Is there ever a better birthday present than an unexpected letter of acceptance from a school of wizardry, inviting you to an enchanted world beyond your wildest imagination? In 1997, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first book of British author J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series was published, and Harry Potter’s magical journey beings.
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Published in 1998, Holes is a meaningful young adult novel written by American author Louis Sachar. Being sent to Camp Green Lake as a punishment, teenage boy Stanley Yelnat dug holes just like everyone else, except that he also dug up the dirty secrets behind this peculiar punishment.
Skellig, a bestselling children’s fantasy novel published in 1998, is a brilliant piece of work by British writer David Almond. This story revolves around ten-year-old Micheal and the mysterious creature called Skellig that he discovers in his garage.
Artemis Fowl is the first book of eight in Irish author Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl series. This young adult fantasy features Artemis Fowl, a twelve-year-old prodigy and criminal who gets into the trouble he never signed up for as the consequence of kidnapping a fairy named Captain Holly Short.
