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This digital document is an article from World Literature Today, published by University of Oklahoma on January 1, 2002. The length of the article is 2860 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The power of Harry: the impact of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter books on young readers. (Children's Books).
Author: Sara Ann Beach
Publication: World Literature Today (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2002
Publisher: University of Oklahoma
Volume: 76Issue: 1Page: 102(5)

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This digital document is an article from Epoca, published by Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA) on December 10, 2000. The length of the article is 2738 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Harry Potter engancha a 35 millones de lectores: Hechizados por la lectura.(TT: Harry Potter attracts 35 million readers: enchanted by reading.)(Resea)
Author: Ftima Urbarri
Publication: Epoca (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 10, 2000
Publisher: Difusora de Informacion Periodica, S.A. (DINPESA)
Page: 70

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A Terrible Waste of Time
If it was possible, I'd give this book a zero. It was a complete waste of time!

Most of the book consisted of pointless letters from children seven and under to who knows who and said things like "I love Harry. Snape is mean. Harry is nice." over and over again. The editor's comments on the letter that were supposed to clarify it for the people who haven't read the book usually just restated what the letter said- I doubt seriously that Moore read the books herself.

A lot of the information in the kids' letters were fraudulent as well- some made comments about teachers called "Madame Pooch" and made comments about "Filch's cat having to die". The sections after that were just as worse, consisting of "what we want to be in the Harry Potter books", playing Quidditch on the ground, and other stuff that was even more boring... a terrible book. Don't waste your money.

Most disappointing, I thought it would be so much better.
In this collection, children talked about the Harry Potter books. Unfortunately, the entire first half of this book was endless reviews of the books, many of which were wrong and/or repititious. I was bored out of my mind by these reviews, which told the storyline but not what the children enjoyed about the books, and HELLO, we already KNOW the storylines, right? The last part was some letters and recipes and other things, and overall the title "We love Harry Potter; WE'LL TELL YOU WHY" is completely false. I wish it had been thought out more and better edited.

Shows less respect than those who wanted to ban the book.
I bought this book out of optimism, because I thought that anything praising Harry Potter would be relatively harmless. When I ordered the fourth instalment from a shop, I was nearly made to buy it again. Thankfully, I didn't - once was enough.

What is the point of this book? Reading this repeatedly is enough to put you off Harry Potter. The book itself is divided into sections, as follows:

1. The children's opinions on the series. Most of the children made mistakes that showed how little they had understood of the Harry Potter books, such as talking about "Madam Pooch", and asking, "I don't see why Mrs Norris had to die..." when she didn't. The information that was correct was usually unhelpful and unnecessary. Even people who haven't read the books have probably gathered by now that Harry is, well, the goodie. They even went so far as to tell us personal information about their pets: "I have a pet frog whom I keep in a cage and feed crickets." Ms Moore didn't help, either; she regularly wrote unnecessary columns between the letters to talk about such irrelevant matters as Thanksgiving dinner and Valentine's Day.

There were "letters" to Hogwarts, there was a trivial trivia quiz and there was even an anagram puzzle in which about half the words were related to wizardry. There were comments about how Quidditch could be played on the ground, or with scrap metal claws (enough said), and even some pointless recipes - or, in some cases, non-recipes. A quote: "Last year I mad a restaurant called Slimy Louie's which served Road Kill Stew and Rat-tat-tooy. I didn't include Stuffed Owl because you wouldn't want to eat Hedwig or Errol." I won't make any more comments. I don't think they're needed. This material is normally channelled into amateur websites, not books.

On the back you will read: "Do you want to find out what others have said about how they'd like to fly on a hippogriff or raise a pet dragon?" Think about this. Do you? As other reviewers have commented, there's nothing new to be gained from this book. However, I have thought of one use for this book. It would be superb, all 100 or so pages of it, as kindling for a bonfire. And that's what I'm going to use my copy as.

