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London : Bloomsbury, 2010
Abstract: The plot follows Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, during which a series of messages on the walls of the school's corridors warn that the "Chamber of Secrets" has been opened and that the "heir of Slytherin" would kill all pupils who do not come from all-magical families. Ages: 9 years +
London : Bloomsbury Children Books, 2014
Abstract: Harry Potter's summer has included the WORST birthday ever, DOOMY warnings from HOUSE-ELF called DOBBY, and rescue from the Dursleys by his friend Ron Weasley in a magical FLYING car! Back at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his second year, Harry hears strange WHISPERS eco through empty corridors - and then the ATTACKS start. Students are found as though turned to stone.. Dobby's SINISTER predictions seem to be coming true. Ages: from 9 years.
London : Bloomsbury Children Books, 2014
Abstract: As he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid's motorbike and takes to the skies, LEAVING privet Drive for the last time, Harry Potter knows that LORD VOLDEMORT and the Death Eaters are not far behind. The protective CHARM that has kept Harry safe until now is BROKEN, but he cannot keep hiding. The Dark Lord is breathing FEAR into everything Harry loves, and to stop him Harry will have to find and destroy the remaining HORCRUXES. The final BATTLE must begin - Harry must stand and face his e ...; [Read more...]
London : Bloomsbury Children Books, 2014
Abstract: The TRIWIZARD TOURNAMENT is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter - but that soesn't stop Harry DREAMING that he will WIN the competition. Then at Hallowe'en, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is AMAZED to find his name is one of those that the MAGICAL cup picks out. He will face death-defying tasks, DRAGONS and Dark wizards, but with the help of his best friends, Ron and Hermione, he might just make it through - ALIVE! Ages: ...; [Read more...]
London : Bloomsbury Children Book, 2014
Abstract: When Dumbledore arrives at Private Drive one summer night to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is Blackened and shrivelled, but he does not reveal why, secrets and SUSPICION are spreading through the wizarding world, and Hogwarts itself is not safe. Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the DARK MARK: there is a Death Eater amongst them. Harry, will need POWERFUL magic and true friends as he explores VOLDEMORT'S darkest secrets, and Dumbledore prepares him to face his DESTINY... Ages: ...; [Read more...]
London : Bloomsbury, 2014
Abstract: DARK TIMES have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' ATTACK on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at NOTHING to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a SECRET ORDER gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to PROTECT himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing STRONGER by the day and Harry is running out of time.. ...; [Read more...]
London : Bloomsbury, 2010
Abstract: It is a story about Harry Potter, an orphan brought up by his aunt and uncle because his parents were killed when he was a baby. Harry is unloved by his uncle and aunt but everything changes when he is invited to join Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and he finds out he's a wizard. At Hogwarts Harry realises he's special and his adventures begin when he and his new friends Ron and Hermione attempt to unravel the mystery of the Philosopher's Stone. Ages: 9 years +
London : Bloomsbury Children Books, 2014
Abstract: Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the LETTERS start dropping on the doormat at number four, Private Drive. Addressed in GREEN INK on yellowish parchment with a PURPLE SEAL, they are swiftly confiscated by his GRISLY aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed GIANT of a man called RUBEUS HAGRID bursts in with some ASTONISHING news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY. An incredible adven ...; [Read more...]
London : Bloomsbury Children Books, 2014
Abstract: "Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go." When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at HOGWARTS for Haryy Potter. Sirius Black, ESCAPED mass-murderer and follower of LORD VOLDEMORT, is on the run - and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divinat ...; [Read more...]
London [etc.] : Bloomsbury, 2015
Abstract: Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten- pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnats. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the warden makes the boys "build character" by spending all day, every day, digging holes: five feet wide and five feet deep. It doesn't take long for Stanley to realize there's more than character improvement going on at Camp Green La ...; [Read more...]