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  • The book that started it all! This book is the book that got me into reading! This book started the HP addiction that lasted a good FOUR YEARS for me! If like being on the edge of your seat, this book is for you.

    

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  • I'm on a mission to try and re-read books 1-6 before 7 shows up in the mail.

    Definitely interesting to re-read this story, especially with the movie flashing in and out of my head. It didn't seem quite the super-stellar masterpiece the second time around, but I did still love it.

    

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  • Harry Potter has no idea how famous he is. That's because he's being raised by his miserable aunt and uncle who are terrified Harry will learn that he's really a wizard, just as his parents were. But everything changes when Harry is summoned to attend an infamous school for wizards, and he begins to ... Continue

    Harry Potter has no idea how famous he is. That's because he's being raised by his miserable aunt and uncle who are terrified Harry will learn that he's really a wizard, just as his parents were. But everything changes when Harry is summoned to attend an infamous school for wizards, and he begins to discover some clues about his illustrious birthright. From the surprising way he is greeted by a lovable giant, to the unique curriculum and colorful faculty at his unusual school, Harry finds himself drawn deep inside a mystical world he never knew existed and closer to his own noble destiny.

    

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  • Great adventure, clever writing style. Reader learns the fantasy world through Harry's eyes at the same time that he discovers his destiny. Rowling has created a delightful magical world.

    

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  • I loved this book so much. I thought it was so imaginative and the whole world the author created was just fantastic.

    

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  • Book 1

    

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Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy - until he is rescued by a beetle eyed giant of a man, enrols at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to play Quidditch and does battle in a deadly duel. All because Harry Potter is a wizard!

Follow the adventures of Harry Potter as he discovers the magical, the dangerous, the unpredictable world of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Shortlisted for the 1997 Carnegie Medal Award
Winner of the 1997 Smarties Book Pri

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