I just couldnt not have this book in my book collection. Why was the first harry potter book published in 1998 answers. The book is 309 pages long not including any table of contents. Feb 28, 2016 old copies of harry potter novels may have sentimental value for the owners, but they could also be worth a mint. The first novel in the harry potter series and rowling s debut novel, it follows harry potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday, when he receives a letter of acceptance to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. As an educator, i found it most appealing to the 9 to 12 year olds. Jk rowlings muchloved harry potter book series has won countless book awards. Similarly, any us dustjacket which does not have raised foil covering the harry potter section of the book title belongs to a book club book. Looking back 20 years later at a time where harry potter was not a wellknown property yet, its. Find out about awards won by harry potter and the philosophers stone, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, harry potter and the goblet of fire, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, harry potter and the halfblood prince and harry potter and the deathly hallows. See the spellbinding new edition of harry potter and the. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone introduction shmoop.
With the help of his new friends ron and hermione, harry solves a mystery involving a sorcerers stone that ultimately takes him to the evil voldemort. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Find harry potter and the sorcerers stone 0590353403 by j. Harry potter sorcerers stone by jk rowling, first edition. Monday marks the 20th anniversary of the boy wizards fictional debut in harry potter and the philosophers stone the book that started it all. The sorcerers stone and chamber of secrets were the only us editions to have multiple states in the first printing. Scholastics arthur levine thought that philosopher sounded too archaic for readers and after some discussion including the proposed title harry potter and the school of magic, the american edition was published in september 1998 under the title rowling suggested, harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone was published in the united states in 1998.
That doesnt mean, however, that the harry potter books have no place in the classroom. I got this book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, after my old copy got lost during a move. That book is the first book in the harry potter series and rowlings debut book. So far it has won the national book award, the smarties prize, the childrens book award, and is shortlisted for the carnegie medal, the u. Nice unredad condition of a seldom seen signed j k rowling book. In december, the book appeared on the new york times bestseller list for the first time. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone was first published by scholastic in the u. Find great deals on ebay for harry potter stone 1998. Harry potter and the sorcerer s stone mm by rowling, j. Find great deals on ebay for harry potter and the sorcerers stone hardcover and harry potter and the chamber of secrets hardcover.
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