Terry Pratchett, particularly The Amazing Maurice…
DFW, Infinite Jest;
J. S. Foer, On eating animals;
Jonathan Franzen, Freedom;
Cixin Liu, Remembrance of earth’s past.
My point is that by “gifted teenager” you probably mean someone intelectually gifted, but not necessarily morally aligned; moreover, teenagers (everyone, actually, but teens more than anyone else) may rebel and resist if it’s too obvious that you’re trying to lead them to a specific mindset. So, if that might be the case, perhaps you should consider what kind of literature would nudge this teenager into EA-thinking first, and then what kind of books could shape their thought.
Terry Pratchett, particularly The Amazing Maurice… DFW, Infinite Jest; J. S. Foer, On eating animals; Jonathan Franzen, Freedom; Cixin Liu, Remembrance of earth’s past.
My point is that by “gifted teenager” you probably mean someone intelectually gifted, but not necessarily morally aligned; moreover, teenagers (everyone, actually, but teens more than anyone else) may rebel and resist if it’s too obvious that you’re trying to lead them to a specific mindset. So, if that might be the case, perhaps you should consider what kind of literature would nudge this teenager into EA-thinking first, and then what kind of books could shape their thought.