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Harry Potter and
the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2) by J.
K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré
(Illustrator)
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- Hardcover: 341 pages ; Dimensions (in
inches): 1.14 x 9.24 x 6.34
- Publisher: Scholastic Trade; ISBN:
0439064864; (June 2, 1999)
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It's hard to fall in love with an earnest, appealing young hero like
Harry Potter and then to watch helplessly as he steps into terrible
danger! And in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,
the much anticipated sequel to the award-winning Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, he is in terrible danger
indeed.
As if it's not bad enough that after a long
summer with the horrid Dursleys he is thwarted in his attempts to hop the
train to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to begin his
second year.
But when his only transportation option is a
magical flying car, it is just his luck to crash into a valuable (but
clearly vexed) Whomping Willow. Still, all this seems like a day in the
park compared to what happens that fall within the haunted halls of
Hogwarts.
Chilling, malevolent voices whisper from the walls only to Harry,
and it seems certain that his classmate Draco Malfoy is out to get him.
Soon it's not just Harry who is worried about survival, as dreadful things
begin to happen at Hogwarts.
The mysteriously gleaming, foot-high words on the wall proclaim,
"The Chamber of Secrets Has Been Opened. Enemies of the Heir,
Beware."
But what exactly does it mean? Harry, Hermione, and Ron do
everything that is wizardly possible--including risking their own
lives--to solve this 50-year-old, seemingly deadly mystery.
This deliciously suspenseful novel is every bit as gripping,
imaginative, and creepy as the first; familiar student concerns--fierce
rivalry, blush-inducing crushes, pedantic professors--seamlessly
intertwine with the bizarre, horrific, fantastical, or just plain
funny.
Once again, Rowling writes with a combination of wit, whimsy, and a
touch of the macabre that will leave readers young and old desperate for
the next installment. (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson
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