Bookclub

THE AUBURN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES BOOKCLUB WILL BE MEETING OCTOBER 28th 11:45 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. 2ND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM ~Join in on the fun and dress as your favorite Harry Potter character~ aulbookclub@auburn.edu

 

 

 

 

October Book Selection

Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone By J.K. Rowling About the Book About the Author Reading List Links

About the Book

Say you've spent the first 10 years of your life sleeping under the stairs of a family who hates you. Then in an absurd magical twist of fate, you find yourselfsurrounded by wizards and other mystical beings, soon discovering you are a wizard yourself! J.K. Rowling's enchanting debut novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone tells the adventures of Harry Potter ~ "The Boy Who Lived." At the Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry discovers the secrets of his past and the magical prospects of his future. With the help of his new friends, Harry investigates the origins of the Sorcerer's Stone and learns why it is so important to one person.

About the Author

J.K. Rowling was born in Chipping Sodbury near Bristol, England. Graduating from Exeter University, she found work as a secretary and later spent time teaching English in Portugal. Rowling first thought of Harry Potter while riding a train back in 1990, and in 1998 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was published in the United States. J.K. Rowling has won the Hugo Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and each Harry Potter title has been #1 on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. J.K. Rowling currently resides in Scotland with her husband and three children.

The Auburn University Libraries Bookclub Meetings are open to all interested participants.

Links

Auburn University Bookstore -- Book may be purchased with 15% discount.

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