If your family is just getting into this magical world, this quick age from common sense media will help you navigate the amazing empire of. If a nineyearold started reading the series when the first book was first released in 1997, she would have been nineteen when the series concluded. Two new harry potter books are coming this fall cinemablend. The greatest adventure in childrens literature starts here. Harry potter and 20 years of controversy intellectual. If a sevenyearold started it when the first book was released, she would have been seventeen harry potters age at the end when the series finished. I know a 1st grader who read the read the frist harry potter book. On his 11th birthday, harry receives a letter inviting him to study magic at the hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. That said, harry is 11 years old in the first book in the series and 17 by the final book, and kids generally like to read about protagonists in their age range or a couple of years older. Wondering whens the best age for kids to read harry potter. The new harry potter book, harry potter and the cursed child, sold more than 4 million print copies in its first week, its publishers announced today. Harry potter timeline timeline the harry potter lexicon. The movie and book series might be over for now, anyway, but that doesnt mean your love for harry potter cant live on.
Harry potter is back and so is the bookstore hoopla we. Rowling left the weasleypotters harry and ginny and the grangerweasleys ron and hermione in a very good place. Harry james potter was born to james potter and lily evans potter. Its not a novel its the script of a play but harry potter and the cursed child parts one and two nevertheless is on track to be no. Harry potter is 11 in book one and 17 in the final book. Harry potter and the cursed child is a 2016 british twopart play written by jack thorne based on an original story by j. Rowling and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Rowling was writing a sequel to her beloved sevenpart series, they couldnt wait to get their hands on the book. What to read after harry potter childrens books the. Harry potter and the cursed child book sales keep the. The production budget for the first feature in the harry potter movie franchise harry potter and the sorcerers stone was 125 million u. That said, harry is 11 years old in the first book in the series and 17 by the final. Rowlings harry potter series has made a fine habit of breaking sales records.
Harry potter books and movies in order vinod sharma medium. I mentioned in my post about how to choose chapter books for kids that the age of the protagonist is a good general guideline for the age of the reader. You can also get the new enhanced edition in other amazon stores. Jk rowling reveals shes working on two new novels books. Rowlings birthday on wednesday, scholastic unveiled a new cover for harry potter and the deathly hallows, the final book of the series. This article is very wrong about the age recommendations for harry potter books and movies. Rowlings new play, sold more than 2 million print copies in. Two new harry potter books will be released for the. The series has also gathered adult fans, leading to the release of two editions of each harry potter book, identical in text but with one editions cover artwork aimed. In the latest turn for harry potter and company, letting. The final book in the series, harry potter and the deathly hallows became the fastest selling book in history, moving 11 million units in the first twentyfour hours of release. This prophecy would be the impetus for many events, including the death of james and lily 18 months later. Why its hard to get excited for harry potter and the. Why its hard to get excited for harry potter and the cursed child.
A harry potter first edition just sold at auction for a. Two new harry potter books are coming this fall by. For the best answers, search on this site harry potter and the philosophers stone also know as harry potter and the sorcerers stone, us version harry potter and the chamber of secrets harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban harry potter and the goblet of fire harry potter and the order of the phoenix harry potter and the half. The exhibit and the upcoming harry potter books will mark the 20th anniversary of the publication of j. Here are the book addicted girls top recommended books for people who love harry potter and are in need of their next magic fix. I read the first book aloud to my 5 12year old son, and he become completely entranced with it, reading and rereading it compulsively, playing games that all centered around harry and magic, a harry potter birthday party, etc. His birth appeared to fulfill a prophecy given months before by sybill trelawney. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets 2 july 1998 harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 8 july 1999 harry potter and the goblet of fire 8 july 2000 harry potter and the order of the phoenix 21 june 2003 harry potter and the halfblood prince 16 july 2005 harry potter and the deathly hallows scheduled for 21 july 2007. Decades after the tales of the boy who lived were first published, these books continue to enchant and inspire readers of all ages. What to expect from two new harry potter books to be. He then wanted me to read aloud the second book, and. In the latest turn for harry potter and company, letting all the what ifs out to play. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j.
It has been 20 years since the first publication of harry potter and the philosophers stone, the. Jia tolentino on the play harry potter and the cursed child, based on a story by j. Start book 1 sorcerers stone sometime around 11 years old, as a readaloud book. What to read to younger children when harry potter gets too dark. Harry potter and the cursed child, the script book for j. In 2001, she released fantastic beasts and where to find them a purported hogwarts textbook and quidditch through the ages a book harry. The hype over book seven is a far cry from the first instalment in author jk rowlings series, harry potter and the philosophers stone, which had a print run of just 500 copies when it was. This first edition harry potter book just sold for a. Harry potter script soars to top of usa today best. Weve come up with several books that might fit the bill.
