Harry awoke in the dark cupboard under the stairs. The tiny closet is his bedroom in his aunt and uncle's house. He brushed the spiders from his hand-me-down clothes and reached for his glasses. Soon it would be Harry's eleventh birthday. He doesn't know it yet but this year he will get a gift that will change his life forever. After all this time, Harry will find out the truth about his parents and how he came to have a lightning shaped scar on his forehead. But most important of all, Harry will discover that he is a wizard! A famous wizard who, as just a baby, survived a curse from the greatest and most evil wizard of all time. Known as "The Boy Who Lived", Harry will find new friends and daring adventures at his new home at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Submitted by A.A.H.
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Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility.
All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, Dudley - a great big swollen spoiled bully. Harry's room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in eleven years.
But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to an incredible place that Harry - and anyone who reads about him - will find unforgettable.---from the publisher
320 pages 978-1338878929 Ages 9 and up
Keywords: fantasy and magic, wizardry, boarding school, friendship, belonging, boarding school, action/adventure, part of a series, 9 year old, 10 year old, 11 year old, 12 year old, 13 year old
