Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by Rowling, J. K.

The next volume in the thrilling, moving, bestselling Harry Potter series will reach readers June 21, 2003 -- and it's been worth the wait

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

Author: J. K. Rowling
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Published: 07/01/2003
Pages: 896
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.65lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.40w x 2.10d
ISBN: 9780439358064
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.2
Point Value: 44
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 69785 / Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Award: Anthony Awards - Winner
Award: Bram Stoker Awards - Winner
Award: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Nominee
Award: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Winner
Award: Golden Archer Award - Winner
Award: Hugo Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 02/15/2003 pg. 118
Publishers Weekly 06/30/2003 pg. 79
Booklist 07/01/2003 pg. 1842
School Library Journal 08/01/2003 pg. 165
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2003 pg. 619
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2003 pg. 31
Kliatt 09/01/2003 pg. 12
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 374 - Superior,Well Above Average
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2004 pg. 781
ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/15/2004 pg. 1284
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2004 pg. 1287
Booklist 04/15/2004 pg. 1455
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 374 - Superior,Well Above Average
Library Journal 02/15/2003
Publishers Weekly 07/01/2003
Publishers Weekly 07/07/2003

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.

Mary GrandPré has illustrated more than twenty beautiful books, including The Noisy Paint Box by Barb Rosenstock, which received a Caldecott Honor; Cleonardo, the Little Inventor, of which she is also the author; and the original American editions of all seven Harry Potter novels. Her work has also appeared in the New Yorker, the Atlantic Monthly, and the Wall Street Journal, and her paintings and pastels have been shown in galleries across the United States. Ms. GrandPré lives in Sarasota, Florida, with her family.