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| The seventh and final book of the blockbuster Harry Potter series follows the wizard's last year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Reprint. |
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Key Information
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| Illustrator: |
Mary Grandpre |
| Awards: |
2008 Nebula Award |
| Authors: |
J. K. Rowling |
| Fiction Subgenre: |
Conflicts & Dualities |
| Fiction Genre: |
Juvenile Fiction |
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Professional Reviews
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Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books: "As with the previous books, infelicitous stylistic choices and overlong expository passages are forgiven in favor of meticulous plotting and flawless characterization; one need only picture McGonagall leading an army of animated school desks into battle to know that Rowling understands her characters deeply and perfectly.", Christian Science Monitor: "Harry and Rowling rally their troops so successfully, it's almost painful to be stuck on the sidelines. As always, Rowling's greatest strength is the ability to whisk readers away to a fully imagined world...For one last time, fans will be longing to grab a wand, hop on their broom, and join the fray.", Guardian (London): "Rowling has woven together clues, hints and characters from previous books into a prodigiously rewarding, suspenseful conclusion in which all the important questions, including the true nature of Severus Snape, the fates of Crabbe and Goyle, and the presence of the dark wizard Grindelwald on a Chocolate Frog card in book one, are punctiliously resolved.", Horn Book: "Rowling fulfills the promise of earlier volumes, tying up loose threads, deepening character complexities to match Harry's evolving recognition of life's shades of gray, pulling out every emotional stop, and leading her hero into adulthood while still producing the most focused plot line and layered, heart-in-throat climax of the series.", New York Times: "It is Ms. Rowling's achievement in this series that she manages to make Harry both a familiar adolescent--coping with the banal frustrations of school and dating--and an epic hero, kin to everyone from the young King Arthur to Spider-Man and Luke Skywalker.", Lurie, Alison, New York Review of Books: "At times...the story resembles the worst camping-out experience you have ever had; at others, it recalls a dungeons-and-dragons-type electronic game." |
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Book Editions
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- Paperback
- Reprint
- 759
- July 07, 2009
- Arthur a Levine
- 7.5"(h) x 5.5"(w) x 1.75"(d), 1.15 lbs.
- 9780545139700
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