Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Alternate Title:	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Author:	J. K. Rowling
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing, 1997 Scholastic/Levine, 1997
Series:	Harry Potter: Book 1
1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 8. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One & Two
Book Type:	Novel
Genre:	Fantasy
Sub-Genre Tags:	Juvenile Fantasy Contemporary Fantasy Sword and Sorcery
Awards:	1999 Locus FN Nominated
Lists:	Guardian: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels Banned Science Fiction and Fantasy Books Genre-Lit Flicks WWEnd Top Listed Books WWEnd Most Read Books
Links:	Hogwarts Professor
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Film & Television Adaptations

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Warner Bros. Pictures
11/16/2001

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Synopsis

Banned Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

"The Gwinnett County, Ga. school board (2006) rejected a parent's pleas to take Harry Potter books out of school libraries, based on the claim they promote witchcraft. The Georgia Board of Education ruled December 14 that the parent had failed to prove her contention that the series 'promote[s] the Wicca religion,' and therefore that the book's availability in public schools does not constitute advocacy of a religion. On May 29, 2007, Superior Court judge Ronnie Batchelor upheld the Georgia Board of Education's decision to support local school officials. County school board members have said the books are good tools to encourage children to read and to spark creativity and imagination. Removed from the St. Joseph School in Wakefield, Mass. (2007) because the themes of witchcraft and sorcery were inappropriate for a Catholic school." (Source: "Books Challenged or Banned in 2007-2008," www.ala.org (PDF))

Originally published in the UK as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

What did Harry Potter know about magic? He was stuck with the decidedly un-magical Dursleys, who hated him. He slept in a closet and ate their leftovers. But an owl messenger changes all that, with an invitation to attend the Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches, where it turns out Harry is already famous....