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I found Alone when I was 11 and it has been my favorite ever since. Alone From childhood's hour I have not been As others were; I have not seen As others saw; I could not bring My passions from a common spring. From the same source I have not taken My sorrow; I could not awaken My heart to joy...

I don't think an e-book can ever fully replace a physical book. Personally, I like to maintain a good deal of paper books because you never know what the future will hold.

That sounds really cool! I will have to check it out.

I loved, loved, loved the books!

This is a great age to get him into a Mark Twain collection of stories.

I think this sounds great for my classroom library!

Not quite a fairy tale, but I had great success with the Eregon series.

I think it depends on the genre. I have also found with my students if it borders the line between what is "age appropriate" and what is an "adult" novel, they want to read more!

Sin, you have gotten some very good responses from both ends of the spectrum. I would like to share with you my personal experience growing up. I would go through 5 novels a week when I was 12. My mother who had never read a novel in her life was infuriated by this and grounded me from reading...

It can be difficult to get his mind in a mode to read and sometimes starting with a novel is a bit much. I like to start my lower level readers with magazines. He might like something like Game Informer. It is a good place to start to jump-start him into reading for pleasure. There is also a...

I still get a kick out of Where the Wild Things Are and The Wombat series. Yes, I discovered the Wombat series as an adult, but they are so fun!

I just wanted to take a moment to say hi. I am looking forward to seeing your opinions!