National Book Award, 1999
ALA Notable Book
ALA Best Book for Young Adults, 1999
Booklist Editor's Choice, 1999
Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, 1999
Scottish Arts Council Children's Book Award, 1999
FCBG Children's Book Award, 1998
British Book Awards' Children's Book of the Year, 1998
School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, 1999
North East Scotland Book Award, 1998
Booksellers Association Author of the Year, 1998

"Fans of the phenomenally popular Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone won't be disappointed when they rejoin Harry. The novel is marked throughout by the same sly and sophisticated humor found in the first book, along with inventive, new, matter-of-fact uses of magic that will once again have readers longing to emulate Harry and his wizard friends." - School Library Journal

"Rowling works her magic and leaves readers begging for more." - Library Journal

"Harry Potter's exploits during his second year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry completely live up to the bewitching measure of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. As expertly crafted as the first book. Fans who have been thirsting for this sequel will definitely not feel any disappointment. In fact, once they have read it, they will be lusting for the next." - Booklist

"Readers will be irresistibly drawn into Harry's world by GrandPre's comic illustrations and Rowling's expert combination of broad boarding school farce and high fantasy." - Kirkus Reviews

"Once again, Rowling writes with a combination of wit, whimsy, and a touch of the macabre that will leave readers young and old desperate for the next installment." - Amazon.com

"Those needing a little bit of magic, morality and mystical worlds can do no better than opening Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. As she did in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Rowling delivers plenty of ghoulish giggles. And in young Potter the prestidigitator, she has created a hero as resourceful, brave and loyal as Luke Skywalker himself." - USA Today

"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a wonderful sequel, as suspenseful, charming and ultimately satisfying as its predecessor." - The Los Angeles Times

"Harry's enchanted world is a refreshing break from the all-too-familiar settings of many of today's novels." - The Wallstreet Journal

"Life at Hogwarts is chock-full of surprises. Rowling is clever and witty and fills each chapter with mystery, suspense and occasional terror), as well as humor." - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Fans who have been anxiously awaiting the return of Harry Potter will be amazed afresh. Rowling might be a Hogwarts graduate herself, for her ability to create such engaging, imaginative, funny and, above all, heart-poundingly suspenseful yarn is nothing short of magical." - Publishers Weekly

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