Final Harry Potter book to be sent to hundreds of hospitalised children

Published: July 17, 2007, 5:18 pm

Tags: health, children, charity, children, harry potter, hope for henry, hospital

On July 21st, thousands of children in American hospitals undergoing life-saving treatment, including chemotherapy and bone marrow transplants, will be treated to the final instalment of Harry Potter. The Hope for Henry Foundation will deliver thousands of print and CD versions of the book, as well as hosting Harry Potter themed parties at the hospitals, complete with gift bags, trivia contests, readings, and other activities. The audiobook of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, read by Jim Dale, will be given to children too sick or too young to read the 784 pages of this much-anticipated book. “Kids undergoing bone marrow transplants and chemotherapy live in isolation so they can’t line up at midnight at a bookstore with everyone else,” said Laurie Strongin, President of Hope for Henry Foundation. “Hope for Henry will bring the book — along with capes and wands, chocolate frogs and Bertie Botts jelly beans — to these hospitalized kids to make

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