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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

by J. K. RowlingBook 1 of 8 in Harry Potter
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Description

What did Harry Potter know about magic? He was stuck with the decidedly un-magical Dursleys, who hated him. He slept in a closet and ate their leftovers. But an owl messenger changes all that, with an invitation to attend the Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches, where it turns out Harry is already famous....

What it’s like

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PaceFastThemeContemporary FantasySword & SorceryWhimsicalComing of AgeIdentity & Selfhood

Awards

FinalistLocus Award for Best First Novel1999

Details

First published
June 26, 1997
Pages
223
Reading time
About 4 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Young Adult
Publisher
Bloomsbury Pub Limited
Language
English
ISBN
9780747542988
Series
Harry Potter, Book 1

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