Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone

Author: J.K. Rowling
AR Level: 5.5 (12 points)
Lexile: 880

A Brief Word From Your Teacher:  By now you have probably heard the story of Harry Potter.  In Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone, the first book in the series, Harry first discovers he is actually a wizard after he gets a letter inviting him to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.  During his first year, Harry makes a lot of new friends (and a couple of enemies), joins the Quidditch team, and goes on an adventure with his new friends to find out the secret behind the Sorcerer's Stone.

I highly recommend this book to anybody who enjoys a good adventure story.  Although this book has a 5th grade level, I think this book could also be enjoyed by more advanced 3rd and 4th graders, and even younger than that if their parents read it to them.  There are some darker moments in this book, but it is the most tame out of the series.  Some of my 4th graders have read and enjoyed this book. However, they don't always give it it's fullest attention when reading it because they have seen the movie, so they assume that means they know the book.  Because of this, I do see many kids struggle with the AR quiz on this book.  To fully focus and enjoy this book, I suggest you read it before you see the movie.

Grade: A