Reluctant readers (Tamariki).

Struggling to get into reading? Check out this amazing selection of chapter books that is bound to turn the reluctant reader into a well renowned bibilophile!

Updated August 20, 2024
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The one and only Ivan
Applegate, Katherine.
Ebook
Now a major motion picture available on Disney+! Inspired by a true story, this is the beautifully written tale of how a mighty gorilla wins his freedom. A winning blend of humour and poignancy that will appeal to fans of Michael Morpurgo. This #1 New York Times bestselling and...
The enchantress returns
Colfer, Chris
Paper Book
Alex and Conner Bailey have not been back to the magical Land of Stories since their adventures in The Wishing Spell ended. But one night, they learn the famed Enchantress has kidnapped their mother. Against the will of their grandmother (the one and only Fairy Godmother), the twins must find...
Gregor the Overlander : book 1 in The Underland chronicles
Collins, Suzanne.
Ebook
Matilda
Dahl, Roald.
Ebook
*A very special edition, celebrating everyone's favourite young genius! Includes tips and activities for creating your very own story, and incredible pull-out illustrations of Matilda all grown-up* 'A true genius - Roald Dahl is my hero' - David Walliams
The Twits
Dahl, Roald.
Ebook
"To pay Mrs Twit back for the worms in his spaghetti, Mr Twit thought up a really clever, nasty trick . . ." Mr Twit is a foul and smelly man who always has bits of cornflake and sardine in his beard. Mrs Twit is scheming and sly and always thinking...
Even weirder!
Do, Anh
Paper Book
Weir's back and even weirder! But it's not just Weir who's weird, it's his whole family. Not even their pet bird is normal! How will he keep cool with a school trip to the zoo coming up AND Bella's birthday party?! It won't be easy . . . but it will be funny!
Weir Do
Do, Anh
Ebook
Fortunately, the milk--
Gaiman, Neil
Ebook
From multi-award-winning Neil Gaiman comes a spectacularly silly, mind-bendingly clever, brilliantly bonkers adventure - with lip-smackingly gorgeous illustrations by Chris Riddell.'A self-referential gem ... Both author and illustrator are craftsmen at the top of their game, making...
The 13-storey treehouse
Griffiths, Andy
Paper Book
Andy and Terry live in a treehouse. But it's not just any old treehouse, it's the most amazing treehouse in the world! This treehouse has thirteen stories, a bowling alley, a see-through swimming pool, a secret underground laboratory, and a marshmallow machine that follows you around...
The 26-storey treehouse
Griffiths, Andy
Paper Book
Andy and Terry live in a 26-story treehouse. (It used to be 13 stories, but they've expanded.) It has a bumper car rink, a skate ramp, an antigravity chamber, an ice cream parlor with 78 flavors, and the Maze of Doom--a maze so complicated that nobody who has gone in has ever come out again. Well...
Don't look now. Book three
Jennings, Paul
Ebook
Diary of a wimpy kid : Greg Heffley's journal
Kinney, Jeff
Paper Book
Being a kid can really stink. And no one knows this better than Greg Heffley, who finds himself thrust into high school where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. Luckily Greg has his best friend and sidekick, Rowley. But when...
Diary of a wimpy kid. Double down
Kinney, Jeff
Paper Book
THE ONE WITH THE HALLOWEEN CANDY The eleventh laugh-out-loud, fully-illustrated Diary of a Wimpy Kid book from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney! A global phenomenon with 250 million copies of the series sold...
Wonder
Palacio, R. J
Ebook
'Has the power to move hearts and change minds' Guardian 'Tremendously uplifting and a novel of all-too-rare power' Sunday Express 'An amazing book . . . I absolutely loved it. I cried my eyes out' Tom Fletcher Read...
The brilliant world of Tom Gates
Pichon, Liz.
Ebook
  "10 out of 10." The Guardian The first title in the bestsellingseries from the brilliantly talented Liz Pichon. Tom Gates is the master of excuses for late homework:dog attacks & spilt water & lightning... Tom's exercise book is full of his doodles,...
The world's worst children
Walliams, David
Audiobook
The World's Worst Children, from Children's author David Walliams. Are you ready to meet the World's Worst Children? Five beastly boys and five gruesome girls! Like Sofia Sofa - a TV super-fan so stuck to the sofa that she's turning into one! Or Dribbling Drew - a boy...

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