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Apr 24, 2008
Jessica (Books: A true story)
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it was amazing
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This is the third time I’ve read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. I really enjoyed reading this along with Pottermore. Pottermore incorporates a lot of the details mentioned in the story. It was fun to pay attention to the little details this time since I know the story so well. I also liked reading the bonus material she wrote on Pottermore – it adds a lot to the story. I don’t know if I realized this before, but J.K. Rowling is excellent at showing and not telling. For example: “[Mr. Dur
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I had heard about this great book somewhere. A book that would get children reading. As an ex-special education teacher I wanted to meet this book. At the time I had been reading my children Time Cat(they still take about this) by Llyod Alexander, who is, of course, a great writer in his own right. Anyway, we stopped reading Time Cat and started our great adventures with Harry Potter. Just the Title of the first chapter: The Boy Who Lived; had them roped in. The rest was easy; at least for me. I
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Just re-read for the 9th time... After a long hiatus. Wonderful. Was almost like reading again for the first time, though I knew more about everything... Looking forward to reading the rest of the series again!
This was a rerereread. It is always wonderful and always will be.
Apr 02, 2008
Kim DeCina
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really liked it
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May 12, 2008
Jenn
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