ITS NOT TRUE BUT FUN TO READ
ALL THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS ARE EXCELENT .THESE ARE MY BEST BOOKS.NOT ME BUT ALL MY FRIENDS OF ALL AGES LIKE HARRY POTTER BOOKS.ALL THAT WIZARDRY THING AND MAGIC IS FAKE BUT WHEN U ONCE READ IT YOU CANT STOP YOURSELF FROM READING!THESE BOOKS ARE FUNY,EXCITING,CURIOUS TO READ AND MOST IMPORTANT OFF ALL GOOD ENLISH HAS BEEN SPOKEN BY EVERY PERSON .I HAVE READ ALL THESE BOOKS A DOZEN TIMES AND WISHING THAT MORE OF HARRY POTTER BOOKS COME!! I AM THE BIGGEST FAN OF HARRY POTTER!...WE ALL ARE BIG FANS OF HARRY POTTER

Most disappointing
When someone gave me that book to read, I thought it would be fun to see what children think of Harry Potter, to see how his story fuels their imagination. Instead, all I found was incomprehensible gibberish (and proof that few of those children have really understood the Harry Potter stories), and boring and pointless comments like "I love Harry. I hate Snape." over and over again. Any guestbook on any Harry Potter website provides more insight into kids' thoughts than Mrs. Moore's book. Good thing I didn't spend any money on it - the waste of time was bad enough. ... Read more

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This latest release in the distinguished John Williams Signature series features "Fluffy's Harp" and "Hedwig's Theme" from the wildly popular movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, masterfully arranged for solo harp. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Instructor (1990), published by Scholastic, Inc. on August 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1191 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: THE FANTASTIC Harry Potter.(using the Harry Potter books as teaching aids)
Author: Darcy Lockman
Publication: Instructor (1990) (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2000
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Volume: 110Issue: 1Page: 53

Article Type: Interview

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This digital document is an article from The Horn Book Magazine, published by Horn Book, Inc. on September 1, 2003. The length of the article is 384 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: J. K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.(Children's Review)(Book Review)(Brief Article)
Author: Martha V. Parravano
Publication: The Horn Book Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2003
Publisher: Horn Book, Inc.
Volume: 79Issue: 5Page: 619(2)

Article Type: Book Review, Children's Review, Brief Article

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The story of the last bitter stand in support of Mary Queen of Scots. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from New Statesman (1996), published by New Statesman, Ltd. on July 7, 2003. The length of the article is 785 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Cold comfort at Hogwarts. (Books).(Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)(Book Review)
Author: Amanda Craig
Publication: New Statesman (1996) (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 7, 2003
Publisher: New Statesman, Ltd.
Volume: 132Issue: 4645Page: 49(2)

Article Type: Book Review

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This digital document is an article from Proceso, published by CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V. on November 25, 2001. The length of the article is 910 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Harold Bloom: "No valen la pena".(crtico literario estadunidense)(TT: Harold Bloom: "they are not worth it".)(TA: American literary critic)(Artculo Breve)
Author: Rafael Vargas
Publication: Proceso (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 25, 2001
Publisher: CISA Comunicacion e Informacion, S.A. de C.V.
Page: 80

Article Type: Artculo Breve

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This digital document is an article from Letras Libres, published by Editorial Vuelta, S.A. de C.V. on August 1, 2003. The length of the article is 1886 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Arte de magia.(comentarios sobre la serie de libros infantiles Harry Potter, su autora J.K. Rowling )
Author: Hector Toledano
Publication: Letras Libres (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2003
Publisher: Editorial Vuelta, S.A. de C.V.
Volume: 5Issue: 56Page: 90(2)

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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Edicional Siempre on December 12, 2001. The length of the article is 1107 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title:rase una vez Harry Potter y la piedra Filosofal.(TT: Once upon a time Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.)(Rese a)
Author: Tom s P rez Turrent
Publication: Siempre! (Refereed)
Date: December 12, 2001
Publisher: Edicional Siempre
Volume: 48Issue: 2530Page: 54

Article Type: Rese a

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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Edicional Siempre on December 19, 2001. The length of the article is 1129 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: La piedra filosofal si existe.(TT: The philosophical stone exits.)(Art culo Breve)
Author: Bernardo Gonz lez Solano
Publication: Siempre! (Refereed)
Date: December 19, 2001
Publisher: Edicional Siempre
Volume: 48Issue: 2531Page: 38

Article Type: Art culo Breve

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Good Book
Good book! I checked this out cause i thought it was harry potter, but It was good anyway! ... Read more

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Not Too Informative...
I feel as though this book could have given more information about JK Rowling. Only about two of the chapters were about her life in general, the rest of the book was basically about the Harry Potter series and the fame the books are reciving. These other chapters really are of no use to people who want to learn about Rowling's life, it's basically about her writing. Maybe someone who hasn't read the Harry Potter books would find the entire book interesting. If you're a devoted fan, just skip it. ... Read more