New Harry Potter book
Doug Millison
millison at online-journalist.com
Mon Jul 3 12:20:05 CDT 2000
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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