Book Review Assignment

I promised myself that I wouldn’t write about this book. But really, no book from my childhood stands out more in my memory than Harry Potter, so why not? The reason I wasn’t sure about writing about this book was because of its popularity, but it really was a big part of my childhood and it remains to be one of my favorite books. To be honest, the first time I read Harry Potter it was because my parents had paid me to read it; and I’m glad they did. This was the book that got me to start reading more, which really helped me later on. What’s interesting about the series is that each book gets increasingly more mature, meaning that kids are introduced to a slightly more advanced vocabulary. This is very helpful academically and it makes adolescents become more comfortable reading longer books with bigger words. On top of that, Harry Potter is extremely imaginative and entertaining. It is a reminder to kids that reading can actually be fun. I feel a little embarrassed writing about a book that's already really well known, but I actually have a lot a friends only a few years younger than me who refuse these books simply because they are intimidated by the length of the books. I think that if they had read them, then the more advanced books that they have to read in high school wouldn't be nearly as intimidating. That's why I feel like Harry Potter is an important book for today's adolescents; it can spark their interest and alert them to a world of interesting books.