Coming home from the hospital for the first time duration. I was 10 when the first book was released in 1997 and although i didnt read it that year by the time the order of the phoenix was released in 2003 i was queuing up outside whsmith at midnight dressed in my robes to be one of the first to get my hands on the latest adventures of harry. His pleas are as unrelenting as before, but this time we resist. Here are the release dates for all of the harry potter books written by j. But she lived through the fire of life and became an amazing author. He then wanted me to read aloud the second book, and.
One of the delights of discovering harry potter is that you see him grow up. If set in the same type as harry potter and the philosophers stone, it would be 655 pages. My eagerness to share it with him hasnt dimmed, only my impatience. A world full of wizards, magic, and, of course, dragons. These books should be enjoyed together and discussed. Here are the book addicted girls top recommended books for people who love harry potter and are in need of their next magic fix. The harry potter movies in chronological order by date of. The hype over book seven is a far cry from the first instalment in author jk rowlings series, harry potter and the philosophers stone, which had a print run of just 500 copies when it was. But along with that, the subject matter of the books and movies gets. The first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel, it follows harry potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday, when he receives a letter of acceptance to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Albus potter, the second son of harry potter and ginny weasley, boards the hogwarts express on platform nine and threequarters at kings cross to start his first year at hogwarts school and, to everyones surprise, he is sorted into slytherin house cc1. The last book, harry potter and the deathly hallows. For instance, your nana might think hes a lovely young man with some interesting and talented friends, who together are excellent role models for you. In 2001, she released fantastic beasts and where to find them a purported hogwarts textbook and quidditch through the ages a book harry.
Additionally, not only does harry get older and the content get darker as the books progress, but the books themselves get longer, which is typically indicated for older readers. Your agebyage guide to all things harry potter red tricycle. Below, we list the seven harry potter books in order of publication, from first to last. Riddled with all the feelings of angst and inadequacies of childhood, and saddled with the uncertainties of a world on the cusp, he goes from being an average eleven year old boy to a wizard, and not only a wizard. Harry potter has a tremendously outsized cultural reach. Grade reading levels grade reading levels of of harry potter books harry potter books title lexile rank grade reading level. When the first novel of the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone, opens. What if the characters of harry potter looked like they did in the books. If youre anything like me, or youre around my age you will have likely read the harry potter books growing up. Harry potter ronald weasley hermione granger albus dumbledore voldemort rubeus hagrid minerva mcgonagall severus snape professor quirrell. Harry s first crush object, cho shows resilience and determination after her boyfriend cedric. Why ill have my kids wait to read harry potter book riot. Harry potter books there are levels of loving harry potter. Most children loose their baby, or milk, teeth before this age.
I am not saying that there are no young children of ages seven and eight who are not able to enjoy at least the first three books of the series, but it. If a nineyearold started reading the series when the first book was first released in 1997, she would have been nineteen when the series concluded. Nielsen, magyk by angie sage, the lightning thief by rick riordan, fablehaven. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone characters shmoop. The pages were part of an exhibition titled harry potter. Harry potter is a work of art i would like to commend j. That said, harry is 11 years old in the first book in the series and 17 by the final. The harry potter series by j k rowling is brilliant to read aloud to your child but whens the best age to start. The fifth book in the harry potter series, harry potter and the order of the phoenix is told from the viewpoint of the now fifteenyearold harry. The first book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was published in 1997 by bloomsbury in london. My friends 7yo is very competent reader and has just started reading them and i have no idea is this normal or advanced. As soon as we finish the first book, emmett wants to jump into the second.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone 30 june 1997 harry potter and the chamber of secrets 2 july 1998. Rowlings original synopsis of harry potter and the philosophers stone was on display at the british library earlier in 2018. This is what the harry potter characters looked like in. One 2011 survey suggested that a third of all american adults ages 18 to 34 at the time had read at least one of the books. If a sevenyearold started it when the first book was released, she would have been seventeen harry potters age at the end when the series. At 161 minutes, chamber of tricks is the longest film of the franchise business, as well as probably not so coincidentally its likewise the last film to try.
