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Author:	J. K. Rowling	Format:	Paperback
Publisher:	Scholastic Paperbacks	Edition:	1
ISBN-10:	0439785960	Edition Description:	Reprint
ISBN-13:	9780439785969	Subject:	Fantasy
Publication Year:	2006	Topic:	--
Special Attributes:	--	Language:	English
Condition:	Brand New

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Synopsis
Sixth-year Hogwarts student Harry Potter gains valuable insights into the boy Voldemort once was, even as his own world is transformed by maturing friendships, schoolwork assistance from an unexpected source, and devastating losses.
Details
Series:	Harry Potter Series
Illustrator:	Mary Grandpre

Size
Length:	652 pages
Height:	7.8 in.
Width:	5.8 in.
Thickness:	2.0 in.
Weight:	15.2 oz.

Publisher's Note
Harry Potter begins his sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in an atmosphere of uncertainty, as the magical world begins to face the fact that the evil wizard Voldemort is alive and active once again. Reprint.
Industry reviews
"[T]he achievement of the Potter books is the same as that of the great classics of children's literature, from the Oz novels to THE LORD OF THE RINGS: the creation of a richly imagined and utterly singular world, as detailed, as improbable and as mortal as our own." New York Times Book Review (07/16/2005) "To read Rowling's novels as an adult is to sink into a half-remembered state of childhood rapture, the trance produced when you gobbled up fantasies for the first time. In the series's fourth volume, ''HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE,'' Dumbledore lets Harry stumble across the Pensieve, a collecting dish for excess memories. To extract a memory, a wizard holds a wand to his temple, draws a silvery strand of thought from his head and taps it into the basin. Any wizard who touches the swirling contents of the bowl drops into the visions it contains, reliving them as if he had been present at their inception. Dipping into the fiction that is Rowling's Pensieve, adult readers tumble into an eerie but familiar realm, containing not only Rowling's images of Harry but their own memories of books they loved when they were Harry's age and younger." New York Times Book Review - Liesl Schillinger (07/31/2005) "I admit, it's a bit of a shock to realize that Harry Potter is quite nearly an adult...It's heartening, both as an author and a reader, to see that J.K. Rowling is brave enough to experiment with her beloved series, and that she has remained true to the emotional and physical development of her characters." Entertainment Weekly - Christopher Paolini (07/29/2005)

You are bidding on a New Softcover Edition of "HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE" by JK Rowling in Paperback.

Continue the adventures of Wizard-in-Training Harry Potter as he and his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger return for their six year at the magical Hogwarts School of Wizardry.

A darker book than any in the series thus far with a level of sophistication relying on its genre, HARRY POTTER & the HALF-BLOOD PRINCE moves the series into murkier waters and marks the arrival of Rowling onto the adult literary scene.

While she has long been praised for her cleverness and wit, the strength of Book 6 lies in her subtle development of key characters, as well as her carefully nuanced depiction of a community at war. In Harry Potter 6, no one and nothing is safe, including preconceived notions of good and evil and of right and wrong. With each book in her increasingly remarkable series, fans have nervously watched J.K. Rowling raise the stakes.

A series that began as a colorful lark full of magic and discovery has become a dark and deadly war zone. But this should not come as a shock to loyal readers. Rowling readied fans in the previous two books by killing off popular characters and engaging the young students in battle.

Still, there is an unexpected bleakness from the start of Book 6 that casts a mean shadow over Quidditch games, silly flirtations, and mountains of homework. Ready or not, the tremendous ending of this book will leave stunned fans wondering what great and terrible events await in Book 7 if this sinister darkness is meant to light the way.

However, given that so much has gone into protecting the secrets of the book, don't expect any spoilers in this description. It's much more fun not knowing what's coming--and in the case of Rowling's delicious sixth book, you don't want to know. Just sit tight and begin reading as all will soon be revealed.

But take one warning to heart: do not open HARRY POTTER & the HALF-BLOOD PRINCE until you have first found a secluded spot--safe from curious eyes--where you can tuck in for a good long read.

Because once you start, you won't stop until you reach the very last page.

The book is New and in Perfect store-bought condition. It has never been read and contains no bent or creased pages.

Shipping is $4.00 and the book will be sent via MEDIA MAIL from the post office. Paypal is my ONLY method of payment.

I will also ship to Canada for $12.00 or to any other country for $20.00 via FIRST CLASS MAIL INTERNATIONAL.

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