I Hate Reading is a highly visual chapter book designed to help even the most reluctant reader breeze through reading time, feel successful at reading, and even laugh! Get reluctant readers reading with I Hate Reading! OK. So, you have to read for 20 minutes, but you don’t want to. Maybe your mom or dad or teacher even has a timer—yikes! If you have to read, but you don’t like reading, this book is for you! If someone’s bugging you to open a book, grab this one. In this book, you’ll zoom through 20 minutes of reading . . . without really reading! Did you know that 65% of 4th graders in the US read below grade level? Learning to read can be frustrating. But it can also be fun. I Hate Reading by Beth Bacon validates the experience of reluctant readers and rewards them with laughter.

Reading is not for everybody, but everybody has to read.A light-hearted look at reading dislikes and difficulties.The I Hate to Read Book gently pokes fun at teachers, parents, and others who push readers (young and old) who don't want to be pushed.For once, a book that struggling readers will enjoy.And, it's short.

As a third-grader who hates to read unwillingly looks at a book, the characters come alive and interest him so much that he begins to care about them and turn the pages.

In this book you'll find out how to get through 20 minutes of reading ... without really reading!

Lots of people try to teach Hamish to read.

Now in fourth grade, Victor, the daydreamer with a reputation as a bad student who hates to read, secretly reads all the time.