Potter progress

Mr. Boy and I are on the last chapter of Prisoner of Azkaban, and he’s already having a cow to move on to Goblets of Fire. As I recall, this series is supposed to be for 9- and 10-year-olds, but Mr. B. won’t be seven for another month and he’s very enthusiastic about it. He’s learning to read, of course, but hasn’t quite the confidence to tackle the Potter books yet. Says with a note of awe in his voice that Vivian, a girl in his class, is reading the first one on her own. I expect he’ll be inspired now to try it, too. He’s at the stage where he claims to hate girls, but I really think that’s just a pose. A lot of times, in commenting on school (reading, writing and math) he seems to save his admiration for them.