Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, Book 6): Volume 6 by Rowling, J. K.

As the Harry Potter sequence draws to a close, Harry's most dangerous adventure yet is just beginning . . . and it starts July 16, 2005.

We could tell you, but then we'd have to Obliviate your memory.

Author: J. K. Rowling
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Published: 08/01/2005
Pages: 672
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.20lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.50w x 1.90d
ISBN: 9780439784542
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.2
Point Value: 29
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 89154 / Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Award: Quill Awards - Winner
Award: Quill Awards - Winner
Award: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Winner
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended

Review Citation(s):
Time 07/25/2005 pg. 62
Entertainment Weekly 07/29/2005 pg. 72
Publishers Weekly 07/25/2005 pg. 77
Booklist 08/01/2005 pg. 1948
Kliatt 09/01/2005 pg. 14
School Library Journal 09/01/2005 pg. 212
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2005 pg. 114 - Recommended
Books & Culture 11/01/2005 pg. 22
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2005 pg. 328 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Entertainment Weekly 12/30/2005 pg. 151
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2006 pg. 13
ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/01/2006 pg. 8
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 83 - Superior,Well Above Average
Entertainment Weekly 08/22/2008 pg. 38
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001

About the Author

J.K. Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular Harry Potter books. After the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a delayed train journey in 1990, she plotted out and started writing the series of seven books and the first was published as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in the UK in 1997. The series took another ten years to complete, concluding in 2007 with the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

To accompany the series, J.K. Rowling wrote three short companion volumes for charity, Quidditch Through the Agesand Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard, in aid of Lumos. She also collaborated on the writing of a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which was published as a script book.

Her other books for children include the fairy tale The Ickabog and The Christmas Pig, which were published in 2020 and 2021 respectively and have also been bestsellers. She is also the author of books for adults, including a bestselling crime fiction series.

J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honors for her writing. She also supports a number of causes through her charitable trust Volant and is the founder of the children's charity Lumos.

To find out more about J.K. Rowling visit jkrowlingstories.com.