Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter has spent the first eleven years of his life living with his unpleasant aunt and uncle, the Dursleys, and their spoiled son, Dudley, sleeping in a cupboard under the stairs. He knows almost nothing about his parents, who he has been told died in a car crash. Then, on his eleventh birthday, a giant named Hagrid arrives with astonishing news: Harry is a wizard, and he has been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the first book in J. K. Rowling’s phenomenally successful series, published in the United Kingdom as Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, follows Harry as he enters a magical world he never knew existed. He learns that his parents were killed by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, and that Harry, who survived the attack as a baby with only a lightning-bolt scar, is famous throughout the wizarding world.

At Hogwarts, Harry makes his first real friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, discovers a talent for the wizarding sport of Quidditch, and encounters a rival in Draco Malfoy and a mysterious, hostile teacher in Professor Snape. He also learns of a powerful magical object hidden somewhere in the school, the Sorcerer’s Stone, which can grant eternal life, and he and his friends come to believe that someone is trying to steal it.

Full of wonder, humor, adventure and memorable characters, the novel introduced millions of readers to a richly imagined world and became one of the best-selling books in history.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is a delightful read for children and adults alike, and the perfect start to the seven-book series.