Books like Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling
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Story type
When it happens
- 1992
- 1991
Kind of book
- Novel
Ages
- Children's
Awards
- Nestlé Children's Book Prize
About this book
Rescued from his neglectful aunt and uncle, a young boy proves himself at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. (condensed from its Library of Congress summary) It is book 1 of the Harry Potter series and set in England.
Reading level: ages 8 and up (Scholastic).
Where this comes from: Library of Congress · Books in order · Open Library subject · Scholastic
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Why: Both are adventure and fantasy books.
What both books share
- adventure
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: "Action & Adventure" (OL subject); "Adventure" (OL subject); "adventure fiction" (WD genre)
The Lightning Thief: "Action & Adventure" (OL subject); "adventure fiction" (WD genre) - fantasy
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: "fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)
The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
- adventure
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Why: Both are adventure and fantasy books.
What both books share
- adventure
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: "Action & Adventure" (OL subject); "Adventure" (OL subject); "adventure fiction" (WD genre)
The Phantom Tollbooth: "adventure" (OL subject); "Action & Adventure" (OL subject); "Action & Adventure - General" (OL subject); "Adventure stories" (OL subject) - fantasy
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: "fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)
The Phantom Tollbooth: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy--juvenile fiction" (OL subject)
- adventure
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Why: Both are adventure and fantasy books.
What both books share
- adventure
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: "Action & Adventure" (OL subject); "Adventure" (OL subject); "adventure fiction" (WD genre)
The Lost Hero: "adventure" (OL subject); "Action & Adventure" (OL subject); "adventure fiction" (WD genre) - fantasy
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: "fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject)
The Lost Hero: "fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
- adventure
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What they share, at a glance
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Fantasy | Adventure | Magic | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lightning Thief | shared | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Phantom Tollbooth | shared | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Lost Hero | shared | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Unwanteds | shared | not shared | shared | not shared |
| Holes | not shared | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Into the Wild | shared | not shared | not shared | not shared |
| Midnight | shared | not shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Merchant of Death | shared | not shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | shared | not shared | not shared | shared |
| Ella Enchanted | shared | not shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Sea of Monsters | shared | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Mark of Athena | shared | shared | not shared | not shared |
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published on June 26, 1997. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Edition checked
- The edition checked here is a 309-page paperback from Scholastic Inc. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026.
9781338299144 ... paperback ... 309 pages ... Scholastic Inc
- Awards and honors
- Wikidata lists the Nestlé Children's Book Prize (1997) for this book. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- Wikidata lists the British Book Award for this book. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
How Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone came to be
- Rowling had the idea for Harry Potter on a delayed train journey in 1990. Source: jkrowling.com, checked November 6, 2026.
the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a delayed train journey in 1990
- Over the next five years she mapped out all seven books of the series. Source: jkrowling.com, checked November 6, 2026.
- She wrote mostly in longhand, building up notes on odd scraps of paper. Source: jkrowling.com, checked November 6, 2026.
- She sent the first three chapters to literary agents, and one of them asked to see the rest. Source: jkrowling.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Where does Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone sit in its series? See the reading order.
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