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Essential Read

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

by J.K. Rowling · 1997

Children's · ranked #3 in category

An orphan learns he is a wizard and finds a home at a school of magic; the book that made a generation read.

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The verdict

Category
Children's
First published
1997 · 1990s
Author
J.K. Rowling
Standing
Essential Read

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