My daughter and I are anxiously anticipating HP 6--- and I was just thinking
back about how far "we've come" since the first one was published. In 1998,
my daughter was in the fourth grade and was caught-up by magic that was
Harry Potter.
This year my daughter will begin her sophomore year (driver's license, her
first car, and all that stuff) and she's hoping that Fed Ex / UPS will
deliver her copy Saturday (as promised) before she leaves for a week-long
band camp on Sunday!
Looking at how this novel has progressed WITH my own daughter, I feel like
Harry (and friends) are growing-up with her. I'm tickled that she's still
loving the novel and anxiously awaits the series.
On a side note: The latest HP will also become available in braille only
three days later than the print-- National Braille Press will release the
braille edition on July 19th! This is probably the first time in history
that a novel has been immediately produced for blind readers at the same
time (or near) as it appears in print. Thanks to technology and braille
transcribers / proofreaders for making this possible! (Note: the cost is
comparable, too!) If you have braille readers in your school, here's
information about where to locate your students' copies:
http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/HALF.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/4642329.stm
Enjoy!!
Shonda Brisco, MLIS
US / Technology Librarian
Fort Worth Country Day School
Fort Worth, TX
sbrisco021@charter.net
"It can take a master carpenter to build a barn, but any jackass can kick it
down....."
~Lyndon B. Johnson
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