June 2, 2026

Five Series for the Reluctant Reader

Reluctant readers don't hate books. They hate starting over.

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These are the books featured in this post — tap any cover to find it on Amazon.

Cover of Heartwood Hotel: A True Home

Heartwood Hotel: A True Home

by Kallie George

Mona the mouse arrives at the hotel in the heartwood. Found-family cozy, the gateway to a four-book series.

Cover of The Field Guide

The Field Guide

by Tony DiTerlizzi

Three siblings, an old house, a field guide to faeries hidden in the wall. Book one of five, designed to be devoured in order.

Cover of Flight of the Phoenix

Flight of the Phoenix

by R.L. LaFevers

Book 1 of the Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist series. 1928 historical fantasy: 10-year-old Nate, newly orphaned, is taken in by Aunt Phil, the world's last beastologist, and swept off to Arabia to oversee the rebirth of the phoenix. Junior Library Guild selection. Plugged In approved.

Cover of Stitch Head: The Graphic Novel

Stitch Head: The Graphic Novel

by Guy Bass

Graphic novel adaptation of the first Stitch Head book. Gothic comedy about a forgotten little creation who longs to belong. Strong reluctant-reader format; same creators as the original chapter book.

Cover of Shipwreck

Shipwreck

by Gordon Korman

Six kids, one boat, one Pacific storm. Three-book action survival trilogy.

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