They'll be going to a physical library to get books made of paper, so weird out of print stuff is off the table. Kids these days, with their 'books' and 'physical media that a billionaire can't delete', am I right?
My child is old enough to say the fuck word, but not old enough to legally drink. So no need to hold back on complicated or mature content. ML, anarchist, Maoist, weird Deng-Hoxha-Gorbachev stans; any tendency is fine. I know where I stand, but I want them to be able to make up their own goddamn mind and not just agree with me, so diverse viewpoints are cool.
I know there are lists and resources lurking around here in some community's sidebar, but I got some family emergency stuff to handle in the immediate present. I probably won't read any of this for a day or two. Do a comrade a solid just this once? Please?

This was originally my personal list: https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Category:ProleWiki_absolute_beginner_reading_list, for total beginners. not sure they'll be able to find everything though in libraries.