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Can you say Harry Potter? This used to be the catch-all category for readers ages 9 to 14, but with the advent of the Potter books (and the influx of adult readers), the "prestige" of juvenile fiction has gone up. Think "after-school special," but better.

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A Young Dancer's Apprenticeship: On Tour with the Moscow City Ballet *** 1/2
At 14, talented young dancer Olympia Dowd was plucked from the obscurity of a Vancouver ballet workshop and offered a life-altering opportunity: she was one of two Canadian girls selected to dance with the Moscow City Ballet. [More]

Amazon.com to sell new 'Harry Potter' *
The fifth novel in the popular Harry Potter series, due out in one month, will be Amazon.com's largest new product release, the on-line retailer said Wednesday. [More]

Canadian Potter sales up 25 per cent over No. 6 *
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows rules, and probably will rule for quite some time. [More]

Copies of new Harry Potter book turn up in Brooklyn store *
A Daily News reporter was able to buy the latest Harry Potter sequel before its much-anticipated release, and the newspaper published a short preview of the novel on Wednesday. [More]

Dr. Seuss: Green eggs and subversion *
In a world of Dick and Jane readers, Theodor Seuss Geisel created delicately coded indictments of rampant consumerism, nuclear proliferation and the evils of Nazi Germany. SARAH MILROY tells the story of a man who helped teach millions of young fans to read between the rhymes. [More]

First-time novelist in his literary prime **** 1/2
SANDRA MARTIN talks to Mark Haddon, whose compelling debut novel narrated by an autistic teen looks set to be filmed by the Harry Potter team [More]

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone *****
ISBN:155192398x
Author:J. K. Rowling
Publisher:Raincoast Books
An orphan boy not only finds out that the home of his nasty aunt and uncle and fat cousin are not where he belongs, but also that he does belong in the world of witches and wizards, where he is famous! [More]
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone *****
ISBN:1551923963
Author:J.K. Rowling
Publisher:Raincoast Books
An orphan boy not only finds out that the home of his nasty aunt and uncle and fat cousin are not where he belongs, but also that he does belong in the world of witches and wizards, where he is famous! [More]
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1, U.S. ed'n) hardcover *****
ISBN:0590353403
Author:J.K. Rowling; Mary Grandpre (Illustrator)
Publisher:Scholastic Trade
An orphan boy not only finds out that the home of his nasty aunt and uncle and fat cousin are not where he belongs, but also that he does belong in the world of witches and wizards, where he is famous! U.S. edition. [More]
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1, U.S. ed'n) paperback *****
ISBN:059035342X
Author:J.K. Rowling; Mary Grandpre (Illustrator)
Publisher:Scholastic Trade
An orphan boy not only finds out that the home of his nasty aunt and uncle and fat cousin are not where he belongs, but also that he does belong in the world of witches and wizards, where he is famous! U.S. trade paper edition. [More]
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Harry Potter books found in field *
The publisher of the Harry Potter books said Tuesday it feared copies of J.K. Rowling’s latest — as yet unpublished — novel had been stolen after a newspaper reported that two of the books were found in a field. [More]

Harry Potter: The witching hour draws near *
Wild about Harry? Tonight's your night, LUMA MUHTADIE writes. The fifth instalment in the Harry Potter series is being released at midnight-madness parties in bookstores from coast to coast [More]

More Potter, Rowling hints *
Harry Potter may be set to grow up. . . [More]

Potter magic -- Book breaks sales records *
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final volume of J.K. Rowling's all-conquering fantasy series, sold a mountainous 8.3 million copies in its first 24 hours on sale in the United States, according to Scholastic Inc. [More]

Potter spoiler posted on Internet *
It was news to the newspapers, but frankly, we found a downloadable copy online at the end of May. (We won't divulge where, so don't ask!) [More]

Potter's magic sets new publishing records *
More than 8 million may not be enough. [More]

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Harry Potter conquers France's best-seller list *
The latest Harry Potter novel has become the first book in English to be number one on France's best-seller list. [More]

Harry Potter makes sun shine on Raincoast *
Harry Potter has bestowed a magic money-making wand on Vancouver publisher Raincoast Books at a time when book returns from retailers are piling up faster than ever. [More]

Harry Potter not working magic on bottom line *
Hefty discounting means booksellers not reaping a bonanza, SANDRA MARTIN writes [More]

Harry Potter: Worth the wait -- and the weight *
'Phoenix starts dark and just gets darker,' says reviewer STUART DARRACH-COTTICK , 14. 'Still, it's not depressing, and that's cool' [More]

Neil Gaiman fan? 'The Dangerous Alphabet' released April 29 *****
The Dangerous Alphabet will be released on April 29, 2008. You can pre-order yours at a savings of $5.76 by following any of the links, herein. . . [More]

Potter magic for Amazon.ca *
Pottermania has struck at an opportune time for Amazon.ca. [More]

The missing link *
Studies show that an old-fashioned educational tool -- the school library -- affects students' marks more than we think, writes JOHN ALLEMANG [More]

Wild about Harry *
Presumably you are back home by now, having spent the night in line waiting for the midnight release of the new Harry Potter book. [More]