Re: Book suggestion for 11 year old

"Mike Dworetsky" <platinum198@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "AJ" <torturedartist@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Hey, i have an 11 year old.  I want to encourage his reading a bit
more. 
>> The problem is he's more of a sword and dragons guy wheras I was always

>> more of a ray gun type.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>
> You posted this to rasf, so you aren't specifically looking for
historical 
> potboilers, etc.
>
> Heinlein, _Citizen of the Galaxy_ which you could pair with _Kim_ by 
> Rudyard Kipling.
>
> -- 
> Mike Dworetsky


Well, I grew up with the classic hard sf.  Planets boiling into space, 
da****ng pulp heroes, beutiful secretaries, the works. you know?

I have this adorable little monster to encourage, and of course we have
this 
fundamental difference. He can't stand (so far, fingers crossed) hard sf. 
He's been eplosed to a lot of that japanese dreck that is put out to
satisfy 
his age group.  It's mostly school and peer exposure.

Luckily we are similarly inclined to superheroes and the like.

Now, I'm trying to find some good books to transition him from kid stuff
to 
young adult.  My favourites don't seem to stick.