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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2) (original 1998; edition 2000)

by J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré

Series: Harry Potter (2)

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Title:	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2)
Authors:	J. K. Rowling
Other authors:	Mary GrandPré
Info:	Scholastic Paperbacks (2000), Edition: Edition Unstated, Paperback, 352 pages
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This one, oddly, isn't my favorite. It just doesn't have the beauty of the first one or the depth of the rest. Still, it's Harry and I love him. (

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Mirkwood | May 10, 2013 |

The first book was enough to make me pick up the second, but this is the one that hooked me. Now we finally delve into the modern wizarding world and tackle immediate issues and concerns, rather than get a history lesson. The magic really comes to life in this wonderful sequel. (

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frozenplums | May 3, 2013 |

The thrilling sequel to "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" helps to get readers excited about the books further in the series. Harry and his friends are back at Hogwarts and there is a lot of scary activity going on. Together they manage to reveal that Voldemort is back and in the end they are confronted with the terrifying basilisk. This book is just as good as the first one and will be sure to keep readers up all night as they will not want to put the book down.

Lizziep | Apr 27, 2013 |

This is the second book in the Harry Potter series. Harry once again must face Lord Voldemort and save his friends and school. This book has so many good lessons for students in it: loyalty, love, acceptance, and so on. (

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crfonten | Apr 27, 2013 |

I liked it more on a reread, though it was my least favourite later on. I think it makes sense that it feels a little thin, given that JKR took some stuff out that fit better in HBP. However, I do love the humour in this one. Particularly Percy. Poor old Perce. (

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The atmosphere Rowling creates is unique; the story whizzes along; Harry is an unassuming and completely sympathetic hero. But, truth to tell, you may feel as if you’ve read it all before. Rowling clearly hit on a winning formula with the first Harry Potter book; the second book — though still great fun — feels a tad, well, formulaic.

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This would be an appropriate novel students can chose to read on there own. I will keep this in my classroom so the students can grab them at anytime of the year.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
J. K. Rowling	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Dale, Jim	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Fry, Stephen	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Fry, Stephen	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
GrandPré, Mary	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Kapari, Jaana	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Vierikko, Vesa	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Wright, Cliff	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Series (with order)

Harry Potter (2)

Canonical title

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Original title

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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Original publication date

1998-07-02

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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Scotland, UK

Number 4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey, England, UK

Surrey, England, UK

The Burrow, Ottery St. Catchpole, Devon, England, UK

Devon, England, UK

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Awards and honors

Scottish Arts Council Book Award (1999)

FCBG Children's Book Award (Overall winner and Longer Novel Category, 1998)

British Book Award (Children's Book of the Year, 1999)

North East Book Award (1999)

Whitaker's (Platinum Book Award, 2001)

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For Seán P. F. Harris, getaway driver and foul-weather friend.

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Not for the first time, an argument had broken out over breakfast at number four, Privet Drive.

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The Latin translation of this book (Harrius Potter et Camera Secretorum) should NOT be combined with the main work (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets), under the "dead languages" exception in the combining rules.

the isbn for this copy is for the novel - not the film

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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0439064864, Hardcover)

It's hard to fall in love with an earnest, appealing young hero like Harry Potter and then to watch helplessly as he steps into terrible danger! And in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the much anticipated sequel to the award-winning Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, he is in terrible danger indeed. As if it's not bad enough that after a long summer with the horrid Dursleys he is thwarted in his attempts to hop the train to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to begin his second year. But when his only transportation option is a magical flying car, it is just his luck to crash into a valuable (but clearly vexed) Whomping Willow. Still, all this seems like a day in the park compared to what happens that fall within the haunted halls of Hogwarts.

Chilling, malevolent voices whisper from the walls only to Harry, and it seems certain that his classmate Draco Malfoy is out to get him. Soon it's not just Harry who is worried about survival, as dreadful things begin to happen at Hogwarts. The mysteriously gleaming, foot-high words on the wall proclaim, "The Chamber of Secrets Has Been Opened. Enemies of the Heir, Beware." But what exactly does it mean? Harry, Hermione, and Ron do everything that is wizardly possible--including risking their own lives--to solve this 50-year-old, seemingly deadly mystery. This deliciously suspenseful novel is every bit as gripping, imaginative, and creepy as the first; familiar student concerns--fierce rivalry, blush-inducing crushes, pedantic professors--seamlessly intertwine with the bizarre, horrific, fantastical, or just plain funny. Once again, Rowling writes with a combination of wit, whimsy, and a touch of the macabre that will leave readers young and old desperate for the next installment. (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson

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When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogswart School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school.

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