When Harry Potter discovers he is a wizard on his eleventh birthday, his world transforms from ordinary to extraordinary. At Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he finds friendship, adventure, and the first hints of a dark destiny. Blending magic, wonder, and courage, J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone begins the unforgettable journey that captured readers’ imaginations around the world.
Date: 1997 (United Kingdom)
Length: ~223 pages (varies by edition)
Cultural impact: ~120.450.000 copies (estimates)
Genre: Fantasy & Science Fiction, Children's Books
(...) Deathly Hallows Order of the Phoenix Chronicles Of Narnia The Giver Lightning Thief The Lord of the Rings
"Rowling uses classic narrative devices with flair and originality" — Publishers Weekly
"Rousing first novel (...) slanted toward action-oriented readers, who will find that Briticisms meld with all the other wonders of magic school" — Kirkus Reviews
"An imaginative and engaging tale" — School Library Journal
"Soared beyond her modest Muggle surroundings to achieve something quite special" — Michael Winerip, The New York Times
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