suggested books for homeschoolers and gifted/talented students

These are all books I've read and enjoyed. They are also on the shorter side and are easy to read.

1. Escape from Laos

2. Hunter by J A Hunter

3. Slaughterhouse 5

4. The Art of War

5. Lies My Teacher Told Me

6. The Wind in the Willows

7. The Age of Reason

8. Animal Farm

9. Sixth Column

10. The Hobbit

11. Any book from the All About series, but particularly All About Strange Beasts of the Past

12. Calvin and Hobbes books

13. Dilbert books

14. The Far Side books

15. The Cartoon History of the Universe - by far the most interesting and educational comic book ever 

16. Philosophy Made Simple

17. Bathroom Reader books

18. Alice in Wonderland 

19. A Princess of Mars 

20. Kipling's Just-So Stories 

21. Badass by Ben Thompson 

22. Bulfinch's Mythology 

23. A Brief History of Time 

24. Dune

25. Storm of Steel 

26. Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches 

27. The True Believer 

28. Man's Search for Meaning