Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

The first Harry Potter novel introduces an orphan raised by unkind relatives who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is a wizard. He is invited to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he makes his first friends, discovers a hidden world of spells and creatures, and begins to learn about his mysterious past. As the school year goes on, strange events point to a secret hidden within the castle. The book sets up the series with humour, warmth and a strong sense of wonder, and it won a vast new audience for children's fantasy.