Better than Philosopher's Stone (Sorcerer's Stone)

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	• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2) J.K. Rowling Arthur A. Levine Books, 1999 - 352 pages average customer review:based on 2690 reviews view larger image
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Better than Philosopher's Stone (Sorcerer's Stone)

When I saw the Harry Potter movie marathon during the holidays, I thought I'd try reading the books. At first, I was skeptical because when they first came out I didn't get what the hype was all about. But now after seeing the movies and reading the complete series, I understand it now.

This book is truly captivating, more intense and frightening than the first. I absolutely loved it! It was both entertaining and funny, much like the other six in the series. It is engaging to read, and I honestly think it appeals to all ages. Even older readers will enjoy being taken back to the days when the border between fantasy and reality was blurred, and all the books would keep the modern teenager entranced. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets actually kept me laughing throughout. At some points in the middle, the story may get slightly boring, but don't worry, it gets better. This series blurs the ordinary design of which children's books are written. But most are not always written with the same stylish elegance J.K. Rowling seems to successfully integrate into the plot, and they each carry their own sense of magic, to the point in which the reader can't seem to put the book down! This book is a must read, it is one of my favorites! I would highly recommend the Harry Potter book series! Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Special Edition)

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Back for seconds

Harry and company are back for seconds--a second year at Hogwarts--and Rowling ratchets up the the mystery and action in this worthy followup.

Having firmly established the characters in the first year (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)) of Hogwarts, Rowling plays off of them nicely. We get to meet the Weasley family at home and bask in their normalcy and loving relationships, and we find Harry Potter, hated at home but famous in wizardry, deflated in both settings with gentle good humor.

Not so gentle is the story this time out. Rowling wisely credits her readers with the intelligence to remember and understand the fictional framework of the Hogwart's school calendar and characters so that she is able to use her storytelling time and talents to expand on the mystery and adventure. She scatters enough clues to keep the reader guessing correctly, but also places enough red herrings to keep the reader from solving correctly the secret of the chamber. The climactic confrontation and resolution kept me riveted and reading straight through the last 50 pages, which says much about Rowling's skillfulness at handling her story that she kept a reader much older and presumably more jaded than her intended audience so well entranced.

In this second book, it becomes clear why Harry Potter has become such a cultural force, even before the movies and all their tie-iin merchandise became such a major advertising franchise. At the center is a great story--that leaves me looking forward to where year 3 will take us. I expect (given the presence and continued success of years 4 and beyond) that Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3) will not disappoint.

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Seconds Please

Harry Potter is finally returning to Hogwarts after a long summer at home. But in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets it seems that his second year will have more danger than his first. To start he arrives at Hogwarts in a flying car that crashes into a tree and he and Ron are nearly killed. Things will not end there for this daring wizard. This time at school he will find and try to end the evil that lurks in the halls of Hogwarts.
As more terrible events occur in Harry's world, he dives into each one. To the voices he hears in the halls, a late night adventure to the forest, and concocting a potion Harry, Ron, and Hermione come across the most adventure and jeopardy. Most importantly the chamber has been opened. But what is this secret that the school holds? They must find out. Always willing to take on the task these three create intriguing stories wherever they go. Despite that most of the intense action takes place on the final pages, one will want to read this sequel.

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Christmas gift to pet sitter

Always love the Harry Potter series. My gift is the beginning of my young friend's experience at HEARING it read by the amazing Mr. Dale. In my view, the books came to life in a much different way from reading it myself. A wonderful experience, that I'm glad to share. I believe that the item was received on time for her to open it during the holiday break. thanks
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I received this very quickly and I am very satisfied with the quality of it. Happy overall!!

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In one of the most hotly anticipated sequels in memory, J.K. Rowling takes up where she left with Harry's second year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Old friends and new torments abound, including a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girl's bathroom, an outrageously conceited professor, Gilderoy Lockheart, and a mysterious force that turns Hogwarts students to stone.

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