Harry Potter

Hi Kids,
Ms. Barker and I went to see the new Harry Potter movie this week. I remember (because I'm old) when each book came out. My son, who is now 17, started reading the first book when he was in third grade, and he read one book each year, finishing the last book the summer he turned 15. This was a great way to read these books--because he was always just about the same age as Harry in each book. Now lots of kids read all the books one after another when they are in elementary school. This really impresses me because it means you are reading thousands of pages! However, I think sometimes it is better to spread them out. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince has lots of high school stuff in it, and you might appreciate it more if you read it in middle school or high school. One of the kids I talked to this week told me he thought the new movie had "too much kissing" in it. I think that for kids in grades K-5, it does have too much kissing. Maybe it is better to wait and read it when that doesn't seem too icky. I'll be curious to hear what you think.