good book I do not think it has fighting but I do not care
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9. -
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Common Sense says
Magical start of bestselling Potter phenomenon.
updated 07.04.08
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 9 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Parents need to know that this thrill-a-minute story, the first in the Harry Potter series, respects kids' intelligence and motivates children to tackle its greater length and complexity, play imaginative games, and try to solve its logical puzzles. It's the lightest in the series, but it still has some scary stuff for sensitive readers: a three-headed dog, an attacking troll, a violent life-size chess board, a hooded figure over a dead and bleeding unicorn, as well as a discussion of how Harry's parents died years ago.
Read our full review by Tara L. Rivera
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about Harry's new magical world and how it compares to the drudgeries he's been enduring at Number 4 Privet Drive. Which elements of the magical world did you like best -- and would you feel right at home as a wizard-in-training? Would you like to take a pet to school every day -- and, if so, which pet would you choose? What's the significance or Harry's scar, and why can't Voldemort touch Harry?
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Lives in New YorkI rate this title on for age 8 and give itbook man
- Lives in New YorkI rate this title on for age 8 and give it
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good book I do not think it has fighting but I do not care
- Lives in GeorgiaI rate this title on for age 6 and give it
Please, Don't Be Silly
To the Anonymous at the bottom of the first page: You shouldn't be reviewing if you've never read the book! Harry Potter is not encouraging kids to do black magic or sacrificial rituals or ancient works of sorcery involving the giving of blood; in fact it's quite the opposite.
- Lives in FloridaI rate this title on for age 9 and give it
It was a very good story that will keep you reading until the very end!
I hate the people who give it 1 star because there parents are religous ediots and dont want to even speak the word 'magic'. It is a nice book and 14 year olds I think should be allowed to read a nine year old book. If you're not allowed to read it, WHY DID YOU REVIEW IT???
- Lives in OhioI rate this title on for age 10 and give it
Outstanding!!!
I read this book not expecting much out of it... but after I finished I was blown away!!!! This is a wonderful thought out story that is amazingly written. But I don't think it's a good idea for young young kids read it because they might actually want to get involved with sorcery and witchcraft. But I've read this and I'm almost done with the second one. They are both truly amazing!! READ THEM!!
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