Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter #6)
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- Synopsis
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The war against Voldemort is not going well; even Muggle governments are noticing. Ron scans the obituary pages of the Daily Prophet, looking for familiar names. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses.
And yet…
As in all wars, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate — and lose a few eyebrows in the process. The Weasley twins expand their business. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Classes are never straightforward, though Harry receives some extraordinary help from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince.
So it’s the home front that takes center stage in the multilayered sixth installment of the story of Harry Potter. Here at Hogwarts, Harry will search for the full and complex story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort — and thereby find what may be his only vulnerability.
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 655 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780439785969
- Publisher:
- Scholastic
- Date of Addition:
- 11/25/15
- Copyrighted By:
- J. K. Rowling
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Education
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Murray
- Proofread By:
- Claire O'Brien
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
Reviews
4 out of 5
By Susan Mazrui on Jan 11, 2009
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" continues the saga of a young orphaned wizard with a powerful, terrifying, enemy who wants to destroy him. Like the other books in the series, this book creates a fantasy world as believable, as solid, as our own. The author, J.K. Rowling, describes the most realistic coming of age story that I have ever read without loosing any of the magic she created in earlier books. The only caveat I have is that this book on its own may seem to be more a chapter out a book rather than as a whole story. It is, however, an excellent set up for the final chapter. So, I would recommend reading ALL the Harry Potter books in sequence.
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