Judging a Book by its Cover

I'm always looking for something for my 7th grade son to read. He gobbles books up instead of savoring them. And—he's a picky reader. He'll read 30 pages and, if he isn't grabbed, he'll look for something else to read.

I was relieved to discover there was a popular fantasy series, Discworld. And that there were 37 of these books (which are extremely popular in the UK.)

I decided to pick up the first title at the library to make sure my son liked it before investing a lot of money in the ...