Professor Teen leaves in exactly one week for almost two weeks of light shows, temporary art, canine athletes and mechanical cats. He will also be spending more than 24 hours on airplanes and trains.

This is Professor Teen. So is this. I have millions of these. Professor Teen loves to read.

After borrowing and buying the warmest clothing that exists in our southern city, I am now tasked with putting half a dozen books on Professor Teen’s electronic reading device of choice. Sometimes I don’t drop names because I don’t want to sound like a commercial. I am not doing that here. I buy eBooks and they automatically load to multiple devices in our family. I honestly don’t know which device will be earning SkyMiles.

So, I am on a book hunt. What will entertain a 16-y-o who has read Tolkien enough that you do NOT want to get him started on what the movies omitted? He has also read Doctorow, Gibson, Pratchett, Gaiman and Douglas Adams. Sci-Fi is his favorite genre, but he also digs physics, math and history. What would be good book fuel for the reading monster? If you need me, I will be drowning in the GoodReads lists.