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Originally Posted by spearo
Aside from classics (Dante, Homer etc...)
Consider Douglas Adams for a young teen perhaps?
There's the Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy books but also a couple of really warped detective books and one (the only one i haven't read yet) on species going extinct or something like that)
frank
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Dirk Gentlys Holistic Detective Agency, Last Chance to See and The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul.
He was an excellent writer. Very similar to Ben Elton. Full on funny yet profound.
Thanks. I have all those in my book case.
Robert A Heinleins juveniles are very good too.
If Jack likes Andy McNabs "Boy Soldier" series, he may like Starship Trooper. Have Spacesuit Will Travel, Space Family Stone, Time For the Stars. All rollicking good reads.