About this book
In this novel, the audience first meets Harry Potter and his horrible family. Harry is an orphan, and lives in a tiny room under the stairs, serving his family by cooking and cleaning. His life takes a turn for the better when he gets a letter of acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy.
Winner of: British Fantasy Award (1999), Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adolescent Literature (2008), British Book Award for Children's Book of the Year (1998), Smarties Prize (1997), Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury (2002) ...more Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury (2002), Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (2001), South Carolina Book Award for Junior Book Award (2001), Grand Canyon Reader Award for Teen Book (2000), Charlotte Award (2000), Nene Award (2000), Massachusetts Children's Book Award (2000), Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award (2001), Blue Hen Book Award for Chapter Book (2001), Nevada Young Readers' Award for Young Reader Category (2000), Sasquatch Reading Award (2000), Golden Archer Award for Middle/Junior High (2000), Indian Paintbrush Book Award (2000), Carnegie Medal Nominee (1997), ALA's Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults (1999)
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First Edition Identification
There are book club editions that have the same full number line as the true first U.S. edition. But they lack the embossed diamond pattern on the book boards. A book club edition is far less valuable than the true first U.S. edition.
Details
- Title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Author J.K Rowling
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 320
- Language ENG
- Publisher Scholastic, New York
- Date 1999
- ISBN 9780590353427
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Topical: Friendship
Media reviews
Citations
- Beyond the Cover Author Interv, 07/01/2000, Page 13
- Booklist, 05/01/2001, Page 1611
- Ingram Paperback Advance, 10/01/1999, Page 8
- Publishers Weekly, 09/13/1999, Page 86
- Publishers Weekly Best Books, 01/01/1998, Page 51
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