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Prism Leisure Corporation The Magical World Of J K Rowling - Author Of Harry Potter [2002]
<I>The Magical World of JK Rowling </I> is an early bid to cash in on the fresh wave of Potter-mania that's about to break in the wake of the first big-screen <I>Harry Potter</I>. Fair enough, except that the makers of this documentary are operating under certain minor disadvantages: they've got no material, and nothing to say. As a result, some fairly desperate padding has gone on. For all that, even though the film runs a mere 39 minutes, it still feels painfully overstretched. For a start, they evidently couldn't get hold of JK Rowling herself. This isn't too surprising--after some bad experiences with the press following the success of the first <I>Harry Potter</I> book, she virtually never gives interviews (she took her revenge in <I>Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire</I>, which features an obnoxious tabloid hack who meets a very unpleasant fate). The filmmakers make do with excerpts from her speech at the 1999 British Book Awards, interspersed with interviews with critics, bookstore assistants, school kids and teachers. This is all just about as exciting, and illuminating, as it sounds. The film's biggest scoop is a family who knew Rowling when she was a girl, and whose surname is--wait for it--Potter! Not even the most avid HP fan will get much from this limp effort. Sit tight and wait for the film. --<I>Philip Kemp</I>
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Heinemann Library J. K. Rowling (All About S.)
Pages: 32, Paperback, Heinemann Library
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Scholastic Harry Potter Poster Book
Pages: 32, Paperback, Scholastic
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Hampton Roads Publishing Co ,U.S. Muggles and Magic: An Unofficial Guide to J.K. Rowling and the Harry Potter Phenomenon
Pages: 358, Paperback, Hampton Roads Publishing Co ,U.S.
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£8.89
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Sparknotes Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Sparknotes)
Pages: 68, Paperback, Sparknotes
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Thorndike Press Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Thorndike Young Adult)
As his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry approaches in <i>Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix</i>, 15-year-old Harry Potter is in full-blown adolescence, complete with regular outbursts of rage, a nearly debilitating crush, and the blooming of a powerful sense of rebellion. It's been yet another infuriating and boring summer with the despicable Dursleys, this time with minimal contact from our hero's non-Muggle friends from school. Harry is feeling especially edgy at the lack of news from the magic world, wondering when the freshly revived evil Lord Voldemort will strike. Returning to Hogwarts will be a relief… or will it? <p> Book five in JK Rowling's <I>Harry Potter</I> series follows the darkest year yet for our young wizard, who finds himself knocked down a peg or three after the events of last year. Over the summer, gossip (usually traced back to the magic world's newspaper, the <I>Daily Prophet</I>) has turned Harry's tragic and heroic encounter with Voldemort at the Triwizard Tournament into an excuse to ridicule and discount the teenager. Even Professor Dumbledore, headmaster of the school, has come under scrutiny from the Ministry of Magic, which refuses to officially acknowledge the terrifying truth: that Voldemort is back. Enter a particularly loathsome new character: the toad-like and simpering (<I>hem, hem</I>) Dolores Umbridge, senior undersecretary to the minister of Magic, who takes over the vacant position of defence against dark arts teacher--and in no time manages to become the high inquisitor of Hogwarts. Life isn't getting any easier for Harry Potter. With an overwhelming course load as the fifth years prepare for their examinations, devastating changes in the Gryffindor Quidditch team line-up, vivid dreams about long hallways and closed doors, and increasing pain in his lightning-shaped scar, Harry's resilience is sorely tested. <p> <I>Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix</I>, more than any of the four previous novels in the series, is a coming-of-age story. Harry faces the thorny transition into adulthood, when adult heroes are revealed to be fallible, and matters that seemed black and white suddenly come out in shades of gray. Gone is the wide-eyed innocent, the whiz kid of <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone</i>. Here we have an adolescent who's sometimes sullen, often confused (especially about girls), and always self-questioning. Confronting death again, as well as a startling prophecy, Harry ends his year at Hogwarts exhausted and pensive. Readers, on the other hand, will be energised as they enter yet again the long waiting period for the next title in the marvellous magical series. <I>--Emilie Coulter</I>
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Large Print Press Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
J K Rowling's sequel to <I>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone</I> carries on where the original left off. Harry is returning to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry after the summer holidays and, right from the start, things are not straightforward. <p> Unable to board the Hogwarts express, Harry and his friends break all the rules and make their way to the school in a magical flying car. From this point on, incredible events happen to Harry and his friends--Harry hears evil voices and someone, or something is attacking the pupils. Can Harry get to the bottom of the mystery before it's too late? <p>As with its predecessor <I>Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets</I> is a highly readable and imaginative adventure story with real, fallible, characters, plenty of humour and, of course, loads of magic and spells. There is no need to have read <I>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone</I> to enjoy this book. However, if you have read it, this is the book you have been waiting for. (Ages 9 to Adult). --<I>Philippa Reece</I>
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£6.58
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Lectorum Publications Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Pages: 254, Paperback, Lectorum Publications
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Lectorum Publications Harry Potter y la Camara Secreta Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Pages: 286, Paperback, Lectorum Publications
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Lectorum Publications Harry Potter y el Prisionero de Azkaban Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Pages: 359, Paperback, Lectorum Publications
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