An organization called The Kids and Family Reading Report just released these statistics regarding the Harry Potter series:
- 51% of Harry Potter readers aged 5-17, say they had not read before for fun (wow)
- 65% say they're now doing better in school as a result of their newfound interest in reading
- More boys than girls read the books (57% vs. 51%)
- 62% of boys felt it important to read the books to feel "in" with their friends while only 44% of girls felt the same
- Almost 60% of 9 to 11-year-olds have read the books; 70% are interested in re-reading them
- 63% of 12 to 14-year-olds have read the books; 69% are interested in re-reading them
- 57% of 15 to 17-year-olds have read the books; 60% are interested in re-reading them
Read the article: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060725/nytu040.html?.v=62
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (#6) is now out in paperback.
Also, the movie version of Order of the Phoenix (#5) will be released on July 13th, 2007- we are already planning our midnight party for Strand Theatre moviegoers!
And Book 7??? My theory is 7/7/07, however that would make one completely insane week with the new movie being released as well...so who knows? We'll post the release date as soon as we find out!
Update...the release date for the movie version of Half-Blood Prince (#6) is scheduled for November 21st, 2008. Hopefully Book 7 will be released by then.
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