From Penn State in University Park, Pennsylvania.
The primary component of the Harry Potter series, Steven Herb said, is independent characters. By sending them away to boarding school, the children are on their own. Many successful children's novels separate the kids from the parents, giving them more freedom. Plus, the magic in the wizarding world -- games of Quidditch played on brooms, curses and spells, good versus evil -- adds an exciting element of imagination for the readers.
Penn State librarian Steven Herb, author of two children's literature textbooks, can't think of any other book as wholeheartedly anticipated by cultures throughout the world.
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