Chamber of Secrets - 2

Overview:

(Released June 1999) It's hard to fall in love with an earnest, appealing young hero like Harry Potter and then to watch helplessly as he steps into terrible danger! And in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the much anticipated sequel to the award-winning Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, he is in terrible danger indeed. As if it's not bad enough that after a long summer with the horrid Dursleys he is thwarted in his attempts to hop the train to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to begin his second year. But when his only transportation option is a magical flying car, it is just his luck to crash into a valuable (but clearly vexed) Whomping Willow. Still, all this seems like a day in the park compared to what happens that fall within the haunted halls of Hogwarts.

Chilling, malevolent voices whisper from the walls only to Harry, and it seems certain that his classmate Draco Malfoy is out to get him. Soon it's not just Harry who is worried about survival, as dreadful things begin to happen at Hogwarts. The mysteriously gleaming, foot-high words on the wall proclaim, "The Chamber of Secrets Has Been Opened. Enemies of the Heir, Beware." But what exactly does it mean? Harry, Hermione, and Ron do everything that is wizardly possible--including risking their own lives--to solve this 50-year-old, seemingly deadly mystery. This deliciously suspenseful novel is every bit as gripping, imaginative, and creepy as the first; familiar student concerns--fierce rivalry, blush-inducing crushes, pedantic professors--seamlessly intertwine with the bizarre, horrific, fantastical, or just plain funny. Once again, Rowling writes with a combination of wit, whimsy, and a touch of the macabre that will leave readers young and old desperate for the next installment.

Awards:

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets has won the following awards:

• ALA Notable Children's Books, 2000
• ALA/YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2000
• Booklist Editors' Choices, 1999
• Booklist Top Ten Fantasy Novels for Youth, 1998-99
• CCBC Choices 2000: Fiction for Children
• International Reading Association: Children's Choices, 2000
• International Reading Association: Young Adult Choices, 2000
• Publishers Weekly: Best Books of 1999
• School Library Journal: Best Books 1999
• CBC Not Just for Children Anymore! List
• British Book Awards 1998 Children's Book of the Year (NIBBY)
• Shortlisted for the 1998 Guardian Children's Award
• Shortlisted for the 1998 Carnegie Award
• NestlŽ Smarties Book Prize 1998 Gold Medal 9-11 years
• Scottish Arts Council ChildrenÕs Book Award 1999
• FCBG ChildrenÕs Book Award 1998 Overall winner and Longer Novel Category
• North East Book Award 1999
• North East Scotland Book Award 1998
• The Booksellers Association / The Bookseller Author of the Year 1998
• Whitaker's Platinum Book Award 2001

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Other Editions:

The Collector's Edition (image) is leather bound with gold foil pages, and includes a full-size poster. The Mass Market Paperback is the smaller version with artwork geared toward older readers. The Audio CDs and Cassettes are unabridged, read by Jim Dale. See Amazon.co.uk for UK versions of these titles.