-----Original Message----- From: Andrew Bailey >On the scifi front I have to recommend "The Stainless Steel Rat" series by Harry Harrison. I would suggest Fritz Leiber, >but it may be just a bit too old. I'll second that motion. Long live Jim DeGriz, the Stainless steel rat! I'd also say that the Deryni novels by Katheriner Kurtz would be good for a child of that age. Mark