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| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire J.K. Rowling creates magic again, crafting yet another spellbinding read with HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, the fourth book in her wildly popular series about a young boy wizard. Kids will barely notice the book is a whopping 700-plus pages, what with all the high-wire danger and drama Harry faces. It all starts when the lightning-bolt scar on Harry's forehead burns after he awakens from a nightmare about the evil Lord Voldemort plotting to kill him. The dark wizard, more commonly referred to as He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, has had it in for Harry ever since he was born, killing his parents but failing to get Harry who survived with the jagged scar as his only reminder. But Harry has more pressing concerns to deal with than nonsensical dreams; the first, getting permission from his nasty Muggle (non-wizard) aunt and uncle to go to the International Quidditch World Cup with his friend Ron Weasley and his family. Then he's off to Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry for his fourth year, where he faces all kinds of perils, from fire-breathing dragons to asking his crush, Cho Chang, to the Christmas ball. Kids will delight in the return of old faces, including Harry's godfather Sirius Black. They'll also enjoy the new cast of memorable characters that includes Mad-Eye Moody, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, and the strange students from faraway wizard schools who are at Hogwarts to compete in the Triwizard Tournament. A word of warning to parents: THE GOBLET OF FIRE is darker and more suspenseful than the previous books, and includes the death of a Hogwarts' student. But children nine and older will revel in the magical world Rowling has weaved, and will be glued to the book from page one to page 734. Now that's magic, indeed! You can find HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE at amazon.com. |
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