Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets



Rowling, J.K. 1999. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. New York, NY:Scholastic. ISBN: 0-439-06487-2 Paperback $ 6.99 Age 13+

The summer after Harry Potter’s first year at Hogwarts was unpleasant to say the least. The Dursley’s were particularly horrid, and most of all, he missed the friends he’d made at school. So when it neared time to go back to the Wizarding School, Harry happily packed his bags and prepared. That is, of course, until a strange creature visits Harry bearing a warning that if Harry should return to school, terrible danger would strike.

Heedless of the warnings and the frustrating hindrances of the strange little creature, Dobby, Harry begins his second year at Hogwarts. Soon, it’s clear that fresh torments await The Boy Who Lived, as he encounters obnoxiously stuck up professors, a strange ghost who haunts the girl’s bathroom, and the unwanted attentions of Ron’s little sister Ginny. To top it off, a strange force is turning children to stone, and Harry is constantly harassed by a threatening voice only he seems to hear. The answers to these new puzzles seem to lie within a strange diary and the whispers of a legendary chamber hidden somewhere in the castle. Follow Harry and see if the answers to your questions can be answered in the mysterious Chamber of Secrets.

The second installment of the Harry Potter series is just as exciting and enjoyable as the first. It also begins to ease into darker themes and discusses many challenges that muggle children today will understand.

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Awards Won
 * Nestlé Smarties Book Prize 1998 Gold Medal 9–11 years
 * Scottish Arts Council Children’s Book Award 1999
 * FCBG Children’s Book Award 1998 Overall winner in Longer Novel Category
 * British Book Awards 1998 Children’s Book of the Year
 * North East Book Award 1999
 * North East Scotland Book Award 1998
 * The Bookseller Association / The Bookseller Author of the Year 1998
 * Whitaker’s Platinum Book Award 2001

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