Harry potter and the sorcerers stone harry potter and the philosophers stone, 880l, 56. It was published in the united states as harry potter and the sorcerers stone by scholastic corporation in 1998. Rowling doesnt specifically mention if they are childrens books. Grade reading levels of harry potter books life after harry potter. Harry potter, who endured years with his abusive aunt and uncle, is invited on his 11th birthday to attend hogwarts school. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban wikipedia. The main story arc concerns harry s struggle against lord voldemort, a dark. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, harry potter, and his friends hermione granger and ron weasley, all of whom are students at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. While this book is among the longer ones in the series, at 607 pages bloomsbury raincoast edition, it is also set in somewhat larger type. Then we had to wait for three years for harry potter and the order of the phoenix, two more years for harry potter and the halfblood prince, and two more years after that for the final book to be released in 2007a decade after the first. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban is a fantasy novel written by british author j. These days, with all the harry potter books available and ready for consumption as fast as one can read them, the age to start reading harry. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone discussion guide take a closer look at the magical world of harry potter with these engaging discussion questions.
Harry potter and the sorcerers stone harry potter and the philosophers stone 880l 56 harry potter and the chamber of secrets 940l 56 harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 880l 56 harry potter and the goblet of fire 880l 56. The book follows harry potter, a young wizard, in his third year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. He and his friends travel in pursuit of finding a magical land, but what they actually find is more than they bargained for. The level of english and the grammar used was pretty basic, something that probably even a nine year old with english as their first language could read. Why ill have my kids wait to read harry potter book riot. Harry potter book list, reading level information, appropriate reading age range, and additional book information. From my experience, reading the harry potter series as a 12 year old wasnt difficult. Instantly get a books guided reading, lexile measure, dra, or grade level reading level.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Search by title, author, illustrator, or keyword using the search box above. That said, harry is 11 years old in the first book in the series and 17 by the final book, and kids generally like to read about protagonists in their. Unlike them, this book is written more as the second half to a twopart novel, and is tightly tied to the previous book, harry potter and the halfblood prince. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. Customize your guided reading program with these bestselling titles in guided reading six book sets. It is the first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel, first published in 1997 by bloomsbury.