Harry potter is 11 years old in the first book and 17 years old in the last book. In honor of harry potters 33rd birthday and author j. Every child should read harry potter, but not every child is ready to read the entire series in one go. The harry potter books gathering dust on your shelf might have more than just sentimental value they could make you rich. Jk rowling reveals shes working on two new novels this article is more than 3 years old the harry potter author revealed to fans on twitter that she has two books in the pipeline, one under her. Norman lippert, james potter and the vault of destinies by g. Your agebyage guide to all things harry potter red tricycle. Rowling, harry potter and the chamber of secrets by j.
Our understanding is further buttressed by the violent death of dumbledore. Harry potter is back and so is the bookstore hoopla we havent seen since 2007. He meets two best friends, ron weasley and hermione. The harry potter and the cursed child script book is here.
Why ill have my kids wait to read harry potter book riot. The first book begins when harry is eleven years old. For now on, only customers from the us are eligible to buy it. Rowlings books and meet the boy who lived, the infant saviour of voldemorts dark reign, the wizard of the future. This is what potter fans have been waiting for since closing the book on harry potter and the deathly hallows seven years ago. Harry potter was in his final year of school in the deathly hallows, and was about to turn 18 when the. New harry potter book sells 4 million copies in first week. The fully illustrated edition of harry potter returns as.
Fans are in meltdown after it was announced two new harry potter books will be released later this year to mark the 20th anniversary of the philosophers stone. When the first novel of the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone, opens. Harry discovers that not only is he a wizard, but he is a famous one. Two new books coming this year as series marks 20th anniversary bloomsbury have confirmed two commemorative new harry potter books, released to mark the 20th anniversary of the. When the potter books first came out, we didnt know they would sell millions of copies, but we all read them and loved them and we thought they were. How to tell if you have a harry potter first edition set. And while they still love it, theyre now teenagers and looking for other fantasy books to read. A 10yearold speedreader gives his verdict on the scripts its. At what age should you read each harry potter book. Kids from ages 7 to 9 are okay to start reading the first few books. Two new harry potter books have been announced, but there. I was 10 when the first book was released in 1997 and although i didnt read it that year by the time the order of the phoenix was released in 2003 i was queuing up outside whsmith at midnight dressed in my robes to be one of the first to get my hands on the latest adventures. Finally, a new harry potter story worth reading the new. Wherein harry has a disturbing nightmare, contacts dumbledore, shares auror partner rings with hermione, uses a spell improperly and gets in trouble during training, prepares for and gives testimony against umbridge, learns more about hermione, encounters a different draco malfoy, agrees to a business proposition from the twins, and meets someone new and different.
Potter preorders smash all records books the guardian. Additionally, not only does harry get older and the content get darker as the books progress, but the books themselves get longer, which is typically indicated for older readers. The new book is actually a rehearsal script for the first. This special term reveals the ending of the seventh book once properly understood. Rowling, in collaboration with bloomsbury and the british. So at what age is a kid ready to read the harry potter series.
The cultural phenomenon of harry potter the stanford daily. The play will receive its world premiere in londons west end on july 30, 2016. The book follows the story of young wizard harry potter during his first year at the hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. In case youve been hiding under a rock or sworn off reading since 1997, rowlings sevenbook series features harry potter, a boy who finds out he is a wizard at age 11 when he receives his invitation to attend hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. A whole two new books dedicated to harry potter have been announced to mark the. Rowling, jack thorne and john tiffany, a new play by jack thorne, harry potter and the cursed child is the eighth story in the harry potter series and the first official harry potter story to be presented on stage. A journey through the history of magic thats reportedly packed with unseen sketches and manuscript pages from j. K rowlings debut novel, harry potter and the philosophers stone published as harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the us. Rowling to release harry potter short stories in june the first two books are set for a june 27 release, as they take a look at some of the magical lessons. These books should be enjoyed together and discussed.
The sixth book of the harry potter series harry potter and the halfblood prince refers to harry using a very special term used sparingly in new age literature. The cultural phenomenon of harry potter students learn to play quidditch, the fantastical sport in the popular harry potter series, during one of 255 classes offered by stanford splash this past. Its been 20 years since harry potter first hit the shelves, and the popularity is still going strong. As of august 2018, a staggering half a billion harry potter books had sold worldwide, 180 million of which were sold in the united states. I grew up with the books, like so many people my age. Harry potter shock two new books revealed to mark 20th. If youre anything like me, or youre around my age you will have likely read the harry potter books growing up.