I have to quietly admit that I have never read a Harry Potter book, and
sometimes I feel guilty about that, being a high school librarian and all. I
have tried; just never really got into the whole Harry Potter thing.
However, I would NOT say that I am glad to see the books come to an end. I
think you are off the mark, Sam, in thinking that this is all media hype.
This series has been a great tool in getting kids to enjoy reading. My
16-year-old son read the final book in about 8 hours. I don't know a single
person who anxiously waits for the next installment just to "be cool." Sure
there is media hype, but I think it is driven by the popularity of the books
and not the other way around.
All that being said, I have noticed like someone else pointed out, that
there has been a surge in fantasy fiction for young people. While this is a
good thing in some respects, I am wondering if there is anyone else like me
who is battling to get kids to read something other than just fantasy.
Marsha Redd
Librarian, Kelloggsville High School
Grand Rapids, MI
marsharedd@hotmail.com
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From: Sam DiMartino <chicagosam1@YAHOO.COM>
Reply-To: Sam DiMartino <chicagosam1@YAHOO.COM>
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: [LM_NET] Had enough of Harry Potter?
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 09:51:04 -0700
Is anyone else here as happy as I am that this is the last of the Harry
Potter books? To see children lined up at midnight to get their Potter book
to me is sisturbing. Why? Because I think they are victims of the Potter
Media Machine that has turned this book into a "must have" or you're not
cool thing. I think that children are being manipulated and used by the
marketing firm who markets this book. I wonder how many of those children
standing in line will actually read the book and not just have it in their
collection as a kind of status symbol?
Sam DiMartino
Technology Coordinator
Prosser HIgh School
Chicago, IL 60639
chicagosam1@yahoo.com
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