num_pages: 224
description: Librarian note: an alternate cover for this edition can be found here.Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon'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?
language: English
title: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
titlecomplete: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
characters: Fred Weasley, Pomona Sprout, Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter, Filius Flitwick, Neville Longbottom, Minerva McGonagall, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, George Weasley, Severus Snape, Molly Weasley, Seamus Finnigan, Percy Weasley, Dudley Dursley, Lord Voldemort, Garrick Ollivander, James Potter, Quirinus Quirrell, Lavender Brown, Katie Bell, Oliver Wood, Dean Thomas, Dedalus Diggle, Rubeus Hagrid, Rolanda Hooch, Vernon Dursley, Poppy Pomfrey, Parvati Patil, Ron Weasley, Petunia Dursley, Lily Potter
genres: Classics, Adventure, Childrens, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Novels, Science Fiction Fantasy, Audiobook, Fiction, Magic
ratings_count: 9551100
places: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, London, England
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