Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Series: Harry Potter (Book #3)

by J.K. Rowling Illustrated by Mary GrandPré

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.

Ages: 11, 12, 9, 10, 13
Interest Level: Grades 4 - 8
Grade Level Equivalent: 5.9
Lexile Measure: 880L
DRA: 50
Guided Reading: V
Publisher: Scholastic
Number of Pages: 435
Genre: Adventure, Series, Fantasy, Science Fiction and Fantasy

About the Author and Illustrator

J.K. Rowling 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.

Mary GrandPré Mary GrandPré uses her artistic talents to transform the images of Harry Potter from words to pictures. She lives in Minnesota with her husband, Tom Casmer, and dog, Chopper. The dog is part Saint Bernard, shepherd, and Lab.