Book Review:Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” is the third in the series following Harry Potter at Hogwart’s school of wizardry. Harry is now a 13-year old (his birthday occurring at the beginning of the book), and concerned mostly with classes, Quidditch (a wizard sport), and the fact that he’s not allowed to visit the local wizard village of Hogsmeade with his friends on the weekends. One of the reasons for this is that Sirius Black, a convicted murderer, has broken out of Azkaban, the wizard prison, and word has it that he’s out to get Harry.

Product Details

    * Reading level: Ages 9-12
    * Paperback: 448 pages
    * Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks; 1st PAPERBACK edition (September 11, 2001)
    * Language: English
    * ISBN-10: 0439136369
    * ISBN-13: 978-0439136365
    * Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 1.3 inches

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Book Review:Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Though she’s said she worked out the whole seven-book series on a fateful train ride she took in the late ’90s, she couldn’t possibly have imagined that the series would turn into this: midnight bookstore parties, record print runs, and a generation of children (and adults) hanging on to her every written word.

Product Details

    * Reading level: Ages 9-12
    * Paperback: 870 pages
    * Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks; First edition (August 10, 2004)
    * Language: English
    * ISBN-10: 0439358078
    * ISBN-13: 978-0439358071
    * Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 1.9 inches

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Book Review:Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Half-Blood Prince is easily one of the better books in the Harry Potter series, though each is a masterpiece. But the 6th installment of a 7-part series is bound to be full of great moments in the story. There remains a great deal unanswered in this book, however, and the 7th will surely need to be no smaller than an average encyclopedia. Somehow as I was reading this book, I felt that I was learning more and at a quicker rate than in Order of the Phoenix, but so many of Harry’s problems and questions took so long to reach any sort of answer or resolution that I still ended up not knowing many of the secrets I expected to be revealed in this book. It must be that Rowling, in her grand scheme, is saving much for the last book. One thing seems to be for certain, though, and that is that Rowling will never lose that special touch, that supreme and genuine interest in the story and its characters that makes the writing so engrossing.

Product Details

    * Reading level: Ages 9-12
    * Paperback: 652 pages
    * Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (July 25, 2006)
    * Language: English
    * ISBN-10: 0439785960
    * ISBN-13: 978-0439785969
    * Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.3 x 1.7 inches

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Book Review:Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows

This is arguably the most “hyped” book in history, and if J.K. Rowling had to sneak down to the kitchen for a glass of red wine to calm her nerves while writing The Goblet of Fire (as she said she did), one wonders what assuaged her while writing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The collective breath of tens of millions of readers has been held for two years…and now…was it worth the wait? Did Ms. Rowling live up to the hype? (For that, amongst hundreds of questions, is really the only question that matters.)

Product Details

    * Reading level: Ages 9-12
    * Paperback: 784 pages
    * Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books; Reprint edition (July 7, 2009)
    * Language: English
    * ISBN-10: 0545139708
    * ISBN-13: 978-0545139700
    * Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 1.8 inches

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Book Review:Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

With this introductory novel was published in 1997, few would have predicted the unprecedented success this series would produce. And everything that made Harry Potter so successful is all first shown, though hardly fully explained, in this book,Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

The novel opens with Harry living under the cupboard with his abusive aunt and uncle. He has had a mean, depressed life, and though an active boy, the sheer amount of trauma he must have endured would scar any child. But the door opens out of this lifestyle. I’ve read an interesting theory (obviously not true), that a much different writer than Rowling would have ended Book 7 with Harry having imagined all this fantasy world, where he was so prominent and famous, to help escape the neglect and abuse from the Dursleys.

Product Details

    * Reading level: Ages 9-12
    * Paperback: 320 pages
    * Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks; First edition (September 8, 1999)
    * Language: English
    * ISBN-10: 0439708184
    * ISBN-13: 978-0590353427
    * ASIN: 059035342X
    * Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches 

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Book Review:Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

It’s life as usual for Harry at the beginning of the book, which has him spending yet another dreadful summer with his hateful guardians, the Dursleys. (Imagine Dudley Dursley on a diet! Try saying that 3 times fast…) Things pick up when Harry goes to the Quiddich World Cup with the Weasleys. And life at Hogwarts is as interesting (and occasionally dangerous) as always with it’s oddball assortment of students and professors. Naturally, there is a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher (my but they do keep going through them, don’t they?) Along the way, we will learn about other schools like Hogwarts (it’s about time!) And a new villain – or should I say villainous – is introduced. Someone who definitely keeps Harry on his toes. All the while Harry and his 2 best friends, Ron and Hermione, become entangled with the mystery of The Goblet of Fire….

