Harry Potter (Books 1-6)
by J. K. Rowling
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A boxed set of the first six special editions in the Harry Potter series - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.Tags
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Like the way Rowling builds up concepts and stereotypes and then tarnishes it all by presenting a counter concepts. I especially like the Dumbledore-harry conversations towards the end of each book which neatly encapsulates the philosophy and logic behind each book.
What begins as an entertaining tale for children grows up with the reader turning a little more complex every new book. The author succeeds at making each of them better than the previous and what is more important at continuing the same story without tiring the reader.
I was a late-comer in the world of Harry Potter. Just discovering the book series last summer, I found out what a fun-filled and absorbing read this book is. It contains many elements: action/adventure, humor, suspense, and a touch of 'romance'. Probably the most fabulous children's series written so far, it is great for a reader of any age.
What's not to love about this great author and her superb imagination? She has created characters that we love and hate and can't get enough of. She has created a world rich with imagery and the very real battle of good and evil that we all face everyday.
At this point I guess everyone know that Harry Potter is a great series filled with great characters and an interesting and not completely obvious plot. A great book for adults and young adults a little. Personally my favorite aspect of the books is that when they age, they actually age. The don't just get bigger, but they get more mature and start to think more. A truly great set of books.
A child discovers he is a wizard and must go to a special school to hone those skills. At school the magic of "magic" is eclipsed by the reality of school work needed to perform it, and typical kid preoccupations of sports and food. A cute story is capped off with a mysterious deadly secret.
These are alright books but people get a little bit too caught up in them. I want Snape to take over in the end just so I can laugh at all the charecters in the book.I like snape even though he killed dumbledore,dumbledore had i coming to him he was to niave sanpe was smart, patient and loyal...just to the wrong people.
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Who have thought that the author of this book has a great and wide imagination? That could make such wonderful stories of Harry Potter. I am very fond of Harry Potter and I love reading the books again and again. This book is really an entertaining and really good for the children who loves fantasies and magic.
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J. K. (Joanne Kathleen) Rowling was born in Gloucestershire, U. K. on July 31, 1965. She also writes fiction novels under the name of Robert Galbraith. Rowling attended Tutshill Primary and then went on to Wyedean Comprehensive where she was made Head Girl in her final year. She received a degree in French from Exeter University. She later took show more some teaching classes at Moray House Teacher Training College and a teacher-training course in Manchester, England. This extensive education created a perfect foundation to spark the Harry Potter series that Rowling is renowned for. After college, Rowling moved to London to work for Amnesty International, where she researched human rights abuses in Francophone Africa, and worked as a bilingual secretary. In 1992, Rowling quit office work to move to Portugal and teach English as a Second Language. There she met and married her husband, a Portuguese TV journalist. But the marriage dissolved soon after the birth of their daughter. It was after her stint teaching in Portugal that Rowling began to write the premise for Harry Potter. She returned to Britain and settled in Edinburgh to be near her sister, and attempted to at least finish her book, before looking for another teaching job. Rowling was working as a French teacher when her book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published in June of 1997 and was an overnight sensation. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone won the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year, was shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Award, and received a Commended citation in the Carnegie Medal awards. She also received 8,000 pounds from the Scottish Arts Council, which contributed to the finishing touches on The Chamber of Secrets. Rowling continued on to win the Smarties Book Prize three years in a row, the only author ever to do so. At the Bologna Book Fair, Arthur Levine from Scholastic Books, bought the American rights to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone for the unprecedented amount of $105,000.00. The book was retitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for it's American release, and proceeded to top the Best Seller's lists for children's and adult books. The American edition won Best of the Year in the School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Parenting Magazine and the Cooperative Children's Book Center. It was also noted as an ALA Notable Children's Book as well as Number One on the Top Ten of ALA's Best Books for Young Adults. The Harry Potter Series consists of seven books, one for each year of the main character's attendance at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. All of the books in the series have been made into successful movies. She is number 1 on the Hollywood Reporter's '25 Most Powerful Authors' 2016 list. She has also written Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Quidditch Through the Ages, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard. She won the 2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award. In 2016 she, along with Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, published the script of the play Harry Potter and the cursed child. It became an instant bestseller. Rowling's first novel for an adult audience,The Casual Vacancy, was published by Little Brown in September 2012. She made The New York Times Best Seller List with her title Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination. She published two bestselling fiction novels under the name of Robert Galbraith: The Cuckoo's Calling and The Silkworm. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Harry Potter (Books 1-6) (Books 1-6)
- Original publication date
- 2006
- People/Characters
- Harry James Potter; Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore; Hermione Jean Granger; Ronald Bilius "Ron" Weasley
- Important places
- Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Scotland, UK
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