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Audio CD Description Say you've spent the first 10 years of your life sleeping under the stairs of a family who loathes you. Then, in an absurd, magical twist of fate you find yourself surrounded by wizards, a caged snowy owl, a phoenix-feather wand, and jellybeans that come in every flavor, including strawberry, curry, grass, and sardine. Not only that, but you discover that you are a wizard yourself! This is exactly what happens to young Harry Potter in J.K. Rowling's enchanting, funny debut novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. In the nonmagic human world--the world of "Muggles"--Harry is a nobody, treated like dirt by the aunt and uncle who begrudgingly inherited him when his parents were killed by the evil Voldemort. But in the world of wizards, small, skinny Harry is famous as a survivor of the wizard who tried to kill him. He is left only with a lightning-bolt scar on his forehead, curiously refined sensibilities, and a host of mysterious powers to remind him that he's quite, yes, altogether different from his aunt, uncle, and spoiled, piglike cousin Dudley. A mysterious letter, delivered by the friendly giant Hagrid, wrenches Harry from his dreary, Muggle-ridden existence: "We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Of course, Uncle Vernon yells most unpleasantly, "I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL TO TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!" Soon enough, however, Harry finds himself at Hogwarts with his owl Hedwig... and that's where the real adventure--humorous, haunting, and suspenseful--begins. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, first published in England as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, continues to win major awards in England. So far it has won the National Book Award, the Smarties Prize, the Children's Book Award, and is short-listed for the Carnegie Medal, the U.K. version of the Newbery Medal. This magical, gripping, brilliant book--a future classic to be sure--will leave kids clamoring for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. (Ages 8 to 13) --Karin Snelson

Customer Reviews it is really good. This book is really good it has stuff that some reall people go through. It is funny, sad, happy, and sometimes even scary. This book is really good for kids and adults. Not bad, but not great either I don't know why I'm bothering to write a review about this book other than I'm bored. Everyone already knows about it, and everyone already has their opinion, so it's pretty much a waste of time. But here goes. I just don't get it. It's not a bad story. It's got some interesting characters. The setting is okay. And every so often, there are flashes of inspiration. But overall, it's just not that great. The book is too long. The story is sluggish. And the magic is poorly defined. What can these kids do? What are their limits? In a world where everyone has magic, why does Harry, our hero, hardly do anything magical? I also don't care much for the world. It seems too grounded in reality. Who wants to relive their lousy school days, even if it's a wizard's school? Apparently, a lot of people, so never mind. This book suffers from the weakness of so many books nowadays. It just seems like a set up for the next book, and I guess I don't find Harry or his world interesting enough to continue on. Rowling can barely fill this book with material. If you're a Potter fan, of course you'll think I'm wrong. Maybe I am. Only time will tell. Where to start? 1. I am not one of those religous people who think magic is bad. 2. Nor am i someone who cannot read, therefor not understanding, and thinking it's bad. 3. Neither do i have any desire to be killed by a Harry Potter fan for writing a bad review, BUT, i wouldn't mind some unhelpful votes, those are fun. Harry Potter was not an awful book. But i find absoultly no suspense or drama in the books whatsoever. Maybe because the main chacter cannot die because the author has to write 7 books about him? I wonder. And i just don't like Harry Potter's character. He's a bit uppity. And J.K. Rowling just trys to hard to make him likeable. He's nice, but only to other nice people. Obviously Slytherin is unincluded. how can an entire group of children be evil anyhow? But he goes and does dangerous, breaking school rules things, to make him more attractive to our little subconsious selves. And he isn't deathly afraid of Voldemort, he says his name after all, and fights the poor, half dead guy. Charming. But maybe there's a problem with me, because Snape, Malfoy, Voldemort and various others who Harry thinks are mean are the ones i'm rooting for. Must find that out. "We as a human race, are wierd." -Qoute taken from my friend.