`POTTER' VANISHES OFF SHELVES BOOKSTORES HARRY-ED BY GIGANTIC DEMAND.Byline: Lisa M. Sodders Staff Writer The latest book about the boy wizard with the lightning-shaped purple scar scar, fibrous connective tissue that forms at the site of injury or disease in any tissue of the body. Scar tissue may replace injured skin and underlying muscle, damaged heart muscle, or diseased areas of internal organs such as the liver. on his forehead disappeared from bookstores Saturday faster than you could say ``quidditch.'' ``Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,'' which was released early Saturday just moments after midnight, attracted hundreds of customers at bookstores across the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , many of which threw Harry Potter parties. By mid-morning Saturday, most said they had sold every last one of their nonreserved copies, and they weren't expecting to get more until later this week. ``It's an ongoing craze here,'' said David Andrus, manager of the Borders book store in Sherman Oaks, which sold its last nonreserved copy early Saturday. ``It's a frenzy,'' said one harried manager at a Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. Barnes & Noble Booksellers. Bookstar in Studio City started getting telephone calls at 7 a.m. and sold its last nonreserved copy by 10:15 a.m. At the Barnes & Noble in Encino, clerks were taking orders for the next shipment of books. The only copies left in the store were reserved for customers who had placed orders for them. Sharon Miller, 62, Encino, was one of the disappointed customers Saturday. ``I am so eager to read it,'' she said. ``I've read them all three times. When I have nothing else to read - and I read three or four books Four Books Chinese Sishu Ancient Confucian texts used as the basis of study for civil service examinations (see Chinese examination system) in China (1313–1905). a week - I'll re-read them because they're so wonderful.'' Rebecca Garcia, 53, Encino, saw a friend go into raptures when her book arrived in the mail Saturday morning, and thought she'd pick up a copy or two as a gift. A nonfiction non·fic·tion n. 1. Prose works other than fiction: I've read her novels but not her nonfiction. 2. The category of literature consisting of works of this kind. reader who hasn't read any of the series, she was a little baffled to learn that they were already sold out. ``I was going to read them eventually,'' she said. ``It's on my list of things to do before I die - 'Read the Harry Potter books.''' Borders in Canoga Park had 500 people attend its Friday-night Harry Potter party - which featured a live owl - and sold out all its nonreserved copies by 10:30 a.m. Saturday, said Kate Aaronson, one of the managers. Customers who called in later ``were kind of disenchanted dis·en·chant tr.v. dis·en·chant·ed, dis·en·chant·ing, dis·en·chants To free from illusion or false belief; undeceive. [Obsolete French desenchanter, from Old French, , a little heartbroken heart·bro·ken adj. Suffering from or exhibiting overwhelming sorrow, grief, or disappointment. heart , and one was outright angry,'' said another one of the managers. A new shipment is expected in Tuesday. Pages, Books for Children and Young Adults in Tarzana still had a few copies left Saturday afternoon, but they were selling fast, said Darlene Daniel, owner. For those who did get a copy, Saturday was a day to devour de·vour tr.v. de·voured, de·vour·ing, de·vours 1. To eat up greedily. See Synonyms at eat. 2. To destroy, consume, or waste: Flames devoured the structure in minutes. the long- awaited sequel to ``Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,'' which came out in 2000. Canoga Park resident Ashleigh Ascencio, 13, was the first customer at the Canoga Park Borders store to get her copy of the 896-page book, and stayed up most of the night to read it. By 10:30 a.m. Saturday, she was on page 617. By noon, she had finished it. ``I put it away at 2 a.m. because I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer,'' Ashleigh said breathlessly breath·less adj. 1. Breathing with difficulty; gasping: was breathless from running. 2. Marked by the suspension of regular breathing, as from tension or excitement: . ``I woke up at 9 a.m. so I could read the book some more. ``It's much more exciting - (the previous books) were all really, really exciting, and this one is topping all of them. They have more adventures, and it's just amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. .'' ``It's awesome!'' she trilled trill n. 1. A fluttering or tremulous sound, as that made by certain birds; a warble. 2. Music a. The rapid alternation of two tones either a whole or a half tone apart. b. A vibrato. . ``I love it! Harry became even more of a hero in this book.'' Ashleigh, whose reading list ranges from ``Great Expectations'' to ``Moby-Dick,'' did two weeks of chores around the house to win the privilege of going to the store at 12:30 p.m. Friday, so she could be first to get her copy. ``I screamed,'' when they put the hefty tome in her hands. ``I was so happy! I really wasn't expecting it to be this heavy; I never thought I'd see a book bigger than 'The Goblet of Fire,''' which is 734 pages. ``She's the only child who gets punished by taking a book away,'' said Gloria Morua, her aunt. Lisa M. Sodders, (818) 713-3663 lisa.sodders(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Aret Guzeles, 9, left, watches as Elizabeth Balouzian, 8, answer a question during a Harry Potter quiz at the B. Dalton Dalton, city (1990 pop. 21,761), seat of Whitfield co., extreme NW Ga., in the Appalachian valley; inc. 1847. It is a highly industrialized city in a farm area. bookstore in the Topanga Plaza mall Saturday in Woodland Hills. (2) B. Dalton employees Erin Russ, middle, and Joey Cruz, right, ring up brisk sales of the new Harry Potter novel on Saturday. Matthew Simmons/Special to the Daily News |
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