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To: gidget7

Rowling said, jokingly, “O.K., I’ll write another book.”

Please don’t bother


54 posted on 10/19/2007 7:19:31 PM PDT by hercuroc
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To: hercuroc

“I was super excited. I have been looking forward to this day for weeks,” said Hannah Nelson, 12, one of the lucky few who got to pose a question.

“I really idolize her, and to be able to meet her was a great experience,” Nelson said.

Despite widespread praise from teachers and parents for boosting interest in reading in children, the Harry Potter books have regularly been banned by schools and libraries in parts of the United States and Britain because of their focus on wizardry.

But Rowling said she was in good company with other acclaimed writers. “I take my inclusion on the banned book list as a massive compliment.”


63 posted on 10/19/2007 7:28:51 PM PDT by hercuroc
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