Ashley Rhodes-Courter
FL, Age 21
Winner of How Harry Potter books changed my life
at age 14.
Favorite HP Book: Harry Potter and the Goblet
of Fire 7-Word Review: Brings true
muggle emotion into magical tale.
Series 7-Word Review: Original, inspirijng, dramatic,
enthralling, great character development.
"Harry was the first fictional character I could relate
to, which is why these books changed my life."
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Kaitlin McAfee
MO, Age 16
Winner of Why I Love Reading Harry Potter at age
14.
Favorite HP Book: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
Prince 7-Word Review: Half-Blood Prince shows Harry's courageous heart.
Series 7-Word Review: Beyond magical, beyond fairy tale, beyond everything!
"If there is one reason I believe in
the Power of Potter, it is for the silent, uniting force
that has bonded people from all across the world who have
nothing more in common than a book." |
Louisa George
ID, Age 16
Winner of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Essay Contest at age 11.
Favorite HP Book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner
of Azkaban 7-Word Review: Intelligent
and interesting, awesomme and addicting FUN!
Series 7-Word Review: Perfect, penetrating, powerful
pleasure penned on paperbacks.
"She read them to our whole class . . . I liked them,
I loved them so I kept reading them througout school."
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Laura Schreiber
NY, Age 20
Winner of How Harry Potter books changed my life
at age 13. Favorite HP Book: Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 7-Word
Review: How Harry got dissed, pissed and kissed.
Series 7-Word Review: Snape's evil. He's
not. Or is he? "For me, and for many of
my generation, the release of this book is an exhilarating
and bittersweet finale to a significant chapter of our
lives."
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Thomas Pardee
CA, Age 19
Winner of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Essay Contest at age 15.
Favorite HP Book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner
of Azkaban 7-Word Review: Bad times
turned, lessons learned, mischief managed!
Series 7-Word Review: No story's complete without
a last chapter . . .
"I've spent half of my life reading, writing, and waiting
as this masterpiece draws to a close, and in that time
I've felt its might. "
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Daniel Boyce
CA, Age 12
Winner of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Essay Contest at age 8. Favorite
HP Book: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7-Word Review: An exceptionally interesting
and very surprising book. Series 7-Word Review:
One of my favorite series on earth.
"I think, one of the best, most long-lasting ways it has
affected my life is that it has taught me how to enjoy
reading. " |
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Brittany Hawkrigg
NY, Age 20
Winner of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Essay Contest at age 16.
Favorite HP Book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's
Stone 7-Word Review: Outrageously witty with a plot that captures.
Series 7-Word Review: Harry sparks the imagination young and old.
"I didn't realize
it then but I do now; this was the moment that I learned
reading could be fun."
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Sudipta Bandyopadhyay
NJ, Age 20
Winner of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Essay Contest at age 16.
Favorite HP Book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner
of Azkaban 7-Word Review: Harry Potter solves one mystery . . . Finds another!
Series 7-Word Review: Boy wizard stands alone against pure evil.
"J.
K. Rowling's captivating story-telling brought us to her
books, but her firm grasp of what it meant to be a growing
teenager brought us back again and again."
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Sean Donovan
CA, Age 20
Winner of Why I Love Reading Harry Potter at age
17. Favorite HP Book: Harry Potter
and the Prisoner of Azkaban 7-Word Review:
Harry Potter solves one mystery . . . Finds another!
Series 7-Word Review: A magically captivating and delightful read. ". . .when I started
to read this story about an average boy turned wizard
with a tremendous destiny, I found myself in a great escape.
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Caitlin Johnson
MN, Age 17
Winner of Why I Love Reading Harry Potter at age 15.
Favorite HP Book: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
Prince 7-Word Review: Half-Blood Prince
- the best yet, what's next?
Series 7-Word Review: Harry Potter - magical,
marvelous, inspiring and fun!
"These books have taught me that reading and learning
do not have to be tedious; they're fun! "
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Michael Byrne
CA, Age 14
Winner of Why I Love Reading Harry Potter at age 12.
Favorite HP Book: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
Prince 7-Word Review: Dumbledore dies
and Hogwarts is attacked.
Series 7-Word Review: Harry Potter tries to stop
Lord Voldemort.
"This series has meant a lot to me over my life because
it helped me get through a lot of hard times, it kept
me looking at the bright side of everything."
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Nancy Chen
OK and CA, Age 18
Winner of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Essay Contest at age 14.
Favorite HP Book: Harry Potter and the Prisoner
of Azkaban 7-Word Review: Remus Lupin
and Sirius Black are amazing.
Series 7-Word Review: Absolutely brilliant literary
masterpieces with thrilling adventures.
"Witty, heartbreaking, heartwarming, epic, timeless, simply
extraordinary" | |
David Baker
TX, Age 15
Winner of Why I Love Reading Harry Potter at age
13. Favorite HP Book: Harry Potter
and the Prisoner of Azkaban 7-Word Review:
Secrets are exposed; true power is discovered.
Series 7-Word Review: Fight for what is right
and true. "For me the power comes from the
lessons I have learned growing up with Harry."
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Millie Thornton
MT, Age 18
Winner of How Harry Potter books changed my life
at age 11. Favorite HP Book: Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 7-Word
Review: Growing up, Harry takes stand against Voldemort.
Series 7-Word Review: One's transported
to a not-so-perfect magical world. "So even
now ... now that Harry has almost grown, the books still
hold magic and wonder for whomever chooses to open them."
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Rachel Johnson
IL, Age 16
Winner of How Harry Potter books changed my life
at age 9. Favorite HP Book: Harry
Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 7-Word
Review: Remus Lupin and Sirius Black are amazing.
Series 7-Word Review: Absolutely brilliant
literary masterpieces with thrilling adventures.
"They have helped me to grow as a writer, and have
given me comfort and taught me lessons on life, friendship,
and courage." |
Sarah Brown
AK, Age 18
Winner of How Harry Potter books changed my life
at age 11. Favorite HP Book: Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire 7-Word Review:
It exceeded my expectations for the sequel!
Series 7-Word Review: A magically captivating
and delightful read. "I purchased several
books which analyzed the Harry Potter series for possible
clues to the future stories. In short, I am a fan."
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Julia Ceraolo
FL, Age 14
Winner of Why I Love Reading Harry Potter at age
12. Favorite HP Book: Harry Potter
and the Order of the Phoenix 7-Word Review:
He's more real to me than ever. Series 7-Word
Review: We wouldn't be the same without it.
"We cheer for him [Harry] silently even when no
one in his life cheers - in my case, constantly on his
side. There is a certain appeal in being a part of this
strange love." |
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Tyler Walton
NJ, Age 16
Winner of How Harry Potter books changed my life
at age 9. Favorite HP Book: Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire 7-Word Review:
An exciting ride of twists and turns! Series
7-Word Review: A must-read phenomenon for ALL ages!!
"Harry and I both came close to death many
times but together we survived. I sometimes wonder how
much more horrible it would have been for me without those
great stories." |
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