Aha! A potential convert! *g*

Good Omens is a book by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman (sort of based on The Omen, but it's not necessary to see it to enjoy the book). Pratchett is famous for his Discworld series (some of which have been televised), and Gaiman is most famous for the Sandman graphic novels. And it's one of my favourite ever books. It's all about armageddon, the antichrist, the end of days, all that.

Most people's favourite characters are Aziraphale, an angel and second-hand bookshop owner, and Crowley, a demon who did not so much fall as saunter vaguely downwards. It has fantastic footnotes. *g*

And this is Pepper (age 11):

"Anyway, it's like with bikes," said the first speaker authoritatively. "I thought I was going to get this bike with seven gears and one of them razorblade saddles and purple paint and everything, and they gave me this light blue one. With a basket. A girl's bike."

"Well. You're a girl," said one of the others.

"That's sexism, that is. Going around giving people girly presents just because they're a girl."