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Originally Posted by HarryT
I agree that they are wonderful books, but I think that 7 is a bit young for them. They were written more for the teenage market.
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I don't know, they are pretty tame. They also have a lot about honor and duty in them. While many have some non-graphic death, it is certainly less than today's children see on TV/internet/video games.
They would be hard for a 7-year-old reading at grade level. I know my 7-year-old nephew isn't even reading chapter books yet. But if the OPs son is reading at a 5th grade (10-11yr) level he should be fine with them. I was reading Heinlein by then.
Another series of books I recalled that might be interesting to a young boy are the Tom Corbett space cadet ones. They are in the public domain too.
-Marcy