[js1138]

It's a matter of eductaion.

I can't entirely disagree, but you haven't refuted my "one in one-thousand" claim.

You mention that at least one of your children is a girl. How about the other?

At that age I was only interested in non-fiction. I didn't read many stories until I discovered science fiction at age 12. As I mentioned in a previous post, straight narrative without ironic humor leaves me cold. I like the shared jokes between author and reader. My favorite science fiction is Arthur Clark's "Tales from the White Hart". I also like Mark Twain.

I have a pretty low tolerance threshold for both anti-literature bigots and literary snobs. Kids who grow up in a family that reads will choose books that interest them -- and different kinds of books at different ages.

[Carry_Okie]

Both girls, both doing high school algebra. The elder has completed high school in math. I recently got copies of Kidnapped and Treasure Island and they both loved them. Another big hit with the nine-year old was Twain, especially A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Last year the elder (FReeper NattieShea) published her first paper here.