J. K. Rowling, Author . Scholastic $8.99 (752p) ISBN 978-0-439-13960-1
In our Best Books citation, PW
wrote, "The fourth Harry Potter adventure, centering on an inter-school competition, boasts details that are as ingenious and original as ever. A spectacular climax will leave readers breathless." Ages 8-12. (
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J.K. Rowling. Little, Brown, $35 (504p) ISBN 978-0-316-22853-4
On the face of it, Rowling’s first adult book is very different from the Harry Potter books that made her rich and famous. It’s resolutely unmagical: the closest thing to wizardry is the ability to hack into the amateurish Pagford Parish Council Web
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J. K. Rowling, Author Emece Editores $16.95 (359p) ISBN 978-84-7888-568-8
Gr 4-8-This is an excellent and engaging translation of what has so quickly become a modern classic. Using accessible language in keeping with the original text, the translators have chosen to keep the quirky character's names in the original...
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J. K. Rowling, Author Scholastic $29.99 (0p) ISBN 978-0-439-13959-5
HEven without the unprecedented media attention and popularity her magical series has attracted, it would seem too much to hope that Rowling could sustain the brilliance and wit of her first three novels. Astonishingly, Rowling seems to have the...
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J. K. Rowling, Author . Scholastic $7.99 (435p) ISBN 978-0-439-13636-5
In this third installment in the projected seven-volume series, Sirius Black, imprisoned for killing 13 people with one curse, escapes from Azkaban. As he heads for Hogwarts, the chilling Dementors who trail him quickly descend upon the school. "
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J.K. Rowling, read by Tom Hollander. Hachette Audio, unabridged, 15 CDs, 18 hrs., $44.98 ISBN 978-1-61969-500-9
What secrets lurk in the hearts of the residents of Pagford? This is the central question in Rowling’s dark novel that charts the cutthroat competition for an empty seat on the town council. In this audio edition, the challenge for narrator Tom...
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J. K. Rowling, Author, Mary GrandPre, Illustrator , illus. by Mary GrandPré. Scholastic/Levine $34.99 (784p) ISBN 978-0-545-01022-1
It would seem churlish to review the Harry Potter series finale with something less than overwhelming enthusiasm—after all, there’s no one like Rowling. Who else has sustained such an intricate, endlessly inventive plot over seven thick...
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J. K. Rowling, Author, Mary GrandPre, Illustrator Scholastic $24.99 (435p) ISBN 978-0-439-13635-8
Rowling proves that she has plenty of tricks left up her sleeve in this third Harry Potter adventure, set once again at the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. Right before the start of term, a supremely dangerous criminal breaks out of a...
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J. K. Rowling, Author, Mary GrandPre, Illustrator Scholastic $24.99 (208p) ISBN 978-0-590-35340-3
Readers are in for a delightful romp with this award-winning debut from a British author who dances in the footsteps of P.L. Travers and Roald Dahl. As the story opens, mysterious goings-on ruffle the self-satisfied suburban world of the Dursleys,...
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J. K. Rowling, Author, Mary GrandPre, Illustrator , illus. by Mary GrandPré. Scholastic/Levine $29.99 (870p) ISBN 978-0-439-35806-4
Year five at Hogwarts is no fun for Harry. Rowling may be relying upon readers to have solidified their liking for her hero in the first four books, because the 15-year-old Harry Potter they meet here is quite dour after a summer at the Dursleys'
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J. K. Rowling, Author, Mary GrandPre, Illustrator Arthur A. Levine Books $10.99 (312p) ISBN 978-0-590-35342-7
The breakaway bestseller is now in paperback. In a starred review, PW said, ""Readers are in for a delightful romp with this debut from a British author who dances in the footsteps of P.L. Travers and Roald Dahl."" Ages 8-12. (Sept.)
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J. K. Rowling, Author, Mary GrandPre, Illustrator , illus. by Mary GrandPré. Scholastic/Levine $29.99 (652p) ISBN 978-0-439-78454-2
Rowling's sixth book opens in the British Prime Minister's office after "a very long, tiring, and difficult week," words that cast an eerie light on actual events in London this summer. Yet from the first, the author has used the...
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J. K. Rowling, Author, Jim Dale, Read by , read by Jim Dale. Listening Library $79.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-7393-6038-5
Daletackles Harry's last hurrah with the same undercurrent of excitement and mind-boggling roster of distinct character voices that he brought to his previous six performances. Less of the Hogwarts setting, and a more dangerous quest for Harry...
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J. K. Rowling, Author, Jim Dale, Read by , read by Jim Dale. Listening Library $45 (0p) ISBN 978-0-8072-2028-3
Dale again takes the reins as nimble voice master and gallops away with a splendid performance of Rowling's fifth tome about the beloved boy wizard. Full credit is due Dale for creating—and keeping track of—an enormous cast (134, to...
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J. K. Rowling, Author, Jim Dale, Performed by, Jim Dale, Narrated by , read by Jim Dale. Listening Library $75 (0p) ISBN 978-0-307-28364-1
Dale gets his A game on once again, returning to the wizarding realm where his previous visits have earned him accolades that include a Grammy. By this sixth installment, Dale has created well over 130 different voices, shifting easily from his own...
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J. K. Rowling, Author, Jim Dale, Performed by, Jim Dale, Read by Listening Library $35 (0p) ISBN 978-0-8072-8175-8
With more than seven million copies of Sorcerer's Stone and its two sequels sold in the U.S. in a year's time, it would be hard to find many school-age children who haven't at least heard of Harry Potter. British author Rowling's tales of a young...
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J. K. Rowling, Author, Newt Scamander, Author Scholastic Inc. $3.99 (64p) ISBN 978-0-439-29501-7
Two new books penned by J.K. Rowling will help tide over Harry Potter fans as they await book five, and raise money for a good cause: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander, an A to Z listing of all beings magical (and required...
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