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Eleven-year-old Harry Potter was a baby when his parents died, and since that time he has been living with his horrible Uncle Vernon, dislikable Aunt Petunia, and truly disgusting cousin Dudley. Miserable and lonely, Harry is shocked when he receives a letter inviting him to attend the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. At this special school, which is kept a secret from all those not involved in the worlds of magic, Harry begins to learn the truth about the death of his parents and discovers his own unbelievably amazing family history. This book is the first entry in the phenomenally popular Harry Potter series of books. Enjoyed by both children and adults, these books literally changed the face of children's publishing when, as a result of their stunning popularity, the New York Times began compiling and publishing a list of best-selling children's books--for the first time in that newspaper's history.
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"On the whole, 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' is as funny, moving and impressive as the story behind it. 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." - Heidi Brumbaugh (New York Times, 2/14/99)
"Readers may think at first that they have stumbled into a new Roald Dahl book....This amusing adventure will have fantasy lovers waiting impatiently for the promised sequel." - Ron Carden (Book, 11/1/98)
"This hugely enjoyable fantasy is filled with imaginative details, from oddly flavored jelly beans to dragons' eggs hatched on the hearth. It's slanted toward action-oriented readers, who will find that Briticisms meld with all the other wonders of magic school." - (Kirkus, 9/1/98)
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"A wonderful body of work that grows with the child/young person reading it, and certainly worthy of adult attention."
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"Every one of the Harry Potter books in the series is gold. You can't go wrong."
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"If you keep in mind that this was written for younger children, this is a wonderful book and a great opener for the series that grows with the reader. Later books are much more "adult" friendly as well."
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"At first i thought i wooldn't like the book ,one reason because i just figured out i love to read after so many years of being bored i the house , but i think this book is most especially good for thos ewho loved the movies and loved just relaxing and having a good book in hand .I loved it hope u enjoy it ."
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