I am reading it with my children. My son is out of town with my husband, so letting it sit on the shelf is KILLING me. We are four chapters in. This is the end of an era for me, and I fully expect to cry at the end, but not because of the storyline. We have read every one of these out loud as a family, beginning when my middle child was in kindergarten. He starts high school next year and will live away from me during the week in order to attend a higher quality school. He has his first 'man haircut' (meaning I didn't cut it), sprouted up about 3 inches this summer and is just plain growing up. Somehow this series of books has in some way defined our relationship over the past ten years. Mother-son bonding over midnight book parties...
Lori On 7/22/07 4:41 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bought the book yesterday on the way home from seeing Hairspray--began reading > about 5:30. Just now finished it, about 24 hours later. Who else has read > it? i don't want to comment yet and spoil it for someone--who on the list is > reading it? Do you think your students will be discussing it when school > begins? More importantly, do you think it's a book for middle schoolers or > better appreciated by high schoolers who grew up along with Harry, while > reading the other books? > > Bev Maddox, who was moved to tears about 2 thirds of the way in to it, but > didn't cry at the end. I loved the epilogue--so glad she included it. > > -- > "A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough > people to make it worthwhile." --Herm Alvright, writer. > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute July 17-20. 2008 Tucson, Arizona _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
