Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

Denver Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club

HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
by J. K. ROWLING

Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban cover

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999)

Book Three of the Harry Potter Series
Year Three at Hogwarts

twenty-two chapters

Scholastic Press hardback
cover art by Mary Grandpre (left) - 435 pages

From the inside cover:
       For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort.
       Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as well. And the Azkaban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep, "He's at Hogwarts . . . he's at Hogwarts."
      Harry Potter isn't safe, not even within the walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends. Because on top of it all, there may well be a traitor in their midst.

Read for group discussion on May 12, 2004

RATINGS:
How we each rated this book

Dan	8	Amy	9	10 Wow! Don't miss it 8-9 Highly recommended 7 Recommended 5-6 Mild recommendation 3-4 Take your chances 1-2 Below average; skip it 0 Get out the flamethrower! U Unfinishable or unreadable - Skipped or no rating given
Cheri	8	Barb	9
Aaron	7	Cynthia	-
Jackie	7	Ron	7
Christine	8	Deb	9
Mike	8	Stephanie	9

Chapters titles
One - Owl Post
Two - Aunt Marge's Big Mistake
Three - The Knight Bus
Four - The Leaky Cauldron
Five - The Dementor
Six - Talons and Tea Leaves
Seven - The Boggart in the Wardrobe
Eight - Flight of the Fat Lady
Nine - Grim Defeat
Ten - The Marauder's Map
Eleven - The Firebolt
Twelve - The Patronus
Thirteen - Gryffindor Versus Ravenclaw
Fourteen - Snape's Grudge
Fifteen - The Quidditch Final
Sixteen - Professor Trelawney's Prediction
Seventeen - Cat, Rat, and Dog
Eighteen - Mooney, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs
Nineteen - The Servant of Lord Voldemort
Twenty - The Dementor's Kiss
Twenty-One - Hermione's Secret
Twenty-Two - Owl Post Again

Some more Harry Potter books:


Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (1997)	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998)	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000)	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003)
cover by Mary GrandPre Scholastic Press paperback 309 pages seventeen chapters	cover by Mary GrandPre Scholastic Press hardback 341 pages eighteen chapters	cover by Mary GrandPre Scholastic Press hardback 734 pages thirty-seven chapters	cover by Mary GrandPre Scholastic Press hardback 870 pages thirty-eight chapters

Our book group has also read the following books by J.K. Rowling:
-- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in October 1999
-- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in November 2002
-- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in December 2005
-- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in June 2007

Bibliography:
J. K. Rowling (1965- ) a.k.a. Jo Rowling, lives in Scotland. She was divorced, and living on public assistance with her young daughter, before she became a famous author.

Awards:
2000 Stoker Award for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: work for younger readers
2001 Hugo Award for novel Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter books:
-- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (1977)
(original and UK title - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone)
-- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1999)
-- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999)
-- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000)
-- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003)
-- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005)
-- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (2007)

There are two small (64 pages) books, based on Harry's schoolbooks:
-- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2001) -- book with a red cover
-- Quidditch Through the Ages (2001) -- book with a green book
All proceeds from the sale of these paperbacks is being donated to Comic Relief.

Spanish language versions of the first five books are: Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal, Harry Potter y la cámara secreta, Harry Potter y el prisionero de Azkaban, Harry Potter y el cáliz de fuego, and Harry Potter y la Órden del Fénix.

There seems to be a zillion Harry Potter products available nowadays. Wizards of the Coast sells a Harry Potter Trading Card Game.

Harry Potter movies:
The movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was released in the USA on November 16, 2001. The second movie, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, was released in the USA on November 15, 2002. The third movie, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, was released on June 4, 2004. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was released on November 18, 2005. The fifth movie Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was released in the USA on July 11, 2007. All movies are available on DVD.

Links:
Our book club's page for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Our book club's page for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
J.K. Rowling - Wikipedia
Scholastic.com: Harry Potter
Salon Books feature | Hands off Harry Potter!
Warnerbros.com - Harry Potter
Harry Potter's Realm of Wizardry
Harry Potter Fans
The Magical Land of Harry Potter
TheSnitch.co.uk Harry Potter unofficial Movie site
MuggleNet

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