Years later, when my youngest boy was about ten, my husband suggested that they should reread Harry Potter (just the two of them). My son was not satisfied with the pace of my husband’s nightly reading and very quickly decided to read it himself. Just a few months later, my son had finished reading the seventh book. He and we viewed it as a major accomplishment. Basically, he discovered the love of books and lost any sense of intimidation based on the number of pages or thickness of a book. This series launched him into reading for pleasure.

Carolyn