Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars | 135,089 ratings

Price: 11.99

Last update: 01-08-2025


About this item

Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'.

Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!


Having become classics of our time, the Harry Potter eBooks never fail to bring comfort and escapism. With their message of hope, belonging and the enduring power of truth and love, the story of the Boy Who Lived continues to delight generations of new readers.


From the Publisher

Text reads: 'As 11-year-old HArry is about to discover, Hogwarts in no ordinary school.'
Image shows eBook cover for Harry Potter 2. Text reads 'Continue the adventure'.

Top reviews from the United States

dayoopergal
5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book again!
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2024
Fell in love with Harry, Ron, Hermione all over again. Although, hagrid is still my favorite! Thank you for a wonderful read
Kimberly Guerrero
5.0 out of 5 stars I love learning the details I never knew from the movies!
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2024
I am reading the Harry Potter series for the first time after growing up watching the movies my whole life. I think there is a lot of questions that go unanswered in the movies that are clarified in the books and I thoroughly enjoy that! I loved seeing Ron and Hermione’s development throughout the book as well as how in the books -opposed to the movies- they are not really wanting to go on these adventures with Harry but relent due to their love for him and his background with Voldemort. It’s great! I am glad I read this book. A very easy and enjoyable read as well.
Rebecca
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2024
Best book ever. Read this years ago and now did a reread. It was like a new book for me.
cawlye ladd
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2024
I absolutely loved reading these books when I was younger, but now that I am older it is more special because not only do I understand them more, I also get to enjoy them with my daughter. These books make the best memories for many generations to come. They will forever make me happy and warm my heart.
Jordan Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars nostalgic
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2024
I haven’t read these since I was a young teenager so I was not sure what to expect reading it as an adult. It was still so enjoyable even though it is definitely juvenile. I’m not mad about it as I still do appreciate J.K. Rowling making the characters grow up with the children reading them. I look forward to re-reading the whole series!
Alex
5.0 out of 5 stars Love
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2024
Love everything about the book. The pictures just add to the story.
Lisa M
5.0 out of 5 stars A Pensieve
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2024
It’s been nearly 25 years since I first curled up in my grandfather’s easy chair as a 10-year old and was mystified by Mr. Dursley’s strange day. It was the start of Christmas vacation when I picked up Harry Potter by chance at a small bookshop in Pompano Beach. This was at the start of the mania in the U.S and only books 1-3 had been published.

My mother and I arrived at my grandparent’s house around 3pm and I had finished the book by 11pm that night. My grandparents arrived home from a church function around 6pm and I barely acknowledged them. Which was wholly out of character for me. My mom explained to my grandmother that we had picked up a book on the way over and that it must be really good because of the expressions I was making. Around 9pm I remember my mom asked me how much I had left to read because she was going to bed. She told me to hurry up which was impossible because I was already turning the pages faster than my fingers could go. I finally finished a little before 11pm and my mom asked jokingly, “How was it?” I was beaming and I launched into the details immediately. My mother stopped me. “Don’t tell me anymore, off to bed so I can read it!”

For a few days after that, my mom and I thought we were some of the few people who knew about Harry. The way the first book ends especially if you’re a child and don’t have a lot of experiences by that age with series. You might mistakenly think book1 is all there is. So I spent weeks of my Christmas vacation playing alone in my grandparent’s overgrown backyard pretending to be Harry Potter blissfully unaware more was yet to come. Christmas morning came and I don’t remember anything else I got that year. Because my grandma and mom had realized it was clearly a series. I still remember sitting on my knees in front of the Christmas tree and my grandmother saying “There’s a special gift from Santa just over there…” It was heavy and quite large. I ripped and saw bright green letters glinting. I saw two thick books. I jumped up from the floor (because I was a low-key kind of kid) book in hands and screamed, “Is this Harry!” I also received audiobooks 1and 2 as well. I ran to the guest bedroom with the old tape player and opened up Chamber of Secrets and hit play. I read along with every word. I skipped Christmas lunch and to my mother’s shock pumpkin pie as well. I finished Chamber of Secrets in the same day and read Azkaban over the rest of vacation since it was a good deal larger.

My grandmother had preordered Goblet of Fire back when she bought my other two books. She relayed to my mother that her friend who ran the bookshop told her that it was expected to sell fast. Neither my mother or grandmother quite believed or understood the level to which Harry Potter was sweeping the nation. They made little comments like, “must be popular or something.”

I always visited my grandparents for every break so when summer rolled around we were once again at the little mall food court above the bookshop. This tiny mall was nearly always empty and went out of business a few years later. My grandmother wanted to get something from JC Penney and my mom said “I’ll take her to pick up that book.” My mom and I walked a little past the escalators and my mom paused. “Let’s move past all these people” An elderly couple with grey hair wearing black robes turned around to look at my mother with a pleasant smile. “ Line starts here.” “Oh, I’m just taking my daughter to pick up her book.” The woman smiled. “Yes, Harry Potter?” “Yes!” I interjected. The elderly woman smiled at me. “But we preordered?” My mom said slowly. The elderly man laughed “Yeah so did we.” It started to dawn on my mom all at once. “You mean all these people are here for Harry Potter?” The elderly couple in front of us started discussing with other adults wearing cloaks the trip they had planned to the UK to see all the landmarks. My kid brain was overwhelmed. “Mom can we go to London too!” I said excitedly.

My mom was now actively trying to discourage me from talking to the adults in cloaks. My grandma met up with us confused which was uncommon for her to be. She always knew what do and in this situation she charged forward toward the entrance (dinner was at 6 there wasn’t time for all this) and made a motion at her friend who owned the book shop. She returned quickly with my book and said, “Hide it let’s go!” And we left the line in a hurry! The rest is history as they say. It’s so nice to go back to my 10 year old self. Harry Potter still managed to suck me right back in after all these years.
T. H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Better with age!
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2024
I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone when it first came out, 25 years ago. Then I saw the movie several times over the years. I just re-read Sorcerer’s Stone for the first time since all of that. I was amazed by how much I had forgotten in the wake of the movie! I also realized JKRowling dropped so many hints foreshadowing events that would take place in future books. It made me appreciate the story and craft all the more! If it’s been a while since you’ve read this series, I highly recommend you give it a go!

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