Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, Book 6): Volume 6

As the Harry Potter sequence draws to a close, Harry's most dangerous adventure yet is just beginning . . . and it starts July 16, 2005.

We could tell you, but then we'd have to Obliviate your memory.

Author: J. K. Rowling
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Published: 08/01/2005
Pages: 672
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.2lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.50w x 1.90d
ISBN: 9780439784542
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.2
Point Value: 29
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 89154 / Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince


Award: Quill Awards - Winner
Award: Quill Awards - Winner
Award: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Winner
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended


Review Citation(s):
Time 07/25/2005 pg. 62
Entertainment Weekly 07/29/2005 pg. 72
Publishers Weekly 07/25/2005 pg. 77
Booklist 08/01/2005 pg. 1948
Kliatt 09/01/2005 pg. 14
School Library Journal 09/01/2005 pg. 212
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2005 pg. 114 - Recommended
Books & Culture 11/01/2005 pg. 22
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2005 pg. 328 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Entertainment Weekly 12/30/2005 pg. 151
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2006 pg. 13
ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/01/2006 pg. 8
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 83 - Superior,Well Above Average
Entertainment Weekly 08/22/2008 pg. 38
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001

About the Author

J.K. Rowling is the author of the seven Harry Potter books, which have sold over 500 million copies, been translated into over 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films. She also wrote three short series companion volumes for charity, including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which later became the inspiration for a new series of films. Harry's story as a grown-up was later continued in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which J.K. Rowling wrote with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany.

In 2020, she returned to publishing for younger children with the fairy tale The Ickabog, which she initially published for free online for children in lockdown, later donating all her book royalties to help vulnerable groups affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honors for her writing, including for her detective series written under the name Robert Galbraith. She supports a wide number of humanitarian causes through her charitable trust Volant, and is the founder of the children's care reform charity Lumos.

For as long as she can remember, J.K. Rowling wanted to be a writer, and is at her happiest in a room, making things up. She lives in Scotland with her family.