Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
By: by J.K. Rowling ; illustrations by Mary GrandPré.
Contributors: GrandPré, Mary, ill.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Series: Harry Potter
Publisher: A.A. Levine Books
Published: 1998 October
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9780590353403
Copyright date: 1998
Subjects: 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
Genres: Juvenile fiction.; Fiction.
Description: Harry Potter has never been the 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 by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to an incredible place that Harry - and anyone who reads about him - will find unforgettable.

For it’s there that he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic in everything from classes to meals, but a great destiny that’s been waiting for him…if Harry can survive the encounter.
Notes: Book 1