People love to argue about whether Harry Potter belongs on the children's shelf or the YA (young adult) shelf. The book series starts light and gets darker and deeper as it goes on, so where does it actually fit? This article tackles why the age debate matters, walks you through the changes in themes and style through each book, and explains what publishers and libraries do with the series. By the end, you’ll know what makes Harry Potter so hard to pin down and how that affects what you choose for yourself or the young readers in your life.
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