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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) (Harry Potter):
Say you've spent the first 10 years of your life sleeping under the stairs of a family who loathes you. Then, in an absurd, magical twist of fate you find yourself surrounded by wizards, a caged snowy owl, a phoenix-feather wand, and jellybeans that come in every flavor, including strawberry, curry, grass, and sardine. Not only that, but you discover that you are a wizard yourself! This is exactly what happens to young Harry Potter in J.K. Rowling's enchanting, funny debut novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. In the nonmagic human world--the world of "Muggles"--Harry is a nobody, treated like dirt by the aunt and uncle who begrudgingly inherited him when his parents were killed by the evil Voldemort. But in the world of wizards, small, skinny Harry is famous as a survivor of the wizard who tried to kill him. He is left only with a lightning-bolt scar on his forehead, curiously refined sensibilities, and a host of mysterious powers to remind him that he's quite, yes, altogether different from his aunt, uncle, and spoiled, piglike cousin Dudley. > A mysterious letter, delivered by the friendly giant Hagrid, wrenches Harry from his dreary, Muggle-ridden existence: "We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Of course, Uncle Vernon yells most unpleasantly, "I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL TO TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!" Soon enough, however, Harry finds himself at Hogwarts with his owl Hedwig... and that's where the real adventure--humorous, haunting, and suspenseful--begins. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, first published in England as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, continues to win major awards in England. So far it has won the National Book Award, the Smarties Prize, the Children's Book Award, and is short-listed for the Carnegie Medal, the U.K. version of the Newbery Medal. This magical, gripping, brilliant book--a future classic to be sure--will leave kids clamoring for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. (Ages 8 to 13) --Karin SnelsonPrice: $22.99
Edition: 1st American Ed
Published by Arthur A. Levine Books on 1998-09.
Average rating (5229 reviews):
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 Rating: 10.0 |
Recent reviews:
Reviewed by Ginny Ezmol from England on 2007-01-06: This book is phenomenal all over. Its movie is just as intriguing and I know that it has millions of fans. The one who lived is whom others call him and in the wizarding world he is famous. Harry Potter, young (read more ...)
Rating: 9.5
Reviewed by anonymous on 2006-07-22: Id heard of this series for a long time, never thinking Id ever read it since it was intended mainly for younger readers. Well, Im glad a friend gave me a copy thinking I might enjoy it. I definitely did.
Rating: 8.0
Reviewed by anonymous on 2006-07-19: In this first book Harry Potter has been tortured by the Durleys. Harry over came that when he found out that he was a wizard. But then he also got a bad new, he found out that his parents didn't die (read more ...)
Rating: 8.0
Reviewed by anonymous on 2006-07-18: .The first book in the series, The Sorcerer's Stone, was one I was pressured into reading. I had purchased Goblet of Fire (book 4) through my daughter's Scholastic catalog, and had started reading it to make sure it was appropriate for (read more ...)
Rating: 8.0
Reviewed by anonymous on 2006-07-15: I read this book just after the 5th book came out, when I was 9. I read them all in about a week and have been a fan ever since. These books are brilliant! As for the whole devil issue, does (read more ...)
Rating: 10.0
Reviewed by anonymous on 2006-07-12: My mom bought this book for me about 6 years ago. This was before all the hype about Harry Potter and all the movies, and so I'd never heard of J.K. Rowling before. For some reason, I didn't begin reading this (read more ...)
Rating: 8.0
