From the Sun Herald…
“Kasey O’Connor read her first Harry Potter book at age 7, but now she’s 12 and would rather hang out at the mall than at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. “My friends and I don’t want to see the new movie,” she said. “We’d rather see ‘Mean Girls’ or ’13 Going on 30.’
Jeffrey Rhodes, 15, also is less than wild about Harry these days. “I’m out of that mystical and magical phase,” he said. “Now I’m more into chicks and cars and movies like ‘Hellboy’ and ‘Eurotrip.’ Read More
Fad….
That is what happens today. It is hard to sustain a fad to the same people year after year, especially with the merchandizing of everything from a HP toothbrush to the HP toilet seat.
Re:Fad….
Toilet seat? Where? How much? I have a friend of a friend who might be interested.
Re:Fad….
Fads, by definition, aren’t sustainable. While the merchandising is excessive, that’s not what causes child fans to leave the books behind when they become teenagers. It’s just part of growing up. That’s what makes Teen Services such a difficult (but important) part of libraries: it requires more attention, energy, and constant reinvention than any other aspect of library services.
Journey through adolescence
It’s predictable that casual readers who read the books just because everyone else was reading them will tire of the adventures of the Hogwarts wizards…
it’s interesting to follow the books and the actors on their journey through adolescence, relived through the perspective of the adult author J.K. Rowling…
Certainly in the Order of the Phoenix…the emotions and concerns of adolescence are strong
and there will always be some readers who intensely identify with this, and who will remain
interested in the books and movies.