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Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone (book 1) — Content Guide for Parents

By J.k. RowlingISBN 9780439353427
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone (book 1)

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.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone (book 1) 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 (book 1) 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 (book 1) 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 (book 1) have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone (book 1) have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone (book 1) have profanity?

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

  • Does Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone (book 1) have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone (book 1) have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone (book 1) have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone (book 1) have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.