On Jan 11, 4:06 pm, Greg wrote:
Dave in Houston said:

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Proud to have given every last one of my HB books to my son, who enjoys
them as much as I did,

I remember marveling back in the late 50s every time Frank mashed the
accelerator to the floorboard and the car zoomed to 30 mph! Me thinks my
set were original 1920-something prints. And, even though I knew at age
nine or ten that 30 mph really wasn't very fast at all, it never kept me
from finishing that particular book and starting the next one.

It may have been fluff to stuffy adults, but one of the easiest ways
to get kids to read voluntarily. Wasn't that the point?

I think so. I also think Harry Potter is trash, but fun trash for
kids, and it has gotten millions who wouldn't otherwise pick up a book
involved in reading, at least for a start. And made its author a
billionairess (how's that for politically incorrect).

With all today's distractions, it's sometimes hard to get kids
interested in books, but without books, their lives are going to be a
lot less complete. Hell, even books by Ann Coulter have SOME value.