Harry Potter and the half-blood prince

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The work Harry Potter and the half-blood prince represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Public Libraries of Suffolk County, New York. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

Harry Potter and the half-blood prince

Statement of responsibility

J.K. Rowling ; illustrated by Mary GrandPre

Creator

• trueRowling, J. K

Contributor

• trueGrandPre, Mary
• GrandPré, Mary

Author

• trueRowling, J. K

Illustrator

• GrandPré, Mary

Subject

• trueVillains
• trueTeenagers -- England
• trueTeenage wizards
• trueBoarding schools
• trueBooks to movies
• trueClassics
• trueEngland
• England -- Juvenile fiction
• trueFantasy fiction
• Fantasy fiction
• trueGood and evil
• Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization) -- Juvenile fiction
• trueIndependence (Personal quality)
• Large type books
• Leveled reading level W
• Magic -- Juvenile fiction
• trueMagic -- Study and teaching
• trueMemories
• truePotter, Harry (Fictitious character)
• Potter, Harry, (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
• trueSchools -- Great Britain
• Schools -- Juvenile fiction
• trueSelf-awareness
• trueSelf-fulfillment
• trueTeenage boy orphans
• trueTeenage romance
• trueTeenage boy/girl relations
• Wizards -- Juvenile fiction
• trueWizards
• trueWitches

Genre

• trueClassics
• Juvenile fiction
• Large type books
• trueBooks to movies
• trueFantasy fiction

Language

eng

Summary

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince takes up the story of Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at this point in the midst of the storm of this battle of good and evil

Member of

• trueHarry Potter (Original series)

Theme

• trueHidden among us
• trueDark lord
• trueChosen one
• trueAcademies of magic

Storyline

• truePlot-driven
• trueWorld-building

Pace

• trueFast-paced

Tone

• trueSuspenseful

Writing style

• trueCompelling

Character

• trueCourageous
• trueWell-developed

Award

• Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2005
• Books I Love Best Yearly (BILBY), Older Reader, 2006.
• British Book Award for Book of the Year, 2006.
• Colorado Blue Spruce YA Book Award, 2008.
• Golden Archer Awards (Wisconsin): Middle/Jr. High, 2008.
• Mythopoeic Award for Children's Literature, 2008.
• New York Times Notable Book, 2005
• New York Times Notable Children's Book, 2005
• YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2006

Cataloging source

DLC

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile

• 920
• 920

Literary form

novels

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 5
• 12

Series statement

Harry Potter (Original series)

Series volume

0006

Target audience

juvenile