At nearly 900 pages, it would end up being the longest book in the series, following the lives of the three friends, Harry, Hermione and Ron, as they experience their 5th year at Hogwarts.ĭespite the centrality to the plot of magic/wizards and the battle between good and evil, the deeper appeal of the book is that it's a boarding school novel: about wonderful teachers you love and horrible ones who treat you unfairly about the ups and downs of relationships with friends and with kids who don't seem to like you-or those who you don't yet know how they feel about you.
Having kept to a schedule of one book a year for the first four books in the series, Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix took JK Rowling a little longer to get out, with the book finally appearing in 2003. Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix by J.K. Rowling was an unknown writer, and probably not in a position to point out it didn’t make as much sense. Note: In the US, the book was published as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, which isn’t as good a title. Also, unlike later books in the series, it’s not an overly long book. Stories of English children going to boarding school have been popular fare for generations, and the combination of clever wizarding/magical touches with the boarding school format are a fun backdrop to the various adventures that take place. Leaving the direness of suburbia behind, he goes off to boarding school at Hogwarts.
We learn about Harry’s miserable life living in a cupboard under the stairs in the house of his ghastly aunt and uncle followed by the liberating news that he is a famous wizard and will not remain the downtrodden orphan forever. It’s no secret that this is the book that got a whole generation of children reading, and the book doesn’t disappoint. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, published in 1997, is the first book in the Harry Potter series and introduces the character of Harry Potter. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K.
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