This all-time favorite novel is about a young boy, Harry, living with his unfriendly aunt, uncle, and cousin. As strange letters begin to come for Harry, other unexplainable things also begin to happen at the Dursley's. On Harry's birthday, an unknown, giant visitor comes to the Dursley's telling Harry that he is a wizard! The wizard, Hagrid, takes Harry to the wizarding school, Hogwarts, where Harry meets his new friends Ron and Hermione. However, he also meets hostile characters, such as Draco Malfoy and Severus Snape. Harry learns wizardry and also finds out his talent for Quidditch. In the end, Harry finds himself entwined in the infamous wizard villain's, Voldemort's, history.
This book could be used for a literature focus unit.
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This video below is the novel on audiotape for students to listen to as the follow along:
This video below is an interview with author, JK Rowling:
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