The über popular seven-book and eight-movie franchise. Harry is a boy who is left on the doorstep of his aunt & uncle when he's a year old. Raised an outcast by his adopted family, Harry finds a place where he belongs when he receives an invitation to attend school at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry. The series matures as Harry does: the first books are written to the pre- to early-adolescent crowd; the latter in the series moving toward Young Adult fiction with more mature writing style and challenges with dark powers & personnel. Harry is born with a powerful nemesis in Lord Voldemort, a wizard who has already attempted world-of-wizardry domination once and is rumored to be coming back for another go at it. Harry is a the tousle-haired wizard with a muggle-born mother (born to normal, non-wizarding parents but is herself a witch) and wizard father. Yet as the series progresses, it appears that he may be the wizard best suited to challenge He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named (for you see, he's so scary that most witches & wizards won't ever utter his name) should the rumors prove true.
Challenged by being raised in what most consider to be an un-wizard-like fashion, and completely spurned by his "normal" stepfamily, Harry encounters racial prejudice in every direction, but he is eventually mentored by the School's headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, who believes that Harry is protected by the love and devotion of his real parents & the devotion he gradually garners toward his friends Hermione & Ron at Hogwarts. The story evolves from childish adventures to one of love, compassion and tolerance in an intolerant world.
Books: 1) The Sorcerer's Stone; 2) The Chamber of Secrets; 3) The Prisoner of Azkaban; 4) The Goblet of Fire; 5) The Order of the Phoenix; 6) The Half-blood Prince and 7) The deathly Hallows.
Merit: Well written with plenty of action and teen angst for the YA crowd.
Share: Meer introduction should do the trick.
Appeal: Set at a school of witchcraft provides both identification and fantasy.
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