by J.K. Rowling (309 pgs)
I think what appeals to me most about this book is the sense that extraordinary things can happen to anyone. I remember, as a kid, wishing with all my might that there was something fantastic and magical about me. I don't think this is such an uncommon desire and this book plays right into that.
Harry Potter discovers on his 11th birthday that he's really a wizard. This alleviates some of the dreariness of having to live with the Dursley's, who are the most awful Muggles (non-magic users)imaginable. Soon, Harry is whisked off to Hogwarts School for wizards and Witches and begins his magical education. He soon makes friends (Ron and Hermione) and enemies (Malfoy and Snape.) But all is not as simple as it seems and Harry is soon embroiled in mystery or set of mysteries. Not least of which is the mystery of his own history.
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