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Harry Potter opening night

'Potter' pic charms box office

'Half-Blood Prince' full-bodied with $22.2 mil

Those who grew up on Hogwarts' most famous boy wizard may have gotten older -- millions are now young adults -- but they appear to have lost none of their loyalty to Harry Potter.

The public -- and Hollywood -- are used to the long lines outside moviehouses and bookstores whenever a "Harry Potter" film or novel is released, but no one expected the massive box office start for Warner Bros.' "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." >>>

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Watch and Read – Holes by Louis Sachar

Hole by Louis Sachar

"If you take a bad boy and make him dig a hole every day in the hot sun, it will turn him into a good boy." Such is the reigning philosophy at Camp Green Lake, a juvenile detention facility where there is no lake, and there are no happy campers.

HTML clipboard"It's a strange story, but strangely compelling and lovely too."