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Harry potter, the protagonist and title character, is a young orphaned boy who lives with his extremely conventional. The last book, harry potter and the deathly hallows, sold more than 12 million copies in the u. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone pdf book epubseries. Others have criticised the writing style although we found it to be an excellent book to read to our son and, once he got a little older, help him learn to read himself. Learn about how to spot this highly desirable and exceptionally rare harry potter book. Harry potter and the philosopher s stone published in the united states as harry potter and the sorcerer s stone is the first book in the harry potter series of fantasy novels by j.
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