Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) (edition 1998)

by J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator)

Series: Harry Potter (1)

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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 Wizards and Witches.

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Title:	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)
Authors:	J.K. Rowling
Other authors:	Mary GrandPré (Illustrator)
Info:	Scholastic Press (1998), Edition: 1ST, Hardcover, 309 pages
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75 Books Challenge for 2014: Harry Potter and the Re/Read of The Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone	82 unread / 82	ccookie, March 2014
Hogwarts Express: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Discussion, Chapters 9-17	24 unread / 24	lefty33, June 2010
Hogwarts Express: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Discussion, Chapters 1-8	49 unread / 49	foggidawn, May 2010
Hogwarts Express: next four chapters	33 unread / 33	biblioholic29, April 2008
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I was so happy to read this yet again for the #averypotterreadalong This was such an enjoyable novel as always. My favorite thing about these books are the small details left out of the movies or changed. I also love the use of foreshadowing that is only easily caught after reading more than once.

I had forgotten how much I loved this! It has been so long since I have read any of these books. There are so many amazing scenes that I have forgotten about. I just want to live in this world!!!! (

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Hermosa forma de arrancar una historia tan increíble y que ha traspasado ya algunas generaciones. Que increíble universo, gran labor de J.K. Rowling el crear algo tan enorme y maravilloso con lo que millones de personas deseamos pudiese en verdad existir. (

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One can reasonably doubt that "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is going to prove a classic of children's literature, but Rowling, whatever the aesthetic weaknesses of her work, is at least a millennial index to our popular culture. So huge an audience gives her importance akin to rock stars, movie idols, TV anchors, and successful politicians. Her prose style, heavy on cliche, makes no demands upon her readers. In an arbitrarily chosen single page--page 4--of the first Harry Potter book, I count seven cliches, all of the "stretch his legs" variety.

How to read"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"? Why, very quickly, to begin with, perhaps also to make an end. Why read it? Presumably, if you cannot be persuaded to read anything better, Rowling will have to do. is there any redeeming education use to Rowling? Is there any to Stephen King? Why read, if what you read will not enrich mind or spirit or personality? For all I know, the actual wizards and witches of Britain, or America, may provide an alternative culture for more people than is commonly realized.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
J. K. Rowling	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Astrologo, Marina	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Bar-Hilel, Gili	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Beck, Rufus	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Bravo, Becky	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Buddingh', Wiebe	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Crnković, Zlatko	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Dale, Jim	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Dellepiane Rawson, Alicia	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Dellepiane, Alicia	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Duddle, Jonny	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Dzhebarova, Teodora	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Escorihuela, Laura	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Fraga, Isabel	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Fries-Gedin, Lena	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Fritz, Klaus	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Fry, Stephen	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Giraudeau, Bernard	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
GrandPré, Mary	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Høverstad, Torstein Bugge	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Huws, Emily	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Jivanyan, Alvard	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Kapari, Jaana	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Kasoruho, Amik	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Kay, Jim	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Künster, Doris K.	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Kibuishi, Kazu	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Mahmūd, Sahar Jabr	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Marienė, Zita	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Matsuoka, Hiroko	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Ménard, Jean-François	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Mendiguren, Iñaki	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Needham, Peter	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Nic Mhaoláin, Máire	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Nong, Su	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Oosthuysen, Janie	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Peng, Chien-Wen	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Piatrovič, Alena	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Pinfold, Levi	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Riglietti, Serena	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Srisanti, Listiana	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Taylor, Thomas	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Tóth, Tamás Boldizsár	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Tomic, Tomislav	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Vierikko, Vesa	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Wilharm, Sabine	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Wyler, Lia	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

▾Series and work relationships

Belongs to Series

Harry Potter (1)

Is contained in

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Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Latin Edition) by J. K. Rowling

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▾Awards and Honors

Awards

American Booksellers Book of the Year (Winner – Children's – 1999)

BBC's Big Read (Best loved novel, No 22 – 2003)

