Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone [ペーパーバック]

   10歳になるまで、あなたのことが大嫌いな家族の住む階段の下で暮らしてきたとしてみよう。それが、どんな運命のいたずらか、気がつけば魔法使いやかごに入った真っ白なフクロウ、不死鳥の羽根で作った魔法の杖、イチゴ味からカレー味、草味にイワシ味までありとあらゆる味のあるジェリービーンズに囲まれていて、しかも、自分も魔法使いであることがわかったら、あなたはどうする？ だが、これこそが、J・K・ローリングの実に愉快なデビュー作『Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone』（邦題『ハリー・ポッターと賢者の石』）の主人公のハリー・ポッター少年に起こったできごと。魔法を使えない人間の国（「マグル」の世界）では、まったく取るに足りない存在だったハリー。邪悪なヴォルデモートによって両親が殺されたために、おじさんとおばさんにやむなく引き取られ、ゴミのように扱われていたのだ。けれども、魔法使いの世界では、小さくてやせっぽちのハリーはちょっとした有名人。ヴォルデモートに殺されそうになりながらも、たったひとり生き残った子どもだから。ハリーに残されたのは、稲妻型の額のきずと研ぎ澄まされた感覚、そしておばさんやおじさん、甘やかされたブタのようなダドリーとはまったく違う存在であることを思わせる不思議な力だった。

   マグルの意地悪に悩まされたハリーの憂鬱な日々は、優しい大男のハグリッドが運んできた不思議な手紙によって一変する。「貴殿のホグワーツ魔法学校への入学が許可されたことを、ここにお知らせいたします」もちろんバーノンおじさんが黙っているはずはない。「おまえに魔法などというインチキを教える頭のおかしな奴らにカネなど払えん！」それでも、無事フクロウのヘドウィグと一緒にホグワーツへ向かうことになったハリー……いよいよ本当の――ユーモラスで、恐ろしくて、スリルたっぷりの――冒険が始まる。

   読み出したら止まらない何とも魅力的な1冊。これからもずっと古典として読みつがれることは間違いない。続編を待ち望む子どもたちの声が聞こえてくるようだ。（8-13歳向け）

世界中の子どもから大人までが物語に惹きこまれ、映画化も実現した「ハリー・ポッター」シリーズの第1作。
両親を亡くしたハリー少年は、赤ちゃんのころに人間の親戚に預けられたが、11歳の誕生日を迎えるとき、ホグワーツ魔法学校からハリーのもとに入学許可証が届く。魔法学校では誰ひとりとしてハリーを知らない者はいない、魔法使いの子だと、はじめて知らされるハリー。
友だちや信頼できる先生と出会い、魔法を身につけながら、自分の両親の命を絶った邪悪な力との運命の戦いを繰り広げてゆく。戦いに挑む勇気と大切な人を守る勇気を合わせもち、ハリーは冒険を続けてゆく。全7巻のうち、現在出版されているのは5巻。子どもたちに「本を読む楽しさ」を味わわせてくれるシリーズだ。(か)
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Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him whose parents have been killed in a "car crash". He is rescued into a world where magic lessons are the order of the day.

Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He is bullied by them and his fat, spoilt cousin Dudley, and lives a very unremarkable life with only the odd hiccup (like his hair growing back overnight!) to cause him much to think about. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry and all hell breaks loose! He is literally rescued by a world where nothing is as it seems and magic lessons are the order of the day. Read and find out how Harry discovers his true heritage at Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, the reason behind his parents mysterious death, who is out to kill him, and how he uncovers the most amazing secret of all time, the fabled Philosopher's Stone! All this and muggles too. Now, what are they?

Here is a very special edition of the book that started it all: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Shortly after publication, J.K. Rowling's debut became a runaway bestselling award winner, and each new title in the sequence has all but created riots in the streets, as delirious fans chomp at the bit for the latest escapades of Harry Potter and his cohorts. For the true devotee of the series, this collector's edition is a must. Gold foil stamping on an embossed leather cover marks the book as a bona fide treasure. Most exciting of all is a previously unpublished sketch of Harry by Rowling herself! Don't miss this opportunity to collect a beautiful version of a modern classic. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter
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Say you've spent the first 10 years of your life sleeping under the stairs of a family who loathes you. Then, in an absurd, magical twist of fate you find yourself surrounded by wizards, a caged snowy owl, a phoenix-feather wand and jellybeans that come in every flavour, including strawberry, curry, grass and sardine. Not only that, but you discover that you are a wizard yourself! This is exactly what happens to young Harry Potter in J K Rowling's enchanting, funny debut novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. In the non-magical human world--the world of "Muggles"--Harry is a nobody, treated like dirt by the aunt and uncle who begrudgingly inherited him when his parents were killed by the evil Voldemort. But in the world of wizards, small, skinny Harry is renowned as a survivor of the wizard who tried to kill him. He is left only with a lightning-bolt scar on his forehead, curiously refined sensibilities and a host of mysterious powers to remind him that he's quite, yes, altogether different from his aunt, uncle, and spoilt, pig-like cousin Dudley.

A mysterious letter, delivered by the friendly giant Hagrid, wrenches Harry from his dreary, Muggle-ridden existence: "We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry". Of course, Uncle Vernon yells most unpleasantly, "I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL TO TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!" Soon enough, however, Harry finds himself at Hogwarts with his owl Hedwig ... and that's where the real adventure--humorous, haunting, and suspenseful--begins.

This magical, gripping, brilliant book--a future classic to be sure--will leave children clamouring for a sequel. (Ages 8-13) --Karin Snelson

The breakaway bestseller is now in paperback. In a starred review, PW said, "Readers are in for a delightful romp with this debut from a British author who dances in the footsteps of P.L. Travers and Roald Dahl." Ages 8-12.
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'I can honestly say I can't remember the last time I encountered an author who has had this effect on me. For the first time in years the book lives up to the hype perfection' Daily Express 'Extraordinarily vivid and exceptionally well-imagined' Independent on Sunday 'Rowling deserves all the plaudits that are being heaped upon her. For once, the word phenomenon is an understatement' Scotland on Sunday 'The most remarkable publishing sensation for a generation the story is told with such momentum, imagination and irrepressible humour that it can captivate both adults and children' Sunday Express

"A charming, imaginative, magical confection of a novel." -- Boston Globe
"Harry is destined for greatness." -- The New York Times
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was J.K. Rowling's first novel, followed by Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, as well as two books written specifically for Comic Relief and based on the Harry Potter novels: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages. The Harry Potter novels have now sold over 325 million copies worldwide and been translated into 64 languages. J.K. Rowling has generated huge popular appeal for her books across the generations in an unprecedented fashion: she was the first children's author to be voted the BA Author of the Year, and also to win the British Book Awards Author of the Year.