num_pages: 332
description: 'Funny, imaginative, magical ... Rowling has woken up a whole generation to reading. In the 2020s, thirty-something book-lovers will know each other by smug references to Diagon Alley and Quidditch' The TimesWhen a letter arrives for unhappy but ordinary Harry Potter, a decade-old secret is revealed to him. His parents were wizards, killed by a Dark Lord's curse when Harry was just a baby, and which he somehow survived. Escaping from his unbearable Muggle guardians to Hogwarts, a wizarding school brimming with ghosts and enchantments, Harry stumbles into a sinister adventure when he finds a three-headed dog guarding a room on the third floor. Then he hears of a missing stone with astonishing powers which could be valuable, dangerous, or both.'This is a terrific book' Sunday Telegraph'Has all the makings of a classic ... Rowling uses classic narrative devices with flair and originality and delivers a complex and demanding plot in the form of a hugely entertaining thriller' Scotsman'And you thought wizardry was for children. Harry Potter will make you think again. He casts his spells on grown-ups too' James Naughtie'Full of surprises and jokes; comparisons with Dahl are, this time, justified' Sunday Times
language: English
title: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
titlecomplete: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
characters: Severus Snape, Dudley Dursley, Parvati Patil, Dean Thomas, George Weasley, Lily Potter, Filius Flitwick, Quirinus Quirrell, Garrick Ollivander, Petunia Dursley, Molly Weasley, Ron Weasley, Rubeus Hagrid, Fred Weasley, Neville Longbottom, Minerva McGonagall, Harry Potter, Vernon Dursley, Rolanda Hooch, Draco Malfoy, Lavender Brown, Percy Weasley, Lord Voldemort, Poppy Pomfrey, Pomona Sprout, James Potter, Seamus Finnigan, Dedalus Diggle, Katie Bell, Albus Dumbledore, Hermione Granger, Oliver Wood
genres: Fiction, Classics, Novels, Science Fiction Fantasy, Magic, Young Adult, Childrens, Adventure, Middle Grade, Audiobook
ratings_count: 9551478
places: London, England, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
series: Harry Potter
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Children's Literature, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: British Book Award
category: Children's Book of the Year, awardedAt: 1483257600000
name: Kate Greenaway Medal, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury
category: 6-9 jaar en 10-12 jaar, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: American Booksellers Book Of The Year  Award
category: Children, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Audie Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA)
category: Younger Readers, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: South Carolina Book Award
category: Junior Book Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Grand Canyon Reader Award
category: Teen Book, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Charlotte Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Nene Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Massachusetts Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Blue Hen Book Award
category: Chapter Book, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Nevada Young Readers' Award
category: Young Reader Category, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Golden Archer Award
category: Middle/Junior High, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Indian Paintbrush Book Award, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Hotze de Roosprijs, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
category: 9–11 years, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Kinderboekwinkelprijs, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Parenting Book of the Year Award, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: North East Teenage Book Award, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Specsavers National Book Award
category: Children's Book of the Year, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Washington State Sasquatch Award, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser
category: Kinderbuch, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Carnegie Medal, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Premi Protagonista Jove
category: Categoria 12-13 anys
publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing