In an 8 November 2002 Slate article, Chris Suellentrop likened Potter to a "trust-fund kid whose success at school is largely attributable to the gifts his friends and relatives lavish upon him". [123] In a 12 August 2007, review of Deathly Hallows in The New York Times, however, Christopher Hitchens praised Rowling for "unmooring" her "English school story" from literary precedents "bound up with dreams of wealth and class and snobbery", arguing that she had instead created "a world of youthful democracy and diversity". [124] Kean, Danuta (27 January 2017). "Harry Potter character provides name for new species of crab". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. A number of non-interactive media games and board games have been released such as Cluedo Harry Potter Edition, Scene It? Harry Potter and Lego Harry Potter models, which are influenced by the themes of both the novels and films. Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry's conflict with Lord Voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the wizard governing body known as the Ministry of Magic, and subjugate all wizards and Muggles (non-magical people). Ready, set, read!’ UK-based reading charity, the Reading Agency, is launching its Summer Reading Challenge, where young readers up and down the country are tasked to celebrate the medium of reading through the power of play, sport and physical activity.

Harry Potter tour accused of cruelty for use of live 'Hedwigs' ". The Independent. 23 March 2015. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018 . Retrieved 12 April 2018.Greenwald, Janey; Greenwald, J (Fall 2005). "Understanding Harry Potter: Parallels to the Deaf World" (Free full text). The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education. 10 (4): 442–450. doi: 10.1093/deafed/eni041. PMID 16000691.

a b c Fierman, Daniel (21 July 2000). "Wild About Harry". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 31 March 2007 . Retrieved 26 October 2019. When I buy the books for my grandchildren, I have them all gift wrapped but one...that's for me. And I have not been 12 for over 50 years. The commercial success of Harry Potter reversed this trend. [171] The scale of its growth had no precedent in the children's market: within four years of the series' inception, it occupied 28% of that field by revenue. [172] Children's literature rose in cultural status, [173] and fantasy became a dominant genre. [174] Older works in the genre, including Diana Wynne Jones's Chrestomanci series and Diane Duane's Young Wizards, were reprinted and rose in popularity; some authors re-established their careers. [175] In the following decades, many Harry Potter imitators and subversive responses grew popular. [176] [177] Bird, Elizabeth (7 July 2012). "Top 100 Chapter Book Poll Results". A Fuse #8 Production. Blog. School Library Journal (blog.schoollibraryjournal.com). Archived from the original on 13 July 2012 . Retrieved 19 August 2012.The Billion Dollar Business Behind 'Harry Potter' Franchise". entrepreneur. 18 November 2018. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020 . Retrieved 22 December 2020. There’s a direct correlation between how open Rowling becomes about her bigotry, and how flat and heartless Wizarding World media becomes. I don’t think that’s a coincidence. I think it’s because LGBTQIA+ people and genuine allies are some of the best creative minds in the world, and these films and this game were made largely without them. J.K. Rowling reportedly deleted a gushing tweet about Stephen King after the renowned horror writer tweeted in support of trans women.

Fake Harry Potter novel hits China". BBC News. 4 July 2002. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007 . Retrieved 11 March 2007. Differences in the UK and US Versions of Four Harry Potter Books". FAST US-1. 21 January 2008. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015 . Retrieved 17 August 2008. Hall, April (15 August 2014). "5 Questions With... Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet series)". www.reading.org. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015 . Retrieved 6 July 2015.Each of the seven books is set over the course of one school year. Harry struggles with the problems he encounters, and dealing with them often involves the need to violate some school rules. If students are caught breaking rules, they are often disciplined by Hogwarts professors. The stories reach their climax in the summer term, near or just after final exams, when events escalate far beyond in-school squabbles and struggles, and Harry must confront either Voldemort or one of his followers, the Death Eaters, with the stakes a matter of life and death – a point underlined, as the series progresses, by characters being killed in each of the final four books. [21] [22] In the aftermath, he learns important lessons through exposition and discussions with head teacher and mentor Albus Dumbledore. The only exception to this school-centred setting is the final novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, in which Harry and his friends spend most of their time away from Hogwarts, and only return there to face Voldemort at the dénouement. [21] Allusions Charles, Ron (15 July 2007). "Harry Potter and the Death of Reading". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008 . Retrieved 16 April 2008. Harry Potter' tale is fastest-selling book in history". The New York Times. 23 July 2007. Archived from the original on 8 December 2011 . Retrieved 30 March 2010.

The United States editions were adapted into American English to make them more understandable to a young American audience. [85] Cover art The technology behind the cover makes this a world-first in the magazine industry. Well, the Muggle and No-Maj magazine industries anyway. Fields, J.W. (2007). " Harry Potter, Benjamin Bloom, and the Sociological Imagination" (PDF). International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. 19 (2). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 August 2010 . Retrieved 15 May 2009. a b c Adler, Shawn (17 October 2007). " 'Harry Potter' Author J.K. Rowling Opens Up About Books' Christian Imagery". MTV. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017 . Retrieved 3 April 2018.Byatt, A. S. (7 July 2003). "Harry Potter and the Childish Adult". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009 . Retrieved 1 August 2008. Librarian Nancy Knapp pointed out the books' potential to improve literacy by motivating children to read much more than they otherwise would. [188] The seven-book series has a word count of 1,083,594 (US edition). Agreeing about the motivating effects, Diane Penrod also praised the books' blending of simple entertainment with "the qualities of highbrow literary fiction", but expressed concern about the distracting effect of the prolific merchandise that accompanies the book launches. [189] However, the assumption that Harry Potter books have increased literacy among young people is "largely a folk legend". [190] Allsobrook, 'Marian (18 June 2003). "Potter's place in the literary canon". BBC News. Archived from the original on 9 January 2008 . Retrieved 15 October 2007. Ten different Harry Potter subscription boxes were considered for this list. Ultimately, we chose boxes that catered to different crowds, from vinyl toy collectors to wand collectors, to those who love all kinds of Harry Potter gear. We selected boxes that represented a variety of different price ranges in hopes to include subscription boxes that all readers can afford.