From: Dr. Gwendolyn Davis <dr.book>
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 08:09:54 -0400

Monica, Not the answer to your question, but something intriguing nonetheless: The December '98 Voice of Youth Advocates reviewer Libby Bergstrom awarded Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone a top rating of 5Q 5P MJ The VOYA Book Review Code states that rating would be equivalent to 5Q -- Quality -- Hard to imagine it being better written 5P -- Popularity -- Every UA (who reads) was dying to read it yesterday MJ -- Grade Level Interest -- Middle School (defined as grades 6-8) and
                Junior High (defined as grades 7-9)

So VOYA was not the periodical where a "lukewarm" review appeared. In the same issue, Louis Sachar's Newbery-winning Holes received a 4Q 4P MJ rating, definitely lower than Harry Potter on a 5-point scale. I would agree! What I AM interested in is whether Joanne Rowling's fantasy has any appeal to the Senior High reading audience--grades 10? Any feedback here from school and/or public librarians, booksellers, parents, etc? Ciao, Dr. Gwendolyn Davis Interntional Literacy Specialist

Monica R. Edinger wrote:
Received on Fri 04 Jun 1999 07:09:54 AM CDT