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I strongly recommend reading Jurassic Park at the same time

Blind Man's Bluff---for a kid a bit older, but it's about submarine history in the Cold War.

Complexity: The Emerging Science At The Edge of Order And Chaos was a good read.

My Side of the Mountain---about a kid running away and actually living off the land.

Book of Virtues---don't give him this, just have it around in your house to read when bored. Gambling scandals notwithstanding, it's full of good stuff.