Nonfiction for reluctant readers
5. 
Wild Things: The Joy of Reading Children's Literature as an Adult
by:
Bruce Handy
3.75 avg rating — 1,891 ratings 6. 
My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop
by:
Ronald Rice
3.88 avg rating — 1,145 ratings 7. 
Book Lust to Go: Recommended Reading for Travelers, Vagabonds, and Dreamers
by:
Nancy Pearl
3.75 avg rating — 890 ratings 
11. 
101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up: The must-read book list for kids (101 Things)
by:
Bianca Schulze
4.28 avg rating — 155 ratings 12. 
Why We Read What We Read: A Delightfully Opinionated Journey Through Bestselling Books
by:
Lisa Adams
3.36 avg rating — 191 ratings 13. 
Howards End Is on the Landing: A Year of Reading from Home
by:
Susan Hill
3.65 avg rating — 4,002 ratings 14. 
The Land of Stories: The Ultimate Book Hugger's Guide
by:
Chris Colfer
4.39 avg rating — 2,739 ratings 15. 
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures: The Story of Dr. Temple Grandin (Amazing Scientists, 1) 4.38 avg rating — 2,074 ratings
16. 
100 Scientists Who Made History (DK 100 Things That Made History)
by:
Andrea Mills
4.43 avg rating — 28 ratings 
18. 
The Science of Love and Attraction: The long-hidden neurobiological secrets to improve your social and romantic life 3.57 avg rating — 14 ratings
27. 
Fairy Tale Feasts: A Literary Cookbook for Young Readers and Eaters
by:
Jane Yolen
3.70 avg rating — 135 ratings 
31. 
1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
by:
Julia Eccleshare
4.10 avg rating — 547 ratings 
34. 
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Ultimate Reading List
by:
Shelley Mosley
3.63 avg rating — 131 ratings 35. 
Weird But True! Ripped from the Headlines 2: Real-Life Stories You Have to Read to Believe 4.16 avg rating — 32 ratings
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Weird But True! Ripped from the Headlines 3: Real-Life Stories You Have to Read to Believe 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Weird but True!: Ripped from the Headlines: Real-life Stories You Have to Read to Believe 4.07 avg rating — 86 ratings
38. 
Children's Literature: A Reader's History, from Aesop to Harry Potter
by:
Seth Lerer
3.67 avg rating — 301 ratings 
40. 
The "Big Read": Book of Books (Big Read 2003)
by:
Nicky Munro
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 88 ratings 41. 
NFL's Greatest Upsets (DK NFL Readers: Level 4: Proficient Readers) 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings
42. 
Book Crush: For Kids and Teens--Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Interest
by:
Nancy Pearl
3.97 avg rating — 667 ratings 43. 
Off the Beaten Path: A Travel Guide to More Than 1,000 Scenic and Interesting Places Still Uncrowded and Inviting 3.95 avg rating — 419 ratings
44. 
Sweet Bread & Buns (Great British Bake Off: Bake it Better #7)
by:
Linda Collister
3.95 avg rating — 43 ratings 
48. 
So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading
by:
Sara Nelson
3.39 avg rating — 3,041 ratings 49. 
The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud
by:
Janet Schulman
4.43 avg rating — 2,986 ratings 
52. 
Reading People: How Seeing the World through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything
by:
Anne Bogel
3.70 avg rating — 10,332 ratings 53. 
Well-Read Women: Portraits of Fiction's Most Beloved Heroines
by:
Samantha Hahn
4.19 avg rating — 1,100 ratings 54. 
The Art of Reading: Forty Illustrators Celebrate RIF's 40th Anniversary really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 122 ratings
55. 
Gotcha for Guys!: Nonfiction Books to Get Boys Excited about Reading 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings
57. 
The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books (and Two Not-So-Great Ones) Saved My Life
by:
Andy Miller
3.32 avg rating — 6,187 ratings 58. 
The Book of Lost Books: An Incomplete History of All the Great Books You'll Never Read
by:
Stuart Kelly
3.47 avg rating — 853 ratings 
61. 
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A Year of Reading: A Month-by-Month Guide to Classics and Crowd-Pleasers for You or Your Book Group 3.29 avg rating — 108 ratings
63. 
The Mother of All Booklists: The 500 Most Recommended Nonfiction Reads for Ages 3 to 103 3.80 avg rating — 44 ratings
65. 
The Encyclopedia of Sandwiches: Recipes, History, and Trivia for Everything Between Sliced Bread
by:
Susan Russo
3.81 avg rating — 110 ratings 
67. 
Walt Disney (National Geographic Kids Readers: Level 3)
by:
Barbara Kramer
4.35 avg rating — 66 ratings 68. 
A Lifetime's Reading: Five Hundred Great Books to be Enjoyed over 50 Years
by:
Philip Ward
4.19 avg rating — 36 ratings 
76. 
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women
by:
Elena Favilli
4.32 avg rating — 42,927 ratings 
78. 
Nadiya's Bake Me a Story: Fifteen stories and recipes for children
by:
Nadiya Hussain
4.31 avg rating — 96 ratings 79. 
Nadiya's Bake Me a Festive Story: Thirty festive recipes and stories for children, from BBC TV star Nadiya Hussain
by:
Nadiya Hussain
4.12 avg rating — 40 ratings 80. 
Nadiya's Bake Me a Celebration Story: Thirty recipes and activities plus original stories for children
by:
Nadiya Hussain
4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings 
83. 
100 Things to Know Before You Grow Up (NGK 100 Things)
by:
Lisa M. Gerry
4.32 avg rating — 38 ratings 
87. 
Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World
by:
Ann Shen
4.04 avg rating — 5,242 ratings 88. 
100 People Who Made History: Meet the People Who Shaped the Modern World (100 in History)
by:
Ben Gilliland
4.06 avg rating — 86 ratings 
92. 
Weird but True! Stupid Criminals: 150 Brainless Baddies Busted, Plus Wacky Facts 4.26 avg rating — 194 ratings
94. 
100 Women Who Made History: Remarkable Women Who Shaped Our World (DK 100 Things That Made History)
by:
S.A. Caldwell
4.26 avg rating — 152 ratings 
96. 
National Geographic Kids Ultimate Weird But True 3: 1,000 Wild & Wacky Facts & Photos! 4.39 avg rating — 99 ratings
97. 
Weird But True! Human Body: 300 Outrageous Facts about Your Awesome Anatomy 4.38 avg rating — 149 ratings
99. 
Weird But True! Christmas: 300 Festive Facts to Light Up the Holidays 4.23 avg rating — 260 ratings
