I am working hard to find books for a child who reads way above his grade level. In most cases, he can manage the books quite well for length and plot, but the issues in the books are not appropriate for his age.The Iron Giant (I have the one with illustrations by Dirk Zimmer) meets this need -- it's a story to read and re-read, with plenty of action and conflict resolution, but it's not too scary and definitely not sexy. I wish it were longer, or that this was one of a series. We need more kids' books like this.