Progression of the books

[garybec]

No: HPFGUIDX 99527

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "rmmiller95" <rmmiller at g...> 
wrote:
> Jospehine <J.Z.Dench at u...> wrote:
> > <snip> Each book has since become not only darker, but more mature, 
> > dealing with "grown up" issues. I know that JK has progressed as a 
> > writer, but is she intending the books to grow with her *original* 
> > fans. 
> > <snip> But what would be interesting to monitor 
> > would be if JK continues to write more mature topics, will she 
> > lose her younger audience? I personally cannot see an average 10 
> > year old now enjoying much of GOF or OOTP, nevermind understanding 
> > its complexities. <snip> Will these younger readers bypass Harry 
> > Potter for another author? How 'grown up' can she get before the 
> > books are too adult for children, and will she make Book 6 
> > inaccessible for them?
> <snip>
> 
> 
Becki's thoughts;

Just because they are classified as 'Childrens Books', does not mean 
that they are for pre-readers. You don't have to be in elementary 
school to be catagorized as a child. Some children are better 
readers than others and fortunatly there are many books out there 
for all.  My 9 year old read the last 2 in a mater of a couple of 
weeks, and would have finished them much faster if other things had 
not gotten in her way, (school).  

The brilliance of these books is that a child of 9 or 10 can read 
them and enjoy them in a way that a 9 or 10 year old enjoy's them.  
They can then again re-read the very same book several years later 
and see them with a whole different prospective.     

Becki