Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone

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The work Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Culver-Union Township Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone

Statement of responsibility

by J.K. Rowling ; illustrations by Mary GrandPré

Title variation

Harry Potter and the sorcerers stone

Creator

• trueRowling, J. K.
• Rowling, J. K

Contributor

• GrandPré, Mary
• trueGrandPre, Mary

Author

• Rowling, J. K

Illustrator

• GrandPré, Mary

Subject

• trueWitches
• Weasley, Ron, (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
• Schools -- Juvenile fiction
• trueSchools -- Great Britain
• trueBoarding schools
• trueBooks to movies
• trueChild wizards
• trueClassics
• trueEleven-year-old boys -- England
• trueEngland
• England -- Fiction
• England -- Juvenile fiction
• Fantasy fiction
• trueFantasy fiction
• Granger, Hermione, (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
• Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization) -- Juvenile fiction
• Magic -- Fiction
• Magic -- Juvenile fiction
• trueMagic -- Study and teaching
• truePotter, Harry (Fictitious character)
• Schools -- Fiction
• Potter, Harry, (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
• trueWizards' apprentices
• Wizards -- Juvenile fiction
• Wizards -- Fiction
• trueWizards

Genre

• Fiction
• trueBooks to movies
• trueClassics
• trueFantasy fiction
• Juvenile fiction

Language

eng

Summary

Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry

Member of

• Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone
• trueHarry Potter (Original series)
• Harry Potter series, 01
• trueHarry Potter and the philosopher's stone

Theme

• trueHidden among us
• trueAcademies of magic
• trueChosen one
• trueHidden heritage
• trueDark lord

Storyline

• trueWorld-building
• truePlot-driven

Pace

• trueFast-paced

Tone

• trueSuspenseful

Writing style

• trueCompelling

Character

• trueWell-developed
• trueCourageous

Award

• ABBY Award for Children's Books, 1999.
• ALA Notable Children's Book, 1999
• Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 1998
• Books I Love Best Yearly (BILBY), Older Reader, 2001.
• Books I Love Best Yearly (BILBY), Younger Reader, 2001.
• Blue Hen Book Award (Delaware) for Chapter Books, 2001.
• Book Sense Book of the Year for Children's Literature, 1999.
• British Book Award for Children's Book of the Year, 1997.
• Charlotte Award (New York), Young Adult, 2000.
• Colorado Blue Spruce YA Book Award, 2001.
• Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Rosie Award), 2001.
• Golden Archer Awards (Wisconsin): Middle/Jr. High, 2000.
• Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona), Teen Book Category, 2000.
• Great Stone Face Children's Book Award (New Hampshire), 2000.
• Indian Paintbrush Book Award (Wyoming), 2000.
• Massachusetts Children's Book Award, 2000.
• Mythopoeic Award for Children's Literature, 2008.
• Nene Award (Hawaii), 2000.
• Nestle Children's Book Prize for Nine to Eleven Year Olds, 1997.
• Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (Illinois), 2001.
• School Library Journal Best Books, 1998.
• South Carolina Book Award, Junior Books, 2001.
• Surrey Book of the Year Award (British Columbia), 2000.
• West Australian Young Readers' Book Award (WAYRBA), Younger Readers, 2000.
• West Virginia Children's Choice Book Award, 2001.
• YALSA 100 Best Books, 1950-2000
• YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 1999

Awards note

ALA Notable Children's Book, 1999.

Cataloging source

DLC

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• 880L
• Middle School
• 880

Intended audience source

• Lexile
• Lexile

Interest level

• MG
• None
• MG

LC call number

PZ7.R79835

LC item number

Har 1998

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile

880

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 4
• 7

Reading level

• 5.5
• 5.0
• 5.5

Series statement

Harry Potter

Series volume

1

Study program name

• Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning
• Accelerated Reader
• Accelerated Reader AR

Target audience

pre adolescent