AIBU to think that 'On Planet Fruitcake' is not suitable suggested reading material for a 7 year old. i was reading it to my DS and had to give up after chapter seven. the premise of it is great. Philip is too shy to speak up in class, so develops a coping mechanism where he pretends to be on another planet so he can openly and confidently talk in front of the class and engage in discussion. all good. til he starts talking about a man running round with a bloody axe attacking people. then someones pet getting killed. then someones friend getting lost in the jungle, found by natives, killed, made into stew and fed to surviving friend. i could take no more and closed he book. i was skipping bits of it for fear DS would be traumatised and end up not sleeping for a week. i know tgere is probably a philosophical message in there somewhere but i found it quite disturbing.