From: HUMMINGRK at aol.com <HUMMINGRK>
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 1999 17:41:14 EST

Kathleen asked us to share what children have to say regarding Harry Potter...

My soon-to? thirteen year old son was lent a reader's copy of HP and the Sorcerer's Stone and read it twice before the first edition came out here in the States. I have read all three books aloud (more than once each) to him and his younger brother. We zip through the stories, reading at breakfast, after school, and bedtime. Here are some of his words about the Harry phenomenum:

    "First of all, the plots are long and drawn out and include what regular kids do at Hogwarts, so you can imagine being there yourself. Secondly, the whole fantasy world makes the books interesting. Third is the magic. I especially liked the wizard duels."
    Adam Hill, age 12

I found it interesting that he liked life at Hogwarts. Maybe that is part of the appeal: life without parents around to get in the way of fun.

Lee Sullivan Hill
(writer) Clarendon Hills, IL
Received on Sat 06 Nov 1999 04:41:14 PM CST