All over the world, millions of readers are counting the days until the final volume of the Harry Potter saga, when All Will Be Revealed. This is the book to help them while they wait.

An Unofficial Guide to JK Rowling and the Harry Potter Phenomenon. Revised and expanded 3rd edition.

From her beginnings as a child whose imagination drew her away from her peers into a private world, to her days as an adult with all the burdens of a single mother, J.K. Rowling's story is a fairy tale. This biography is for all those who want to get closer to the genius that created Harry Potter.

An entertaining look at the historical, literary and mythological references in the Harry Potter universe.

An analysis of J. K. Rowling's work from a broad range of perspectives within literature, folklore, psychology, sociology, and popular culture. It explores the Harry Potter series' literary ancestors and the moral and ethical dimensions of Harry's world, including objections to the series raised within some religious circles.

This work is part of the Continuum Contemporaries series giving readers accessible and informative introductions to 30 of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential contemporary novels. It contains a biography of the novelist and a full-length study of the novel.

The inevitable sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling Potter parody phenomenon. The two BARRY TROTTER books have (so far) sold over 400,000 copies.

It is the summer holidays and soon Harry Potter will be starting his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry is counting the days, there are new spells to be learnt, more Quidditch to be played, and Hogwarts castle to continue exploring. But Harry needs to be careful, there are unexpected dangers lurking.

Offers an analyses of the iconic status of the Harry Potter books, bringing together scholars to examine the impact of the series. This edition includes essays on cultural themes and literary analysis, as well as those that analyze the full scope of the seven-book series both as pop cultural phenomenon and as a set of literary texts.

A boxed set, including the titles Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone , 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 .

This study looks at J.K. Rowling's books and considers some of the reasons for their phenomenal success. This is done against a backdrop of how Harry Potter relates to other contemporary children's books so that students and teachers can place them in the context for which they were written.

Presenting an interpretation of the Harry Potter sensation, this book argues that the attraction of these stories to children comes not only from the fantastical elements embedded in the plots, but also from their underlying moral messages.

Your Favourite Authors on Scott Westerfeld's Uglies Series.

A great surprise for any Harry Potter fan

DO YOU KNOW that there are Jewish perspectives on mudbloods, owl post, ghosts, magic wands, the rights of magical creatures, and avada kedavra? HARRY POTTER AND TORAH combs Jewish literature for explanations of these and other themes from the Harry Potter series. Based fully on traditional Jewish teachings, from Talmud and Midrash to Jewish Law and the Chassidic masters, HARRY POTTER AND TORAH ...