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I would suggest that you read them first, and see what you think. You most likely will get hooked on the series yourself, haha!
I think it is a great series that children love, and I feel they are far more suitable than 'The Hunger Games' series which is about adults forcing children to fight to the death, which I can't imagine why anyone would want to read books with such a horrid premise!
It depends.
Some families are VERY religious, and anything to do with magic, magicians, warlocks, witches, etc. is absolutely forbidden. I once knew a kid who wasn't allowed to watch Star Wars because it had "magic" in it! telekinesis, telepathy, "The Force", etc.
If the idea of a world in which magicians and "Muggles" (the rest of us) co-exist, and children are trained in the magic arts disturbs you or your family, you probably don't want anything to do with the books or the movies.
Otherwise, they are a fun read, a very good example of the Fantasy genre. Many adults found them fascinating.
It depends.
Some families are VERY religious, and anything to do with magic, magicians, warlocks, witches, etc. is absolutely forbidden. I once knew a kid who wasn't allowed to watch Star Wars because it had "magic" in it! telekinesis, telepathy, "The Force", etc.
If the idea of a world in which magicians and "Muggles" (the rest of us) co-exist, and children are trained in the magic arts disturbs you or your family, you probably don't want anything to do with the books or the movies.
Otherwise, they are a fun read, a very good example of the Fantasy genre. Many adults found them fascinating.
So true there was quite the outrage from the Bible Belt over the books when they first came out.
My oldest daughter who is a Christian remembers watching the Bewitched sitcom on television and knew that it had no occult effect on her whatsoever so she decided to read them before deciding to let my grandson read them. She found them delightful fun, and happily let him read them!
We have books 1-7 and we want to give them to our 10 year old Granddaughter. We have not read them so we are wondering if they are appropriate for young kids? Do they have a any cursing in them? Are they scary? The 10 year old loves to read and is advance for her age. Thanks.
Depends on your family ethics to a small degree. Scary? Yes? Cursing? On the light side. But I read them to my 8 year old son till he pulled the 4th book from my hand and read the rest without me! . I thought Rowling did children a favor in not sugar coating them and having realistic, terrible things happen. Just like the world we live in. Wish there were more.
I grew up with the series coming out, being excited for each new book. I think I was 8 with the first book, so ten would be a perfect age. The books kinda grow with the kids. They are still my favorite books to this day and I'm 25. I love the series
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. I thought Rowling did children a favor in not sugar coating them and having realistic, terrible things happen. Just like the world we live in. Wish there were more.
