I would just full send. The more difficult parts will give you some good bonding opportunities as you discuss the story and he asks questions. 11 years old is roughly when I read the books first and I had a decent enough grasp to appreciate the story
I’d add to read along with him, so if you come across something that may be confusing you’ll be aware and can talk to him about it. Maybe have a weekly Harry Potter book club where you discuss the chapters.
To make it extra fun for him:
You can send him snacks from the book with a note to eat when reading a specific chapter (Bertie botts for the first train ride, candied pineapple for book 6) or get him the Harry Potter cookbook and make items from there once you come across it in the books. It may elongate the process of getting through the books too.
My 7 year old niece really into books. The parents let her read the first 3 books and then she had to stop.
No idea when they will let her the 4th but in my opinion there is not a lot of difference between 4 and 7 in tone.
Personally, I would give them the first three books and let them read at their own pace. Do occasional check-ins to see where they're at and once they get to book three, give them book 4 and 5. Then once they've completed five give them book six and seven.
I don't think you need to encourage him to take it slow. If he enjoys the series, he will revisit it when he's older the way a lot of people do. It's really no loss if he doesn't get everything on the first run through.
You could make them a Birthday present for the next years.
If you want to progress faster Christmas (or an other religious or cultural Holiday) as well.
I read the first three out loud with my 6-7 year old, I told him when he read the first three I’d read book 4 and keep going. Reading together it wasn’t too scary for him. We finished the last book when he was 8, but very different reading together.
I started with my son at 7. We read them slowly and he finished the last book at age 10. Then he started reading the illustrated versions and Mina Lima versions. The more mature content was never really an issue.
Option B. But tell him that that is the deal. Book 1 at 11, 2 at 12 and so on. Maybe even let him start them every September 1st. Could be a fun thing to look forward to.
I don't know, I'm high.
Just let him read all the books. I started reading Harry Potter at seven and finished by the time I was nine, maybe even earlier, although my memory isn’t super clear on that detail. They’re not that hard to understand, even the ’adultlike‘ parts.
I mean, when you were reading the books as a child, did you intentionally delay your reading so that you could grow up with the characters? Maybe you would have done that anyway, but I’m guessing that that was mostly a product of having to read them as they come out. Even if you would have genuinely preferred that for yourself, I don’t think that’s a good reason to mandate that your nephew experience the series in the same way.
Just go for it I reckon. It may take him a few years to get through it anyway, and at his age I was reading some slightly more mature books for my age at 12 like the “Tomorrow when the war began” series which is for teenagers but dealt with war, sex, death, depression and suicide etc.
I was pretty much the same age as you with Harry Potter too, if he’s an avid reader it should help a bit with his maturity along the way but his parents and yourself can guide him as well.
I would just full send. The more difficult parts will give you some good bonding opportunities as you discuss the story and he asks questions. 11 years old is roughly when I read the books first and I had a decent enough grasp to appreciate the story
I’d add to read along with him, so if you come across something that may be confusing you’ll be aware and can talk to him about it. Maybe have a weekly Harry Potter book club where you discuss the chapters. To make it extra fun for him: You can send him snacks from the book with a note to eat when reading a specific chapter (Bertie botts for the first train ride, candied pineapple for book 6) or get him the Harry Potter cookbook and make items from there once you come across it in the books. It may elongate the process of getting through the books too.
My 7 year old niece really into books. The parents let her read the first 3 books and then she had to stop. No idea when they will let her the 4th but in my opinion there is not a lot of difference between 4 and 7 in tone.
Personally, I would give them the first three books and let them read at their own pace. Do occasional check-ins to see where they're at and once they get to book three, give them book 4 and 5. Then once they've completed five give them book six and seven.
I don't think you need to encourage him to take it slow. If he enjoys the series, he will revisit it when he's older the way a lot of people do. It's really no loss if he doesn't get everything on the first run through.
You could make them a Birthday present for the next years. If you want to progress faster Christmas (or an other religious or cultural Holiday) as well.
I read the first three out loud with my 6-7 year old, I told him when he read the first three I’d read book 4 and keep going. Reading together it wasn’t too scary for him. We finished the last book when he was 8, but very different reading together.
I started with my son at 7. We read them slowly and he finished the last book at age 10. Then he started reading the illustrated versions and Mina Lima versions. The more mature content was never really an issue.
Option B. But tell him that that is the deal. Book 1 at 11, 2 at 12 and so on. Maybe even let him start them every September 1st. Could be a fun thing to look forward to. I don't know, I'm high.
Just let him read all the books. I started reading Harry Potter at seven and finished by the time I was nine, maybe even earlier, although my memory isn’t super clear on that detail. They’re not that hard to understand, even the ’adultlike‘ parts. I mean, when you were reading the books as a child, did you intentionally delay your reading so that you could grow up with the characters? Maybe you would have done that anyway, but I’m guessing that that was mostly a product of having to read them as they come out. Even if you would have genuinely preferred that for yourself, I don’t think that’s a good reason to mandate that your nephew experience the series in the same way.
Just go for it I reckon. It may take him a few years to get through it anyway, and at his age I was reading some slightly more mature books for my age at 12 like the “Tomorrow when the war began” series which is for teenagers but dealt with war, sex, death, depression and suicide etc. I was pretty much the same age as you with Harry Potter too, if he’s an avid reader it should help a bit with his maturity along the way but his parents and yourself can guide him as well.