Has JK Rowling sold out to the Children she originally wrote for?

Question

For a child the early adventures were an easy read of 150-200pages. The Chidren could get well into the story in just a few days.
Now the books are 600+ pages, ok for an adult, but a 10 year old?
My son read the early books at school in a term now each book is the equivelant of 3.
Less than half way he gave up on the big books so is JK just writing for adults or £££

Answer 1

i guess when she saw how popular they were, she decided to write them more lengthy, (some drag on a bit)..
my sister can't read the big books(she's 8)
i think she kind of lost it for the children, and thought she could aim it more at adults (and make more money)

Answer 2

I don't think JKR sold out to her the younger fans of Harry Potter because the stories are for people who enjoy reading. Whether its an 8 year old or a 28 year old whos reading the book, if they enjoy it, they will read it, no matter how long it is. My little cousin is 9 and she has read every one of the books over and over again because she loves them. If a ten year old can't sit down and read the books then obviously they don't really want to. It's nothing about how hard they are to read, it's not even about the content as a child can take many meanings out of something that an adult can only see bad in. I think everybody is reading far too deeply into what JKR is doing. She wrote a series of brilliant books for all ages and nobody seems to be able to accept that.

Answer 3

JK meant for the level of the books to increase as the story progressed. She had to do that to keep the appeal for the people who were 11-ish when the books first came out. The storyline became more complex as the series progressed, so it really isn't that much of a surprise that the later books are difficlut for a 10-year-old

She didn't intend for all the books to be classified as a children's book. 6 and 7 are technically classified as adult books because of their content - length had nothing to do with it.

If your son is having a hard time reading the books, you could always try checking out the books on CD from your local library.

Answer 4

The books were never intended primarily for children. This was just the way Scholastic, in the US, marketed them (and we also see that in the way they dumbed down the title of the first novel) but in JKR's home country of the UK, they have always been both on the adult and kids shelves of books stores. JKR herself has even said she never read the first books to her eldest daughter until she was at least seven.

The first two books are very good for many children in the six to ten bracket but after that, the mood darkens as the plot becomes grittier and the character grow up. The very fact that the final book, Harry is seventeen and more a man than a boy is proof enough that these aren't books for kiddies.

Your son will be ready for the books in another year or so. Better he enjoy them as he grows up then tearing through them all aged ten then refusing to look at them again in another year or so because he regards them as childish and below him.

Answer 5

Not at all. JKR wrote a series of book that follow Harry and those around him from childhood to young adulthood. The 9-14 year olds who started reading Harry in 1997 are now in their late teens and early 20s. She had to write longer books, as the Wizarding world, the story arc and the characters themselves became more complex. (to say nothing about her audience).

Interestingly, a lot of the younger children do seem to be able to keep up. My 9 year old has never read an entire HP book on her own, but I read them to her, she has most of them on CD and understands and enjoys them. Eventually, she'll pick up and read the books on her own.

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Answer 6

As the books progressed, i think that the material might have been dangling with Children's literature and young adult literature themes, but the length should not really matter. The books became longer, because the story called for it. If a child is really dedicated to the story, they will try and get through the book. It has not gotten HARDER reading level, just LONGER. I think that this encourages children to read more! Children can't always just read 100 page books. The extension of length will help your child develop their reading skills. There are plenty of children that got through ALL of the books, it will just take longer than you or they might want to!

Answer 7

I don't think so. Harry Potter stories have a lot of lessons for kids in terms of moral and ethical lessons, without being preachy. The books are very kid-friendly and yet real. I think a parent has less to fear from the snogging scene in the book, than exposing kids to unexplained relationships through cinema and TV.

Answer 8

Have you ever thought that the kids that she wrote for grew up just like all of the characters in her books and now the kids that were aged 10 when she started are now 18 years old and capable of reading longer books

Answer 9

Harry Potter has ended now anyway.
The only book I found too long was The Order Of the Phoenix,that dragged a bit.

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Answer 11

Considering the books have been written and published over a ten year period, these kids would have grown up with them - as the characters tehmselves do. Maybe your child doesn't actually age as others do? Or perhaps isn't a confident reader?