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Old 07-05-2013, 10:45 PM   #22561 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by wolverinewolfweiselpigeon View Post
It has something to do with the book being aimed toward children - they thought American children would be more likely to pick up a book with "Sorcerer" in the title as opposed to "Philosopher." I think it's dumb too, but having an amount of familiarity with the book industry -and Scholastic in particular - it does make some amount of sense.
Hrm, fair enough, but I was 10 when I picked up Philosopher's Stone and I had no issues with it! They need to give children some more credit.
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