New Harry Potter book

[Doug Millison]

I can't disagree with Peter's review of the Harry Potter books. I 
have seen one good result, however -- children getting excited about 
reading novels through the Potter books, then moving on to read 
other, more demanding works in the fantasy or science fiction genre. 
I remember a similar critique regarding the formulaic, series novels 
that were popular when I was first learning to read -- Hardy Boys, 
Nancy Drew, etc.  School teachers wouldn't let us read them for 
credit when we could choose books to read. But they often served to 
hook some kids on reading novels, who moved on to richer fare.
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