I grew up reading Dr.Seuss books, followed by Goosebumps. Once I hit Jr High/High School, and was forced to read certain books, I started not liking reading anymore. Soon after I fell in love with RPGS: lots of reading in good ones, with in depth story lines but more visual enjoyment plus hands on interaction. In my sophomore year, I even did a comparison of how RPGS were just as good(I was young, but RPGS are better than 1st person shooters for learning/reading)
My hatred for the books was b/c of the "morals" and "issues" that were brought up by each book, such as slavery, single mom parenting, teenage life, etc. Hated it. But 1 book of those years, I read and enjoyed. Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank.
Great read, a story running off the idea of the cold war had something actually sparked from it. Really good book, worth reading in high school rather than just using Spark Notes.