Genre: Young AdultSub Genre: Urban Fantasy; Fantasy; Magic, Witches, WizardsRating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Back Cover: In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry, an orphan, lives with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley. One day just before his eleventh birthday, an owl tries to deliver a mysterious letter the first of a sequence of events that end in Harry meeting a giant man named Hagrid. Hagrid explains Harry's history to him: When he was a baby, the Dark wizard, Lord Voldemort, attacked and killed his parents in an attempt to kill Harry; but the only mark on Harry was a mysterious lightning-bolt scar on his forehead. Now he has been invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where the headmaster is the great wizard Albus Dumbledore. Harry visits Diagon Alley to get his school supplies, especially his very own wand. To get to school, he takes the Hogwarts Express from platform nine and three-quarters at King's Cross Station. On the train, he meets two fellow students who will become his closest friends: Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Harry is assigned to Gryffindor House at Hogwarts, and soon becomes the youngest-ever Seeker on the House Quidditch team. He also studies Potions with Professor Severus Snape, who displays a deep and abiding dislike for Harry, and Defense Against the Dark Arts with nervous Professor Quirrell; he and his friends defeat a mountain troll, help Hagrid raise a dragon, and explore the wonderful, fascinating world of Hogwarts. But all events lead irrevocably toward a second encounter with Lord Voldemort, who seeks an object of legend known as the Sorcerer's Stone.
This is the first book in the brilliantly written Harry Potter series. Most people already know a lot about this story but for those of you who don’t it is about a boy, Harry who finds out that he is magical. It takes place in England and crosses from the world we know to a beautiful and dangerous magical one that we get to see through a young boy. The first time I read this book I was shocked at how much I loved it. The characters where dynamic and well developed for being so young. I can’t get enough of reading this book and can’t wait to read the next book Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN: 978-0590353427
Pages: 320
Series: Harry Potter
Volume: 1
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