characters,

• interesting plot, and

• familiar themes.

• We started tracking this book on March 7, 2017.
• This book was $34.99 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 209 times in the past 2,606 days.
• The current price of this book is $41.80 last checked one day ago.
• This book is at its lowest price in the past six months.
• This lowest price this book has been offered at in the past year is $39.00.
• The lowest price to date was $3.27 last reached on June 6, 2021.
• This book has been $3.27 one time since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was $44.50 last reached on June 30, 2023.
• This book has been $44.50 one time since we started tracking it.

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