Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Author: J. K. Rowling
Illustrator: Mary GrandPré
Series: Harry Potter (Book #3)
Interest Level:
4-8
Lexile Framework:
880L
Grade Level Equivalent:
5.9
Guided Reading Level:
V
Age:
9-14
Genre:
Adventure, Series, Fantasy
Subject:
Courage and Honor, Determination and Perseverance, Leadership and Responsibility, School Life, Ghosts, Monsters, and Witches
For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing 13 people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort.
Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as well. And the Azkaban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep, "He's at Hogwarts . . . he's at Hogwarts."
Harry Potter isn't safe, not even within the walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends. Because on top of it all, there may well be a traitor in their midst.
Joanne Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series, was born in Chipping Sodbury near Bristol, England. After she graduated from Exeter University, she found work as a secretary, and later spent time teaching English in Portugal before moving to Edinburgh, Scotland, with her daughter. She currently resides in Scotland with her husband and three children.






