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Valley
Patriot Editorial
(08/03/07)
Thank
You J.K. Rowling!
We wish to thank author J.K.
Rowling for inspiring so many people, especially young
children, to read and to enjoy reading in the age of
internet, television and video games.
In the 24 hour period from midnight July 21st, to
midnight July 22nd, over 15 million copies of Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows were sold
world-wide, including over 8.3 million copies in the
United States. (According to Scholastic, Inc.)
Since the release of the very first Harry Potter book,
J.K. Rowling has brought magic to life with the most
fascinating characters; Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger,
and of course Harry Potter himself, fighting the eternal
struggle of good versus evil.
We watched the many twists and turns as the series
progressed and these main characters began to grow up
with magical powers, cultivated and perfected to fight
the evil Voldemort and his army.
We cried as characters such as Harrys godfather
Sirius Black was killed and when Professor Dumbledore
died. And we smiled when we learned that Ron and Hermione
were married. Rowlings wonderful imagination has
inspired something in our kids that is constructive and
critical to their futures
loving to read.
At the Borders Bookstore at the Methuen Loop, a giant
Harry Potter party was held before the midnight release
of The Deathly Hallows on July 21st. Over 800
people turned out in costume to celebrate and purchase
the final book in the Harry Potter series. All around the
world celebrations just like the one at Borders were
being held; where kids dressed up as their favorite Harry
Potter characters, debating the loyalty of Snape and
wondering who would die in the end.
Seeing lines and lines of kids waiting to buy a book was
awe inspiring and we thank author J.K. Rowling for
bringing reading back into the lives of so many children.
We cannot think of any other occasion where children
wanted to stay up late to read, rather than playing video
games, watching TV or using the computer. J.K. Rowling
has done for our children what we as parents, and our
school systems, indeed our culture has not been able to
do effectively for years, make reading fun.
Thank you J.K. Rowling.
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The August 2007 Edition
of the Valley Patriot
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