Thank you all so much for some excellent suggestions. I'll be perusing Amazon shortly. I get so excited over books...I was practically (quite literally) breaking out in a sweat over here.
I already passed on an old copy of Of Mice and Men and he devoured it in a few hours. Now he's acting all mopey because he reads too fast.
Regarding the MA content, this is more for his sake than mine. He is terribly squeamish about male/female stuff. He can handle some pretty intense violence, and is not at all affected by swearing -- he understands its place and purpose. However, two people on the screen, kissing with open mouths, and the pillow goes in front of the face. I'm going to guess this has something to do with early puberty and inhibitions and .... ick. I can't talk about this. I don't know where he gets it from. (insert ironic emoticon here)
Thanks again!
Kitty
