Choosing a book

Often, students do not like to read because they are reading books that aren't the right fit for them.  There are a lot of things to consider when choosing a book.  This video gives a good outline of what a good fit book looks like.  In addition, you can use AR levels, grade levels, or Lexile levels to find a book at their reading level (you will find those with your students MAP scores).  Here are several links that can help you find a book (or you can ask your students' teacher or the librarian).  
Lexile to grade conversion chart

Here are some book suggestions

students with high lexile levels
struggling readers

When kids read books that are too easy, they might get bored and they don't have the opportunity to practice any reading strategies, which makes it difficult to get better at reading.  If the book is too hard, they struggle so much to read the words that they cannot under the concepts.  Either way can make it a little more difficult to find a book.  If they read below grade level, the material is often too immature and not interesting to them.  If they read significantly above grade level, the material is often too scholarly.  In fact, they often get into the classics, which can be quite dry.  If you find yourself in this situation, your librarian might be a promising resource.  Finding a good fit book can really make a difference in reading attitude.