Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
By: by J.K. Rowling ; illustrations by Mary Grandpré.
Contributors: GrandPré, Mary.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Series: Harry Potter, #3
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books: An Imprint of Scholastic Press
Published: 2007?
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 435
ISBN-13: 9780439136358
Copyright date: 1999
Subjects: Wizards -- Juvenile fiction; Magic -- Juvenile fiction; Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary place) -- Juvenile fiction; Schools -- Juvenile fiction; England -- Juvenile fiction
Genres: Juvenile fiction
Description: For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort, and might even have assisted in the deaths of James and Lily Potter—Harry Potter’s parents.

Now Black has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as well. And the Azkaban guards heard him muttering in his sleep, "He’s at Hogwarts... he’s at Hogwarts."

Of course, Harry already had plenty to worry about. After inflating his nasty aunt and running away on the magical Knight Bus, he finds he’s being pursued by death omens at every turn. He receives two wonderful gifts: a top-of-the-line Firebolt broomstick, and the Marauder’s Map, a magical diagram of Hogwarts made by the mysterious “Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs.” Hermione disappears frequently, burdened down by a seemingly impossible course schedule. And the soulless Dementors have come to guard Hogwarts—supposedly to protect Harry from Sirius Black, but they terrify Harry more than the fugitive ever could.

To strengthen himself against them, Harry reaches out to Remus Lupin, the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher who was once a friend of his father’s. Lupin teaches Harry about the Patronus Charm, a defensive measure well above the level of magic generally mastered by wizards Harry’s age. But even with his broom, his map, his magic, and his loyal friends, Harry isn't safe.

Because on top of everything else, there’s a traitor hidden at Hogwarts…

Source: http://harrypotter.scholastic.com/prisoner_of_azkaban/
Notes: "Year 3"--Spine.

Sequel to: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

880  Lexile.

Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.7 18.0 32082.

Book 7 listed in author's other works, so this edition/printing must be from at least 2007.
Table of contents: title: 1-Owl Post; title: 2-Aunt Marge's Big Mistake; title: 3-The Knight Bus; title: 4-The Leaky Cauldron; title: 5-The Dementor; title: 6-Talons And Tea Leaves; title: 7-The Boggart In The Wardrobe; title: 8-Flight Of The Fat Lady; title: 9-Grim Defeat; title: 10-The Marauder's Map; title: 11-The Firebolt; title: 12-The Patronus; title: 13-Gryffindor Versus Ravenclaw; title: 14-Snape's Grudge; title: 15-The Quidditch Final; title: 16-Professor Trelawney's Prediction; title: 17-Cat, Rat, And Dog; title: 18-Mooney, Wormtail, Padfoot, And Prongs; title: 19-The Servant Of Lord Voldemort; title: 20-The Dementor's Kiss; title: 21-Hermione's Secret; title: 22-Owl Post Again