I recommend Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. 
 ***** 
 Yay, that was fun! I didn't expect to like this book, but it was entertaining, really. I love Grandpa Joe and that's a fact. =) 
 Charlie's family is poor. They are usually cold and hungry. Imagine his delight when he got a golden ticket to enter Willy Wonka's chocolate factory! *me looking for something chocolatey to munch on while reviewing* 
 I haven't finished the movie adaptation starring Johnny Depp. Was it the same with the book? I read Charlie's story 2-3 hours before GR-TFG Face-to-Face book discussion. Yes, I was pressured, but I made it a point to read every single Ooompa Looompa song. =) See, I did not cheat. 
 So... would I let my son read Charlie's adventure? I say, why not. Because there was a discussion in our book club that debated the reward system versus punishment system (that was portrayed in the book). My stand is this: if ever my kid questions the punishment done to the children, I can always explain clearly that it was not meant to scare him, only to discipline. Tough love, that's what. :) 
 I enjoyed Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Now I'm wishing I can have a golden ticket too, say, to a Ferrero Rocher factory? ;) YUM! 
 ***** 
 Sep 2012 
 Kapag ako hindi natuwa dito, may patayang mangyayari sa Disyembre. 
 Translation: This better be good, or else... a murder will be committed in December. 
 :D