I read a Richard Bach interview today, and was reminded of this little gem of a book he issued afteh Jonathan Livingston Seagull... I read it at 12, and at tha impressionalbe age it taught me to think for myself, so I´ll be eternally idebted to Mr Bach for that. I highly recommend this book to young people of all ages, LOL!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusions_%28novel%29