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children's literature

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

J.K. Rowling's 1997 first novel — introducing Harry Potter's discovery of the wizarding world, Hogwarts, and his destiny — which launched the best-selling book series in history.

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J.K. Rowling

British author — author of the Harry Potter series — the best-selling book series in history — who went from single mother on welfare to the world's first billion-dollar author — and whose public statements on gender identity made her one of the most controversial public figures of the 2020s.

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The Silver Chair

A 1953 fantasy novel by C. S. Lewis and the fourth book in 'The Chronicles of Narnia', in which two children and a Marsh-wiggle quest to rescue a prince from an underground enchantress.

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Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh (1926) by A. A. Milne is a beloved British children's book following a bear and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood.

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