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03-19-2008, 04:09 PM
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The Sunshine Daily Coast Online reports that, for the second time in three years, Australian children have voted for the Harry Potter series as their favourite books. More than 15,000 kids took part in the Angus & Robertson Kids’ Top 50 book poll nationwide. Quote:
“This poll proves that kids’ tastes change rapidly and significantly when it comes to their favourite books but when they find characters that they connect with, kids are really committed to a whole series,” said Dave Fenlon, the book retailer’s group operating officer.
“The number of books that have been, or are being made into films is also high. It is extraordinarily positive that books and movies together fuel kids’ literacy and passion for stories.”
“Australian authors also feature heavily in the Kids’ Top 50, indicating that stories set in our backyard resonate with kids.”
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03-19-2008, 04:21 PM
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| | Skrewt
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: ^staring at my wall!
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Go Harry Potter!!!
*First to Post*
*first time to be First to Post*
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03-19-2008, 04:24 PM
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| | Leprechaun
Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Cloud 9,000
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Fourth Year | *snortles* MAMA!Shroom
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Well, we do have an awful lot of Aussies here on SS!
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03-19-2008, 04:34 PM
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|  Urdu Mod SS Featured AuthorTürk BilginiRunespoor
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: {in a leap of faith}
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Niiiiice. =D
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03-19-2008, 04:50 PM
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|  Portuguese ModeratorThestral
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Neverland
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Fifth Year | Potter’s Princess A+ FangGirl
Woot!  Go HP!
__________________ I gotta go back to the muggle world,
they're gonna try and tell me this wasn't, that none of this happened,
but you know what? It was real. It did happen.
We spent time here. We made friends here. That's a part of us.
Cause Hogwarts is bigger than any of us, of any of it's founders,
and it's going to be around long after we're gone.
Maybe we'll see our kids come here one day.
That's the thing about Hogwarts.
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03-19-2008, 04:51 PM
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| | Thestral
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Go Harry Potter!
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03-19-2008, 04:57 PM
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| | Doxy
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada
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Wicked, but HP is best from all over the world, not only in the UK, Japan or Australia..but then again I'm the only one out of my friends whose a fanatic... lol oh well either way HP is wicked!!!!!
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03-19-2008, 05:08 PM
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| Hogwarts Hippy Glumbumble
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Go Harry Yaaaaaay! | |
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03-19-2008, 05:42 PM
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| | Vampire
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Wow! AWESOME!
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03-19-2008, 05:49 PM
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| | Phoenix
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Go Harry Potter!! | |
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03-19-2008, 06:22 PM
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| | Plimpy
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Great!!!
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03-19-2008, 06:44 PM
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| | Abraxan
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i am not the least bit surprised...!
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03-19-2008, 06:59 PM
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| | Bowtruckle
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Melanie Cott
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of course it won!
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03-19-2008, 07:57 PM
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| Formerly: hrmy_lvr_4evr  Love DetectiveFaerie
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Well I'd say it's a favorite here too....Go HP!!!
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03-19-2008, 08:10 PM
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| | Bicorn
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Edward's volvo <3
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Woot! Go HP | |
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03-19-2008, 08:34 PM
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| | Chizpurfle
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Wicked.
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03-20-2008, 12:01 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In a pineapple. <3
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Fourth Year | G1GGL3R! *giggles* My GarBear
Woot, go HP!
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03-20-2008, 12:04 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: District 12
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Sixth Year Magical Creatures |
Of COURSE they picked HP. Who wouldn't? 
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03-20-2008, 02:15 AM
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| | Bundimun
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Cool!
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03-20-2008, 03:01 AM
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| | Kappa
Join Date: Feb 2008
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awsome=)
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03-20-2008, 03:32 AM
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That is fantastic. I live in Australia and the book launches were always hectic. The crowds were huge (to say the least)
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03-20-2008, 04:46 AM
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| | Clabbert
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go harry potter
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03-20-2008, 04:49 AM
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| | Skrewt
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this is soo coool!! am so happy..the hp books r doing well.i mean famous everywhere despite the series ending july last yr...keep it up Aussie fans!
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03-20-2008, 07:53 AM
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| | Flobberworm
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What ever brings a child to reading deserves a Whoot and HP gets plenty from my own children who have read all the books.
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03-20-2008, 09:01 AM
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| | Nogtail
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: herding black cats
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oh yeah! here in Sydney DH just walked out the shops in the first week of release and a competition to attend a preveiw screening of OOTP (org by one of the sunday papers) attrached 10,000's of entries from mostly kid's (my niece took me!). HP is huge all over - not just OZ - amongst kids of all ages
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