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Subject(s)

• Potter, Harry (Fictitious character)—Juvenile fiction [Browse]
• Granger, Hermione (Fictitious character)—Juvenile fiction [Browse]
• Weasley, Ron (Fictitious character)—Juvenile fiction [Browse]
• Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization)—Juvenile fiction [Browse]
• Wizards—Juvenile fiction [Browse]
• Magic—Juvenile fiction [Browse]
• Boarding schools—Juvenile fiction [Browse]
• England—Juvenile fiction [Browse]

Illustrator

• Kay, Jim (Illustrator) [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Fantasy fiction [Browse]

Summary note

• Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.
• "Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility. All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley -- a great big swollen spoiled bully. Harry's room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in eleven years. But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to an incredible place that Harry -- and anyone who reads about him -- will find unforgettable." -- Publisher's description

Notes

• Originally published in a slightly different form in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury in 1997 under title: Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone.
• Sequel: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

Study program information

• Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.5 12.0 Accelerated Reader Quiz #26759.
• Reading Counts 3-5 5.3 16 13011.
• Lexile 880L.
• F&P V.
• Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.5 12.0 26759.
• Reading Counts 3-5 5.3 16.0 Quiz: 13011?Guided reading level: V. Guided reading level: V.

Awards

• Lone Star Reading List, 2001.
• Mythopoeic Children's Literature Award, 2008.
• CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal Nominee, 2017.

Contents

• The boy who lived
• The vanishing glass
• The letters from no one
• The keeper of the keys
• Diagon Alley
• The journey from platform nine and three-quarters
• The sorting hat
• The potions master
• The midnight duel
• Hallowe'en
• Quidditch
• The mirror of Erised
• Nicholas Flamel
• Norbert the Norwegian ridgeback
• The forbidden forest
• Through the trapdoor
• The man with two faces.

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Other title(s)

Sorcerer's stone

ISBN

• 9780545790352 ((hardcover))
• 0545790352 ((hardcover))

LCCN

2015009929

OCLC

904801330

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