YES!! I have my Harry Potter book **SPOILERS ABOUND!!!***

[sageofages]

Originally Posted by ASUADPi

I found it quite interesting that Narcissa didn't give Harry up. Instead of putting her "faith" in Voldemort she was more worried about her child. Kind of a nice change for the Malfoy's.

Maybe it's just me, but I didn't find the book too predictible, especially the end. I didn't expect DD to tell Snape that Harry had to die and Harry to walk up to Voldemort and "give" himself up.

Remember though, these are technically "children's books", she couldn't have thrown all those twists and turns we adults like because kids wouldn't have been able to either A) handle them or B) understand them (developmentally).

I don't see HP 7 as a children's book. I think the age of the reader grew with the volume of the book. Book 1 and 2 are more geared to a child reader, but as the story progressed, I think you can safely assume the targeted reader has aged and thusly, can handle a more complex story. My son was in 3rd grade when HP debuted. He is a senior now (18 and a bit behind in credits , and HP 7 is here. It makes sense for HP7 to be for him rather than my 3rd grade grandson.

I have a fear that the movies are going to slow the enthusiasm of for reading the books of the next "generation". I tried to get the 3rd grade grandson to read HP1 and he declined "I saw the movie already". Yes, but the book is SO much better.

[ASUADPi]

Originally Posted by sageofages

I don't see HP 7 as a children's book. I think the age of the reader grew with the volume of the book. Book 1 and 2 are more geared to a child reader, but as the story progressed, I think you can safely assume the targeted reader has aged and thusly, can handle a more complex story. My son was in 3rd grade when HP debuted. He is a senior now (18 and a bit behind in credits , and HP 7 is here. It makes sense for HP7 to be for him rather than my 3rd grade grandson.

I have a fear that the movies are going to slow the enthusiasm of for reading the books of the next "generation". I tried to get the 3rd grade grandson to read HP1 and he declined "I saw the movie already". Yes, but the book is SO much better.

But they technically are. At our bookstores, HP is in the Children's book section, not young adult and not adult, children. The age level is probably 5-8th grade. Remember though, that other countries take education much more importantly than the United States does. So children in England could find these books quite appropriate for them. (If that makes sense at all).

I can say that at my school, the kids reading Harry Potter, would only be the 7-8th graders and then on the ones who actually read at grade level, which lowers that amount significantly, as most of our kids don't read on grade level.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by ASUADPi

But they technically are. At our bookstores, HP is in the Children's book section, not young adult and not adult, children. The age level is probably 5-8th grade. Remember though, that other countries take education much more importantly than the United States does. So children in England could find these books quite appropriate for them. (If that makes sense at all).

I can say that at my school, the kids reading Harry Potter, would only be the 7-8th graders and then on the ones who actually read at grade level, which lowers that amount significantly, as most of our kids don't read on grade level.

HP7 would probably be a YA book if the rest of the series wasn't on the kids shelves. The books do progress in depth, subject matter, and danger which gives a nice continuum. I would have been one of the young kids reading it if it had been out back then, but I was (am) a huge reader.