Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by:
J.K. Rowling (author)
Mary GrandPré (illustrator)
Harry Potter has no idea how famous he is. That's because he's being raised by his miserable aunt and uncle who are terrified Harry will learn that he's really a wizard, just as his parents were. But everything changes when Harry is summoned to attend an infamous school for wizards, and he begins...
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Harry Potter has no idea how famous he is. That's because he's being raised by his miserable aunt and uncle who are terrified Harry will learn that he's really a wizard, just as his parents were. But everything changes when Harry is summoned to attend an infamous school for wizards, and he begins to discover some clues about his illustrious birthright. From the surprising way he is greeted by a lovable giant, to the unique curriculum and colorful faculty at his unusual school, Harry finds himself drawn deep inside a mystical world he never knew existed and closer to his own noble destiny.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780590353403 (0590353403)
ASIN: 590353403
Publish date: 09-1998
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages no: 309
Edition language: English
Series: Harry Potter (#1)
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I haven't read this book since I was 17, I'm 38 now so it's been a while. What's funny is that most of the events in the book I have entwined with the movie and I realized that I had misremembered some things. This book is perfect, the world building, the characters, the writing, flow, etc. Rowling ...
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It´s simply not possible to give this book less than 5 stars. The story is magical and Stephen Fry´s narration is perfection.
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