Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneVernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He is bullied by them and his fat, spoilt cousin Dudley, and lives a very unremarkable life with only the odd hiccup (like his hair growing back overnight!) to cause him much to think about. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry and all hell breaks loose! He is literally rescued by a world where nothing is as it seems and magic lessons are the order of the day. Read and find out how Harry discovers his true heritage at Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, the reason behind his parents mysterious death, who is out to kill him, and how he uncovers the most amazing secret of all time, the fabled Philosopher's Stone! All this and muggles too. Now, what are they? This is Jo's first book and she has already written seven outlines for Harry's further adventures at Hogwarts. She lives in Edinburgh.
The Harry Potter series emerged from the creative mind of J.K. (Joanna Kathleen) Rowling on a train
J.K.Rowlimgride from Manchester to London in 1990.
J.K (Joanne Kathleen) Rowling was born on July 31st, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England. In 1990, at the age of 26, she was starting work on her third novel(the first two having been abandoned as being 'very bad').The new book was about a boy who found out he was a wizard and was sent off to wizard school.She wrote this story at a café table while Jessica,her daughter was napping.Later on, the little wizard story has expanded to the Harry Potter series that has sparked new enthusiasm amongst children for books. And she has also become the richest woman in England .
"A wonderful first novel....Harry is destined for greatness....Much like Roald Dahl, J.K. Rowling has a gift for keeping the emotions, fears, and triumphs of her characters on a human scale, even while the supernatural is popping out all over."
Michael Winerip, The New York Times Book Review
"Obviously, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone should make any modern 11-year-old a very happy reader. The novel moves quickly, packs in everything from a boa constrictor that winks to a melancholy Zen-spouting centaur to an owl postal system, and ends with a scary surprise."
Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Book World
"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."
"A charming, imaginative, magical confection of a novel."
The Boston Globe
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