Dylan, my prodigious reader, has got stuck on Harry Potter. He started reading them when he was 4 or 5... but in the last few months in the run up to HP7 has become obsessed with the series, reading the books over & over & over again. He has literally been reading them one by one then starting over again and must've read each at least 5 times.
At school they have 'Accelerated Reader' tests where they test students knowledge of books, each book graded to the age the reader should be expected to be when reading, remembering, and fully comprehending. These Harry Potter tests are aimed at Grade 7. He's done all of the tests (in Grade 2) and got full marks in each. He knows every detail of the books inside out. Not surprising because he has refused to touch another author in months.
Once we'd read 'The Deathly Hallows' (and he'd re-read it) I told him we were putting a ban on all Harry Potter books for a while to give him a chance to read something else. So far we've had 2 nights of tears because he can't read them..... he's so obsessed it's ridiculous. He's also now refusing to read anything at all if he can't read HP...... I know this won't last because he has a huge love of reading and will not want to go to bed without a book in hand for long, but arghhh I feel very wicked banning them, but what can I do ? I don't want his brain turning to Harry Potter Mush.
Posted by katie at August 8, 2007 03:12 PM