From: Robin Smith <smithr>
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 10:11:13 -0500

In a fun article about the phenomona of rereading Harry Potter, our very own Katherine T. Horming is quoted:
 

While youngsters turn to other books besides Harry Potter again and again, the Rowling series has become a culture all its own. The books serve as the Rosetta Stone of Harry Potter knowledge and lore, which is the subject of vast inquiry and speculation. "There's a lot of discussion online, where kids are going through the text with a fine-tooth comb and finding every little thing and discussing it at length," said Kathleen T. Horning, director of the Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. "You'll find children in the United States discussing Harry Potter with children who live in Norway or Indonesia. One of the children might bring up a point that is new to another child, who will go back and reread."

 

Full article is at http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/15/books/15sala.html?pagewanted=2
Received on Fri 15 Jul 2005 10:11:13 AM CDT