Getting Young Adults to Read

Sometimes, young adults who don't seem to enjoy reading can be encouraged to do so by giving them something to read that is of interest to them. Here's an example. When my son was in about eighth grade, he read what the school made him, but was otherwise bored with reading. I sat down with him one day and asked him to name for me two things he was really interested in. One he named was finding dinosaur bones, and the other was baseball. So the next day, I went to the public library and borrowed two books, one on each subject. I made sure I chose ones that would be easy for him to read, but that weren't so juvenile that he'd think they were silly or bored. I presented them to him and told him he didn't have to read either one, but as he was interested in the subjects, I thought he might like to take a look at them. He read both of them that evening (helps to tell them they don't have to do it), returned them to me the next day, and asked if I'd get him more. I did. He hasn't stopped reading since. Now he reads science fiction, political books, the newspaper, his school books, and anything else that catches his eye. Do any of you have stories like this that you'd be willing to share about how you or other people you know have helped interest kids in reading? We'd appreciate hearing them.