by Tina VelgosFeaturing:
341 pages
Ages 7 - adult
ISBN: 0-439-06486-4
$17.95 US (hardcover)
1999
Arthur A. Levine Books,an imprint of
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter's fantastic hero's journey continues to thrill kids (and adults) of all ages!
If you enjoyed the first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, this book will totally grab you. It's a magical fantasy adventure which, quite honestly, is hard to stop reading!
We're all rooting for Harry Potter, the famous, young wizard-in-training, in his second year at Hogwarts.
However, the year gets off to a rocky start when he receives a warning from a small house-elf with huge, "bat-like ears and bulging green eyes the size of tennis balls" who insists that Harry must not go back to Hogwarts. Of course, Harry's only alternative would be to stay with the utterly cruel and insensitive Dursley family. What's Harry Potter to do?
By reading this book, you and your children can explore J.K. Rowling's awesome adventure, which explores creativity, new challenges and obstacles which Harry faces, new professors, new friends, and Moaning Myrtle, a spirit who has taken up residency in the girls' bathroom! Best of all, it strengthens the most powerful tool of all, the imagination, when the mysterious Chamber of Secrets is re-opened at the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. Will Harry escape the dangers that lie within the deep, dark powers unleashed at Hogwarts?
The main plot in this story revolves around a mystery at Hogwarts which literally turns students to stone. Reading each intricately-written chapter will help readers develop a lengthy list of suspects, including Harry's arch rival, Draco Malfoy. Read the book and roll up your sleeves as you read my favorite Harry Potter book yet!
Although this book is very suspenseful, kids seem to find it entertaining, insightful and funny, and aren't frightened by the content.
Wonderful art on the book jacket and throughout the book by artist Mary GrandPré (art directed by David Saylor) really add to the magical feel of the Harry Potter series.
It's no wonder this book (and series) has been in the top-sellers book list. It should be required reading for anyone who enjoys reading good fiction, especially for children in the classroom looking for books which inspire great thinking!
This 18-chapter adventure includes: