Originally Posted by polarbear
If your ds is a science fiction fan, I'd let him pick a science fiction book by an American author. My 15 yr old ds recommends Robert Heinlein - his adult sci fi might not be what you'd want your ds reading, but he wrote several novels for teens, and my ds enjoyed them (ds is also a huge fan of Lord of the Rings etc).

How about Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)?

Or Night of Power or Telempath (Spider Robinson)?