Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling
The story follows a young boy, Harry Potter, who learns on his 11th birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. He is summoned from his life as an unwanted child to become a student at Hogwarts, an English boarding school for wizards. There, he meets several friends who become his closest allies and help him discover the truth about his parents' mysterious deaths, the dark wizard who wants to kill him, and the magical stone that holds immense power.
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- Published
- 1997
- Nationality
- British
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- Pages
- 223-332
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- Hari Poter I Kamen Mudrosti
- Harrius Potter Et Philosophi Lapis
- Harry Potter
- Harry Potter And The Socerer's Stone
- Harry Potter E A Pedra Filosofal
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- 1st on Waterstones' Top 25 Books of the Last 25 Years (2007) (Bookstandard (wayback machine))
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- 3rd on The Great American Read (PBS)
- 6th on Honorable Mention - The 25 Masterpieces of World Literature That Will Define the 21st Century (25-250) (Télérama)
- 7th on A Premature Attempt at the 21st Century Canon (Vulture)
- 7th on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
- 9th on Big Read (German) (Germany)
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- 10th on PEOPLE Picks the Best Books From the 1990s (PEOPLE Magazine)
- 13th on 100 Greatest Childrens Books of All Time (BBC)
- 13th on 50 Best-Loved Novels Written by a Woman (United Kingdom) (Guardian)
- 13th on The 25 Greatest Kids Books of All Time (Forbes)
- 14th on Paste Magazine's Best Books of the Decade(2000-2009) (Paste Magazine)
- 14th on Top 100 Books, As Chosen By Canadians (The Gazette(Newspaper))
- 15th on The 100 Stories that Shaped the World (BBC)
- 15th on Top 100 Fantasy Books (Fantasy Book Review)
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- 24th on The Greatest Books of All Time (Reader's Digest)
- 25th on Harvard Book Store Staff's Favorite 100 Books (Harvard Book Store)
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- 28th on Big Read (Bulgarian) (Bulgaria)
- 42nd on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 43rd on 50 Books Every Kid Should Read (Entertainment Weekly)
- 45th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
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- 72nd on 100 Best Books to Read by Women Authors (Good Housekeeping)
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- Recommended Reading List for Students (China 2020) (Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China)
- The 100 Novels You Must Read in Your Lifetime (Esquire)
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