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Scary Reading

The Harry Potter book, The Goblet of Fire, has a lot of dark imagery. Is scary stuff okay in books if it gets kids to read?

18%  No. Scaring kids is never acceptable.
40%  Yes. Kids can handle it.
35%  I have mixed feelings about it, but I'm glad my child is reading.
7%  No opinion.

696 Total votes cast.

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