Harry Potter

warch · 06-27-2003, 10:10 AM

Last Saturday, a 11 year old neighbor kid, comes running down the sidewalk to show me her copy of the new book. This kid has lots of challenges, only some are academic, but she's more than a year behind in her reading. She was so motivated. She'd made a special bookmark in anticipation, and it rested between the first few pages. I asked her if she was going to read all 700 or so. Yep! (even though she's heard there may be more scarey parts), then went off to get reading. Kids loving, wanting to read, lost in imagination- so great.

Ive read the books so far, (I wait for the library) and have enjoyed them all, just like a kid.

View Poll Results: So? "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"?
Harry who?	3	12.00%
It's juvenile simplistic claptrap, why should I pay attention?	8	32.00%
Yeah I read it but I figured all the high-powered intellects at The Cellar would look down on it	6	24.00%
I've read the books, didn't like them	0	0%
I bought my copy at midnight Friday night & devoured it immediately	8	32.00%
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06-27-2003, 10:10 AM	#11
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Last Saturday, a 11 year old neighbor kid, comes running down the sidewalk to show me her copy of the new book. This kid has lots of challenges, only some are academic, but she's more than a year behind in her reading. She was so motivated. She'd made a special bookmark in anticipation, and it rested between the first few pages. I asked her if she was going to read all 700 or so. Yep! (even though she's heard there may be more scarey parts), then went off to get reading. Kids loving, wanting to read, lost in imagination- so great. Ive read the books so far, (I wait for the library) and have enjoyed them all, just like a kid.

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