Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban - J.K. RowlingArthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Press
ISBN: 0-439-13635-0
My rating: 5 out of 5
This is the third installment of the "Harry Potter" series and follows the boy wizard as he spends his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Like the previous installments, this book is filled with action and excitement that children and adults alike will enjoy.
This book is slightly longer than the previous two, and as the seven-book series progresses, each book from this point on is longer than the previous one. Having read all the books in the series, I can say that this book is the last one to be relatively "self-contained." When I first read the series, I accidentally read this one before the second one, but it didn't really matter in the grand scheme of the series. However, the rest of the series builds upon the previous books and must be read in order.
In addition to being the last "self-contained" of the series, I would say that "The Prisoner Of Azkaban" is the last of the lighter books in the series. The next book ("Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire") grows darker as it progresses and the rest of the series gets equally as serious in the battle between good and evil in the world. I do not feel like teachers should prevent kids from reading the rest of the series because of this fact. Despite the more serious tone that starts with the next book, kids will still want to follow the plot and find out what happens to the characters - especially Harry.
"Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" is another excellent achievement from Rowling and it, along with the rest of the series, will pull kids into this magical world and really encourage kids to read - especially those who do not normally enjoy reading.
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