Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
By: J.K. Rowling ; illustrations by Mary GrandPré.
Contributors: GrandPré, Mary, ill.
Edition: Large Print edition
Series: Harry Potter #1
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Thorndike, ME, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 422
ISBN-13: 9780786222728
Copyright date: 1997
Subjects: Large type books; Wizards -- Juvenile fiction; Magic -- Juvenile fiction; Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary place) -- Juvenile fiction; Schools -- Juvenile fiction; Wizards -- Fiction; Magic -- Fiction; Schools -- Fiction; England -- Juvenile fiction; England -- Fiction; Large type books
Genres: Juvenile fiction.; Fiction.
Description: Harry Potter has never been star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility. All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son Dudley - a great big swollen spoiled bully. Harry's room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in eleven years. But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives announcing that Harry has been chosen to attend Hogwarts, an elite school for the training of wizards and witches...
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Notes: Sequel: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.