The Harry Potter series is a wonderful fantasy chapter book series listed in our textbook. I love this series because J.K. Rowling immerses you into the magical world of Hogwarts with the peculiar characters and her wonderful writing. Harry Potter is definitely a book series for older students because of the length, concepts, and also the word difficulty.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is the first book of this series. This story begins with a somewhat typical family life of the Dursleys and their nephew Harry Potter. It soon becomes very clear why this book is a fantasy chapter book when Harry is whisked away by an oversized character named Hagrid. Harry is soon immersed into a magical world and finds that he himself has magical powers. Throughout the book Harry goes on various adventures with his newfound friends Ron and Hermione.
The magical world that J.K. Rowling creates includes wizards, wands, trolls, a three headed dog, talking pictures and many magical creatures just to name a few. This series would be a wonderful series to encourage imaginative writing in older students. J.K. Rowling does a wonderful job at making the characters in the story come alive with her descriptions and word choice. “Nothing like this man had ever been seen in Privet Drive. He was tall, thin and very old, judging by the silver of his hair and beard, which were both long enough to tuck into his belt. He was wearing long robes, a purple cloak which swept the ground and high-heeled, bucked boots. His blue eyes were light, bright and sparkling behind half-mooned spectacles and his nose was very long and crooked, as though it had been broken at least twice. This man's name was Albert Dumbledore.” (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, pg. 12)
Big Questions:
What magical power do you wish you had?
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