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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

  • 416 pages · about 7 hours
  • First published 1999
  • 279 editions

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1 About this book

For Harry Potter, it’s the start of another far-from-ordinary year at Hogwarts when the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and comes to an abrupt halt in front of him.

It turns out that Sirius Black, mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, has escaped – and they say he is coming after Harry.

In his first Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry’s tea leaves.

And perhaps most frightening of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds with their soul-sucking kiss – in search of fresh victims.

  • Fantasy
  • Adventure
  • Magic
  • Science fiction
  • Fantasy & Magic
  • Fantasy literature
  • Orphans
  • Foster homes

2 What to expect

An escaped prisoner seems to be hunting Harry in his third year. The series grows darker and more inventive here.

Good for readers who want: magic, a mystery, and a school story.

3 About J. K. Rowling

Born 1965

Joanne Rowling ( ROH-ling; born 31 July 1965), better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, philanthropist, producer and screenwriter. She is best known for writing Harry Potter, a seven-volume fantasy series about a young wizard and the best-selling book series in history, with over 600 million copies sold. She also writes Cormoran Strike, an ongoing crime fiction series, under the alias Robert Galbraith.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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