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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone — Content Guide for Parents

By J.K. RowlingScholastic1998-09ISBN 9780439708180309 pages
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Found in this book

  • ViolenceSupporting
  • Scary contentSupporting
  • ProfanityBrief

Not found

  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

This is a softcover book! In great shape!

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    Harry and his friends fight a troll, are attacked by a giant chess board and a plant, and face a possessed teacher, with a gun pointed at Hagrid, some bullying and a fistfight; his parents' murder is told in flashback. Scary moments include a three-headed dog, an attacking troll, a dead and bloody unicorn with a hooded figure, and the villain Voldemort's face on the back of a teacher's head.

  • Does Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone have violence?

    Found (Supporting): Harry and his friends fight a troll, are attacked by a giant chess board and a plant, and face a possessed teacher, with a gun pointed at Hagrid, some bullying and a fistfight; his parents' murder is told in flashback.

  • Does Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): Scary moments include a three-headed dog, an attacking troll, a dead and bloody unicorn with a hooded figure, and the villain Voldemort's face on the back of a teacher's head.

  • Does Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone have profanity?

    Found (Brief): The parents' guide reports one use of 'damn' and one 'good Lord'.

  • Does Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.