It was caput draconis which is latin for dragons head and that definitely fits as a straightforward password for the common room. Michael gambon who took over the role, starting in harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, after harriss death was also 70 in the last film. That said, harry is 11 years old in the first book in the series and 17 by the final book, and kids generally like to read about protagonists in their age range or a couple of years older. Harry potter was eleven years old in the first book. An iconic moment, harry potter and the philosophers stone boasted the very first utterance of a gryffindor password. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Decades after the tales of the boy who lived were first published, these books continue to enchant and inspire readers of all ages. The first book of the harry potter series shows harry at several ages.
From the opening line of harry potter and the sorcerers stone through the poignant end of harry potter and the deathly hallows, few book series are as gripping as j. While its prime audience is children aged 8 to about 11, the story has enough depth to make it a satisfying, if short, read for even teenaged. Harry potter timeline timeline the harry potter lexicon. What was harry potters age in the first book answers. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix wikibooks. Depending on the variant that youre reading i believe that the page numbers differ between countries so im using the copies that i have to hand. We have not included dates, because the books have been published in so many countries and in so many editions that it is simply not practical to make a list of every publication date. Harry potter and the philosophers stone wikibooks, open.
The exhibition celebrated the 20th anniversary of the publication of the first harry potter novel. Below is the order of all of the harry potter books, as well as recommendations for other books like harry potter. I believe the book was called harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the us. At what age should you read each harry potter book. All kisses in harry potter french kiss harry potter love. The books have also launched the infamous movie series. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. Rowling brought us the world of harry potter and endowed it with an impressive number of. Henry blodget business insider the harry potter franchise turned 20 years old in june. List of harry potter books in order harry potter spells. The first book in the harry potter series, harry potter and the philosophers stone or harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the us is written from the pointofview of the 11yearold harry potter.
Explore the entire series of harry potter books and audio books, as well as colouring books, box sets and collectibles. This article is very wrong about the age recommendations for harry potter books and movies. The first book begins when harry is eleven years old. This is the first of the war against voldemort harry potter books. Harry potter will come, and i still look forward to the day when well read it with him. Potter preorders smash all records books the guardian. When so many adult critics were carrying on about the incredible originality of the first harry potter book, i read it to find out what the fuss was about, and remained somewhat puzzled. My husband started reading the first harry potter book harry potter and the philosophers stone to our twin sons when they were six. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone harry potter and the philosophers stone 880l 56 harry potter and the chamber of secrets 940l. Just wondered what age your kids first read harry potter. Harry is of course the young wizard featured in numerous incredibly famous books written by author jk rowling. Harry potter and the cursed child, the eighth part of the harry potter saga has been released worldwide for fans to enjoy.
I know a 1st grader who read the read the frist harry potter book. The stories tell of him overcoming dangerous obstacles to defeat the dark wizard lord voldemort who killed his parents when harry was 15 months old. Had only watched the first and the third movie in the series. Author jk rowling was 32 when the first book was published. There was no mention of this during any of the books. What to read after harry potter childrens books the. How many pages are there in all the harry potter books. How to tell if you have a harry potter first edition set. But i could make most of the connections i read the same book again after 2 years. So at what age is a kid ready to read the harry potter series. As harry potter daniel radcliffe begins his sixth year at hogwarts, he discovers an old book marked as the property of the halfblood prince and begins to learn. I was 10 when the first book was released in 1997 and although i didnt read it that year by the time the order of the phoenix was released in 2003 i was queuing up outside whsmith at midnight dressed in my robes to be one of the first to get my hands on the latest adventures of harry and the gang. Start book 1 sorcerers stone sometime around 11 years old, as a readaloud book. I read the first book aloud to my 5 12year old son, and he become completely entranced with it, reading and rereading it compulsively, playing games that all centered around harry and magic, a harry potter birthday party, etc.
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