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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)

by J.K. Rowling

Series: Harry Potter (1)

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Scholastic Press (1998), Edition: First American Edition, Hardcover, 309 pages

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Harry Potter has lived with the Dursly's since he was a baby because his parents died in a "car crash." When he finds out that he is a wizard when he gets a letter from Hogwarts. He also learns that his parents did not get killed in a car crash, but were also wizards. He makes new friends including Ron Weasly and Hermionie Granger and learns how he got the lighting shaped scar on his forehead and why he is famous. ( )
1 vote | morganwest | Jan 6, 2010 |
wonderful book about an eleven year old who finds out he is a wizard. Book 1 out of 7 books! ( )
1 vote ncalhoun | Jan 5, 2010 |
Funny and delightful. Kept me on the edge of my seat. I want to be friends with Harry Potter, even though I'm only a Muggle. :) ( )
1 vote EbonyHaywood | Jan 2, 2010 |
Great start to an excellent series. To be honest it took me three or four times to actually force myself to get through it--I just didn't care about the Dursleys and kept stopping at around the same point. Eventually I forced myself to keep going and I'm glad I did. Looking back I appreciate the book more now that I know the actual storyline. Too much backstory in the beginning of a novel always puts me off. Anyway, great book. ( )
1 vote fufuakaspeechless | Dec 29, 2009 |
Merideth says: Is it even necessary to talk about Harry Potter anymore? Hasn't everything been said? I've read this book more times than I really care to think about, for programs at the library, and I still enjoy it. That makes it a good book I think. The audio book read by Jim Dale, is especially good because Dale is such a great reader. ( )
2 vote YouthGPL | Dec 22, 2009 |
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On the whole, ''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'' is as funny, moving and impressive as the story behind its writing. J. K. Rowling, a teacher by training, was a 30-year-old single mother living on welfare in a cold one-bedroom flat in Edinburgh when she began writing it in longhand during her baby daughter's nap times. But like Harry Potter, she had wizardry inside, and has soared beyond her modest Muggle surroundings to achieve something quite special.
 
The light-hearted caper travels through the territory owned by the late Roald Dahl, especially in the treatment of the bad guys — they are uniformly as unshadedly awful as possible —but the tone is a great deal more affectionate. A charming and readable romp with a most sympathetic hero and filled with delightful magic details.
 
it is very fantastic and like a real story
 
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for Jessica, who loves stories,
for Anne, who loved them too,
and for Di, who heard this one first.
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Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.
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The Dursleys are a typical normal family. But to wizards they are known as mugles. Its Mr.Dursley, Mrs.Dursley, and Dudley. Mrs.Dursley is the sister of Lily Potter. Lily Potter is the mother of Harry Potter. And His Father Is James Potter. On the way to work, Mr.Dursley saw many strange things. One was a cat outside his house starting at him; another was owls flying around; and the last thing was people wearing cloaks. Voldemort killed Harry Potters parents but he wasn't able to kill him. So Profesor Dumbledore, head of Hogwarts, decides to take Harry to live with the Durselys. The cat that was outside the Dursleys driveway turned out to be Profesor McGonagall, one of the teachers at Hogwarts. Hagrid, a giant that works at Hogwarts, brought Harry to Dumbledore. Dumbledore was waiting for Hagrid outside the Dursleys house. Dumbledore left Harry outside the Dursleys door with a note.

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