Birmingham Cable Children's Book Award (1997)

Blue Hen Book Award (Middle Readers – 2001)

Blue Peter Book Award (Best Story – 2001)

British Book Award (Children's Book of the Year – 1998)

Carnegie Medal (Shortlist – Commended – 1997)

Charlotte Award (2000)

Colorado Blue Spruce Award (2001)

Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Winner – 2000-2001)

FCBG Children's Book Award (Overall winner and Longer Novel Category – 1997)

Grand Canyon Reader Award (Teen Book – 2000)

Guardian Children's Fiction Prize Shortlist (1998)

Hugo (Nominee – Dramatic Presentation – 2002)

Kate Greenaway Medal Shortlist ([Illus: Jim Kay] – 2017)

Locus Award (Nominee – Fantasy Novel – 1999)

Locus Award (Nominee – First Novel – 1999)

Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award (3rd-5th Grade – 2001)

Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Winner – 2000)

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (Winner – Children’s Literature – 2008)

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (Nominee – Children's Literature – 1999)

Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (Gold Award, 9-11 years category – 1997)

Nevada Young Readers' Award (Young Reader – 2000)

Nēnē Award (Winner – 2000)

Nēnē Award (Nominee – 2000)

Parenting Book of the Year Award (1998)

Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury (6-9 & 10-12 2002)

Prix de La Nuit du Livre (Bibliothèque Gallimard de Jeunesse, Prix de la Nuit du Livre ® – 2013)

Prix Tam-tam du Livre de Jeunesse (Je bouquine, 11-15 ans – 1999)

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Winner – 2001)

Red House Children's Book Award (Overall, 1998, Older Readers, 1998)

Sheffield Children's Book Award (1998)

Soaring Eagle Book Award (Winner – 1st Runner-up 2000)

South Carolina Junior Book Award Winner (2001)

Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee – Children's Fiction – 2000)

West Virginia Children's Choice Book Award (Winner – 2000-2001)

Whitaker's (Platinum Book Award – 2001)

Wisconsin Golden Archer Award (Middle/Junior High – 2000)

Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee – 2000)

Young Telegraph Paperback of the Year (1998)

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Waterstones The Nation's Favourite Children's Books (No 66 – 1997)

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Canonical title

Original title

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Alternative titles

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (US)

Original publication date

1997-07-26

People/Characters

Important places

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Scotland, UK (fictional)

Number 4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey, England, UK (fictional)

Surrey, England, UK

Scotland, UK

Forbidden Forest, Scotland, UK (fictional)

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Important events

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001 | IMDb)

Awards and honors

FCBG Children's Book Award (Overall winner and Longer Novel Category, 1997)

Prix de La Nuit du Livre (Bibliothèque Gallimard de Jeunesse, Prix de la Nuit du Livre ®, 2013)

Birmingham Cable Children's Book Award (1997)

Young Telegraph Paperback of the Year (1998)

British Book Award (Children's Book of the Year, 1998)

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Epigraph

Dedication

for Jessica, who loves stories,
for Anne, who loved them too,
and for Di, who heard this one first.

First words

Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.

Quotations

The wand chooses the wizard, remember…I think we must expect great things from you, Mr. Potter…After all, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did great things - terrible, yes, but great.

Last words

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the original title in the UK.

The change to 'Sorcerer' is in the US title.

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Little, Christopher

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Original language

English UK

Canonical DDC/MDS

823.914

Canonical LCC

PR6068.O93

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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 Wizards and Witches.

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Harry's a wizard
studies magic at Hogwarts
fights possessed teacher
(asbunny)

A wizard child
saves his school from a Dark Lord
and makes some new friends.
(marcusbrutus)

Orphaned a baby
but growing up unknowing
he is a wizard
(Firefox-Flame_dancer)

Went with a strange man

because he gave me chocolate.

Almost got murdered.

(CathWhitney)

Mamija raconte
L'histoire du sorcier célèbre
Mélen comprend rien
(Tiercelin)