i bought this book for my son timmy and after i read a little i decided not to give it to him but to return it to barnes and noble's. the character development is weak and the plot is too disjointed, the syntax is not precise, and the metaphors are laughably ameture. although harry seems a ok rolemodel for bullied kids perhaps, this tripe passed off as children's litterature is not going anywhere near my timmy! to be honest the second sentence made me laugh. i could write better than that when i was thirteen! buy your kid a science book so he can have a good job when he gets older, bc i forcast hardtimes in are anglo societies futures!