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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780590353403
ISBN: 0590353403
Label: Scholastic Press
Manufacturer: Scholastic Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 309
Publication Date: 1998-10
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Sales Rank: 1165
Studio: Scholastic Press
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Product Description:
What did Harry Potter know about magic? He was stuck with the decidedly un-magical Dursleys, who hated him. He slept in a closet and ate their leftovers. But an owl messenger changes all that, with an invitation to attend the Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches, where it turns out Harry is already famous.. . . Full color.
Amazon.com Review:
Say you've spent the first 10 years of your life sleeping under the stairsof a family who loathes you. Then, in an absurd, magical twist of fate youfind yourself surrounded by wizards, a caged snowy owl, a phoenix-featherwand, and jellybeans that come in every flavor, including strawberry,curry, grass, and sardine. Not only that, but you discover that you are awizard yourself! This is exactly what happens to young Harry Potter in J.K.Rowling's enchanting, funny debut novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer'sStone. In the nonmagic human world--the world of 'Muggles'--Harry is anobody, treated like dirt by the aunt and uncle who begrudgingly inheritedhim when his parents were killed by the evil Voldemort. But in the world ofwizards, small, skinny Harry is famous as a survivor of the wizard whotried 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 remindhim that he's quite, yes, altogether different from his aunt, uncle, andspoiled, piglike cousin Dudley.
A mysterious letter, delivered by the friendly giant Hagrid, wrenches Harryfrom his dreary, Muggle-ridden existence: 'We are pleased to inform youthat you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.'Of course, Uncle Vernon yells most unpleasantly, 'I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOMECRACKPOT OLD FOOL TO TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!' Soon enough, however, Harryfinds himself at Hogwarts with his owl Hedwig... and that's where the realadventure--humorous, haunting, and suspenseful--begins. Harry Potter andthe Sorcerer's Stone, first published in England as Harry Potter andthe Philosopher's Stone, continues to win major awards in England. Sofar it has won the National Book Award, the Smarties Prize, the Children'sBook Award, and is short-listed for the Carnegie Medal, the U.K. version ofthe Newbery Medal. This magical, gripping, brilliant book--a future classicto be sure--will leave kids clamoring for Harry Potter and theChamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. (Ages 8 to13) --Karin Snelson
Customer Reviews Average Rating: 
Rating: - AMAZING
This is a new elaborate world with some of the best characters written, and some of the most unique experiences imaginable. So many twists and turns!
Rating: - Redemption found in Harry Potter
This is what I wrote as a review for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
After reading book one, I can defenitely see why these stories were so popular. The author does a great job of creating suspense throughout the whole book. She sets you up to believe one thing and then surprises you in the ending. She sparks your imagination with the fantasy world and life at a wizard school. But I think there are two themes that come out in this book that touched me the most:
1. ... Read More
Rating: - Great novel
I am a 14 year old Christian girl who loves Harry Potter.
Back when I was in 4th grade I heard of it for the first time. Since I was a Christian my parents never allowed me to read it. But then Looking for God in Harry Potter by John Granger came out. I made my mom buy it and read it. After she read it and the first book she allowed me to read it. I was immediately hooked.
Now some people say that the literature is simple and easy in this book but it is the simplicity of this extraordinary ... Read More
Rating:  - Nothing Spectacular to Merit the Hype About this "Anniversary Edition"
Belatedly I found out that this is not worth buying. Yes, I bought the book because I thought that being touted as the 10th Anniversary Edition, it would be SPECIAL. Like there would be at least a Reflection page by Scholastic or JKR since the book (and the obscure author) has been a huge success. However, the contents are basically the same. The only additional is the sketch of Snape by JKR with a small note regarding the sketch plus the colored frontis of Hagrid on the boat...yes, the dust jacket has a ... Read More
Rating: - It's hard to believe it's been a decade since we first met Harry.
There's not much to say about the Harry Potter phenomenon that hasn't already been written.Suffice it to say that, 10 years ago, I read this jewel on the airplane from London back to the States, and it seemed a fitting end to a delightful vacation abroad. I not only find the novel's characters charming, but I love the very British world that Rowling has created--simultaneously proper and quirky.I am now introducing The Sorcerer's Stone to my own daughter, who is seven and loves the world of books.I ... Read More
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