Harry
Potter is a
wizard. Hi is in his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and
Wizardry. Little does he know that this year will be just as eventful as
the last...
About
It's
hard to fall in love with an earnest, appealing young hero like Harry
Potter and then to watch helplessly as he steps into terrible danger! And
in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the much
anticipated sequel to the award-winning Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's
Stone, he is in terrible danger indeed.
As if it's not bad enough that after a long summer with the horrid
Dursleys he is thwarted in his attempts to hop the train to the Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to begin his second year. But when his
only transportation option is a magical flying car, it is just his luck to
crash into a valuable (but clearly vexed) Whomping Willow. Still, all this
seems like a day in the park compared to what happens that fall within the
haunted halls of Hogwarts.
Chilling, malevolent voices whisper from the walls only to Harry, and it
seems certain that his classmate Draco Malfoy is out to get him. Soon it's
not just Harry who is worried about survival, as dreadful things begin to
happen at Hogwarts. The mysteriously gleaming, foot-high words on the wall
proclaim, "The Chamber of Secrets Has Been Opened. Enemies of the
Heir, Beware." But what exactly does it mean? Harry, Hermione, and
Ron do everything that is wizardly possible - including risking their own
lives - to solve this 50-year-old, seemingly deadly mystery. This
deliciously suspenseful novel is every bit as gripping, imaginative, and
creepy as the first; familiar student concerns - fierce rivalry,
blush-inducing crushes, pedantic professors - seamlessly intertwine with
the bizarre, horrific, fantastical, or just plain funny.
What people say about this
book:
'Joanne
Rowling's second book is just as funny, frightening and unexpected as her
first. '
The Daily Mail
'Harry
Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is as good as its predecessor...Hogwarts
is a criation of genius.'
The Times Literary Supplement
'Rowling might be a Hogwarts graduate herself, for her abilty to create
such an engaging imaginative, funny, and, above all, heart-poundingly
suspenseful yarn is nothing short of magical.'
Publishers
Weekly
Once
again, Rowling writes with a combination of wit, whimsy, and a touch of
the macabre that will leave readers young and old desperate for the next
installment. (Ages 9 and older)
For
most children, summer vacation is something to look forward to. But not
for our 13-year-old hero, who's forced to spend his summers with an aunt,
uncle, and cousin who detest him.
Then
you should have died! Died rather than betray your friends, as we would have
done for you!
Sirius
Black Prisoner
of Azkaban, Chapter 19, Page 375
On
what makesbooks
so special... The
power of the printed word unites the author's and the reader's
imaginations to create a unique vision. Entire worlds can be carried
around inside these small, cheap, paper objects that don't need plugs,
modems or speakers. Books have survived for centuries; cinema is an
upstart by comparison!
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