NP Harry Potter Redux

[Derek C. Maus]

On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, Doug Millison wrote:

> I'm glad that Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire came along to
> jump-start my son's reading this summer.  He whizzed through it and
> has moved on to some books on the suggested reading list his school
> provided:  from Harry Potter to George Orwell's 1984.

An odd connection, but I'm glad to see that at least one school has used
it for some educational purposes. Hasn't happened in these parts as far as
I know (which, admittedly, is limited to anecdotal evidence from five or
six elementary schools, albeit ones in supposedly the most "progressive"
school district in North Carolina...you may snicker at will...)

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