Product Details

    * Reading level: Ages 9-12
    * Paperback: 752 pages
    * Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks; Binding Damage edition (July 30, 2002)
    * Language: English
    * ISBN-10: 0439139600
    * ISBN-13: 978-0439139601
    * Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.3 x 1.9 inches

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Movie Review:Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Nominated for 3 BAFTA Film Awards

Country:USA | UK | Germany
Language:English
Release Date:15 November 2002 (USA)
Genres:Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Mystery
Run time: 161 min
Plot:
Harry ignores warnings not to return to Hogwarts, only to find the school plagued by a series of mysterious attacks and a strange voice haunting him.
Director:Chris Columbus
Writers:J.K. Rowling (novel), Steve Kloves (screenplay)
Cast:
Daniel Radcliffe     ... Harry Potter
Rupert Grint     ... Ron Weasley
Emma Watson     ... Hermione Granger
Richard Griffiths     ... Uncle Vernon Dursley
Fiona Shaw     ... Aunt Petunia Dursle

imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295297/

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Movie Review:Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 2004

Release Date:4 June 2004 (USA)

Genre:Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Mystery

Runtime:141 min

Country:UK | USA

Language:English

Color:Color

Director:Alfonso Cuarón

Writers (WGA):J.K. Rowling (novel)Steve Kloves (screenplay)

Plot:

It’s Harry’s third year at Hogwarts; not only does he have a new “Defense Against the Dark Arts” teacher, but there is also trouble brewing. Convicted murderer Sirius Black has escaped the Wizards’ Prison and is coming after Harry.

Cast:

Daniel Radcliffe … Harry Potter

Richard Griffiths … Uncle Vernon

Pam Ferris … Aunt Marge

Fiona Shaw … Aunt Petunia

Harry Melling … Dudley Dursley

Adrian Rawlins … James Potter

Geraldine Somerville … Lily Potter

Lee Ingleby … Stan Shunpik

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Book review:Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry, a twelve year old boy is continuing another fascinating year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. This second book in the J.K. Rowling series is a must read! Not only do the main characters Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger set out to solve a new problem but, they realize that somebody has opened the Chamber of Secrets. Through trial and error our heroes search for clues to save one of their friends. Again Harry must put his life in danger to save others who are important to him. J.K. Rowling has introduced us to some new characters in book two. We meet a magical elf, Dobby, a new professor, Gilderoy Lockheart and finally Ginny Weasley, Ron’s younger sister who joins the famous trio. I liked this book because it was a true page turner. As the reader you can search for possible clues along with Harry, Ron and Hermione. I would recommend this book to anyone over seven years old. J.K. Rowling did an excellent job on this book because it’s exciting and full of adventure. I have learned from this book that life is full of tough challenges and problems. No matter how hard it is you have to be brave and trust in yourself to do the right thing.

Product Details

    * Reading level: Ages 9-12
    * Paperback: 352 pages
    * Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks; First edition (August 15, 2000)
    * Language: English
    * ISBN-10: 0439064872
    * ISBN-13: 978-0848710682
    * Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 1.1 inches

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Movie Review:Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stonee[2001]

Release Date:16 November 2001 (USA)

Genre:Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Mystery

Runtime:152 min | 159 min (extended version)

Country:USA | UK

Language:English

Color:Color (Technicolor)

Director:Chris ColumbusWriters (WGA):J.K. Rowling (novel)Steve Kloves (screenplay)

Plot:

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is the first film in the Harry Potter series based on the novels by J.K. Rowling. It is the tale of Harry Potter, an ordinary 11-year-old boy serving as a sort of slave for his aunt and uncle who learns that he is actually a wizard and has been invited to attend the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry is snatched away from his mundane existence by Hagrid, the grounds keeper for Hogwarts, and quickly thrown into a world completely foreign to both him and the viewer. Famous for an incident that happened at his birth, Harry makes friends easily at his new school.

Cast:

Richard Harris … Professor Albus Dumbledore

Maggie Smith … Professor Minerva McGonagall

Robbie Coltrane … Rubeus Hagrid

Saunders Triplets … Baby Harry Potter

Daniel Radcliffe … Harry Potter

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Movie Review:Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Release Date:15 July 2009 (USA)

Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Mystery

Runtime:153 min

Country:UK | USA

Language:English | Croatian

Color:Color

Director:David Yates

Writers (WGA)Steve Kloves (screenplay) J.K. Rowling (novel)

Plot:

As Harry Potter begins his 6th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he discovers an old book marked mysteriously “This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince” and begins to learn more about Lord Voldemort’s dark past.

Cast:

Daniel Radcliffe … Harry Potter

Michael Gambon … Professor Albus Dumbledore

Dave Legeno … Fenrir Greyback

Elarica Gallacher … Waitress

Jim Broadbent … Professor Horace Slughorn

Geraldine Somerville … Lily Potter

Bonnie Wright … Ginny Weasley

imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417741/

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Trailer:Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows (2010)

Release Date:19 November 2010 (USA)

Genre:Adventure | Fantasy | Mystery

Country:UK | USA

Language:English

Color:Color

Director:David Yates

Writers (WGA):Steve Kloves (screenplay) J.K. Rowling (novel)

Plot:

Voldemort’s power is growing stronger. He now has control over the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione decide to finish Dumbledore’s work and find the rest of the Horcruxes to defeat the Dark Lord. But little hope remains for the Trio, and the rest of the Wizarding World, so everything they do must go as planned.

Emma Watson … Hermione Granger

Ralph Fiennes … Lord Voldemort

Daniel Radcliffe … Harry Potter

Helena Bonham Carter … Bellatrix Lestrange

Alan Rickman … Severus Snape

Rupert Grint … Ron Weasley

Jason Isaacs … Lucius Malfoy

imdb info:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0926084/

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