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Old 07-24-2007, 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by cuteASAbug View Post
does anyone else think that the Harry Potter series, particularly book 7, is a good way of introducing kids to the Holocaust?
No.

It's a fantasy story with a happy ending. Not something I would use to introduce the topic of genocide, but YMMV.
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