title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone / Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets / Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
author:  J. K. Rowling 
description: Young wizard-in-training Harry Potter has had his hands full during his first three years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As if excelling on and off the Quidditch field isn't enough, Harry has heard evil voices in the walls, saved lives, and fended off convicts. Between school sessions, he summers with the horrendous Dursleys, who seem to want nothing more than to crush our hero's spirit. Only time will tell how Harry will manage the certain dangers in store for him over the next few years. The first three titles of J.K. Rowling's magical, witty, exciting adventures are now available in a gift set, perfect for the legions of children whose big brothers and sisters (and parents) have made off with their copies. These gripping fantasy novels are on the road to becoming classics--don't wait to collect these lovely hardcover editions, illustrated by the talented Mary GrandPr. Each set includes <i><a href="/exec/obidos/ASIN/0590353403/${0}">Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone</a></i>, <i><a href="/exec/obidos/ASIN/0439064864/${0}">Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets</a></i>, and <i><a href="/exec/obidos/ASIN/0439136350/${0}">Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban</a></i>. (Ages 8 and older) <i>--Emilie Coulter</i>
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  Also by J.K. Rowling
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  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
  
  
  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
  
  
  (in Latin)
  
  
  Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
  
  
  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  
  
  (in Welsh, Ancient Greek and Irish)
  
  
  Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
  
  
  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
  
  
  Quidditch Through the Ages
  
  
  The Tales of Beedle the Bard
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [III](The_Casual_Vacancy_split_002.html#filepos6630)
  
  At the start of the second post-lunch period, Stuart ‘Fats’ Wall walked out of
  school. His experiment in truancy was undertaken in no rash spirit; he had
  decided the previous night that he would miss the double period of computing
  that finished the afternoon. He might have chosen to skip any lesson, but it
  so happened that his