Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)
by J. K. Rowling
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Author: J. K. RowlingIllustrator: Mary GrandPr?
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-11-01
ISBN: 0439554934
Number of pages: 309
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Book Reviews of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)
Book Review: Ignore my review
Summary: 1 Stars
Please pay close attention to my title. I am mainly writing this for two reasons. One I do not want Amazon to recommend these books or any like them to me. Two I genuinely dislike these books. The premise is tired and unoriginal. This writer has creatively blended all of the greatest mythology stories and essentially given it a 20th century make over. With the exception of Quiddich. By and large I think these books were written for people who don't want to be challenged anymore and simply want to mentally check out while reading instead of watching TV. So, once again go along with your blissfully ignorant lives of what a real author would create and ignore this review.
Summary of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)
A special library binding for the Harry Potter seriesSay 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 Snelson
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