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Sunday, June 26, 2005

Well, it looks as if book six in the seven-book series on the boy wizard Harry Potter is going to become the biggest selling book of all time.  Click here for details.

I was just commenting to my friend John this week that J.K. Rowland's rags-to-riches life is one of the best/greatest of our time or possibly ever--a single-mom with no job creates a dynamic story with compelling characters (Dumbledore, McGonogal, Harry, Hermione, Ron, Hagrid) who experience/endure fantastical events and who have and portray such notable charactertistics that teach kids respect, courage, perseverance, determination, trust, foresight, awareness, etc.  She's the best thing that has happened to children's literature.  I cheer her successes and good fortune.  


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