Try Henrietta Mears What the Bible is All About or John R.W. Stott Understanding the Bible
You are missing something. What you are missing is a REASON for reading. Once you are on the trail of a huge mystery, there won't be time to read all the books you will pester your municipal librarian to dig out for you. Maybe there is a little nagging question about something that has been lurking in the back of your mind since 7th grade civics class. Maybe you will come across a link to your question and that will lead to a bigger question, etc., until one day you find yourself staying up late every night reading the very books on this list, and a lot more. Happened to Don Qixote, can happen to you.
Go to the library and take out The Call of The Wild by Jack London. It's a short story (about 70 pages). Give it a shot, I'll bet you will enjoy it.