Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort. Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as well; and the Azkaban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep, "He's at Hogwarts...he's at Hogwarts."
Harry Potter isn't safe, not even within the walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends...Because on top of it all, there may well be a traitor in their midst.
Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Medal 9-11 years (1999); Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year (1999); British Book Awards Author of the Year (1999); FCBG Children’s Book Award for Longer Novel (1999); Whitaker’s Platinum Book Award (2001)
About the Harry Potter Series
Books in series order
- 1.Harry Potter and the Philosopher's (Sorcerer's) Stone(1997)
- 2.Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(1998)
- 3.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(1999)
- 4.Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(2000)
- 5.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(2003)
- 6.Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(2005)
- 7.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows(2007)
- +Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them(2001)
- +Quidditch Through the Ages(2001)
- +The Tales of Beedle the Bard(2008)
Reading age: 9–18 years
This series should be read in order.
Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy. He lives with his Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia and his cousin Dudley, who make him sleep in a cupboard under the stairs. Then Harry starts receiving mysterious letters and his life is changed forever. He is whisked away by a giant and enrolled in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The reason: Harry Potter is a wizard!
At Hogwarts, Harry receives training in magic, masters riding a broomstick, and discovers his incredible talent for the wizard sport of Quidditch. And for the first time in his life, Harry has friends who care about him: his fellow students Hermione and Ron and a giant named Hagrid. But all is not rosy when Harry discovers his true destiny and finds he must face the evil one who killed his parents. His survival will depend upon the help of his newfound friends, as well as his own wit and powers.