ChrisCam

12 out of 18 of my kids are reading Harry Potter. This annoys some people, who want the kids to be reading "good literature," but I think it's wonderful. They're all so excited about it, and getting to talk about it and exchange ideas and theories. The strong readers really help the weaker ones by explaining things, and the weaker readers get to be part of a reading cult, which is an extremely seductive thing at that age and can really capture their hearts and minds when all other sorts of reading tricks and enthusiasm have failed. And no one who's actually read those books can say they're not great!

(Plus, I get to read over their shoulders! ;-))