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Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.
jfoster_sf: This is a great fantasy series about a brother and sister who are sent to live with their grandparents for the summer. When they arrive they are amazed at how much land their grandparents own-a vast forest, expansive grounds, and a beautiful garden. When Seth goes to explore the forest (although his Grandfather has clearly forbidden it), he meets Muriel, a cunning witch who tries to capture him. This meeting soon unlocks a great secret that their grandparents have been guarding for many years. This is an exciting, funny, and mysterious fantasy that I highly recommend reading!… (mais)
TomWaitsTables: You want an explanation? Read The Books of Magic; if you loved Sorcerer's Stone, which is about an ordinary boy discovering a whole new world where he finds a future larger than he had ever imagined, you will love Neil Gaiman's The Books of Magic. If you ever find yourself thinking that after an awful lot of sequels and years of a multi-billion dollar franchise being squeezed for every Knut, that the world of Harry Potter has lost its magic, I urge you to rediscover it again in The Books of Magic. There is nothing else to say; there is only awe and wonders.… (mais)
'Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal' conta a história de um menino que dorme embaixo de uma escada na casa dos tios. Quando ainda bebê, Harry teve sua casa invadida por um terrível bruxo responsável pelo assassinato de seus pais e é o único sobrevivente. Porém, Harry não sabe disso, e acha que é apenas um garoto normal que às vezes parece fazer coisas estranhas acontecerem. Entretando, no dia de seu aniversário de 11 anos, Harry recebe uma visita inesperada e descobre que é um bruxo, assim como seus pais foram, e que está convidade a ingressar na Escola de Magia e Bruxaria de Hogwarts. Harry, então, vai para Hogwarts, onde irá aprender poções, feitiços e a jogar Quadribol, e se meter em aventurar que irão ensiná-lo sobre a vida. ( )
One can reasonably doubt that "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is going to prove a classic of children's literature, but Rowling, whatever the aesthetic weaknesses of her work, is at least a millennial index to our popular culture. So huge an audience gives her importance akin to rock stars, movie idols, TV anchors, and successful politicians. Her prose style, heavy on cliche, makes no demands upon her readers. In an arbitrarily chosen single page--page 4--of the first Harry Potter book, I count seven cliches, all of the "stretch his legs" variety.
How to read"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"? Why, very quickly, to begin with, perhaps also to make an end. Why read it? Presumably, if you cannot be persuaded to read anything better, Rowling will have to do. is there any redeeming education use to Rowling? Is there any to Stephen King? Why read, if what you read will not enrich mind or spirit or personality? For all I know, the actual wizards and witches of Britain, or America, may provide an alternative culture for more people than is commonly realized.
Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
for Jessica, who loves stories, for Anne, who loved them too, and for Di, who heard this one first.
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
The wand chooses the wizard, remember…I think we must expect great things from you, Mr. Potter…After all, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did great things - terrible, yes, but great.
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
"They don't know we're not allowed to use magic at home. I'm going to have a lot of fun with Dudley this summer. . . ."
Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.
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