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Originally Posted by florianix
Why not Huckleberry Finn?
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Because it's more "life story" than "adventure". And I don't think that 10th year kid would appreciate it. Not mentioning non-existing reality with nig*s (wow, I didn't know that it obscene lexicon now!), burglars and forced theft. Finn is hobo rogue after all.
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I'd also think that Gulliver's Travels are ok, but I can't remember how cruel it is since the last time I read it was just after the banana wars. 
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Well, it's totally mature story, filled with satire up to the brows, and sometimes with eroticism, philosophy and racism exposition. You can cut out all mature parts, and restrict all travels to lilliputians, but even then it will hardly suit kids. Not in 10, at least.
