I read this in 7th or 8th grade, and I remember it being Fantastic! I loved the series, and read the enire thing in about a week, which is pretty good, because the series consists of three decent sized books. Have to say, I don't think it turned me into an Atheist. To be honest, I didn't even pick up on that in the Books, being a KID!!! But anyways, that's another fight. :sigh: