One Fine Potion

One Fine Potion
Author: Greg Garrett
Publisher: Darton Longman and Todd
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Children's stories, English
ISBN: 9780232528398

One of the most beloved stories in history, J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series topped the best-seller charts and inspired the highest-grossing film series of all time. But what is it about this story that has ignited such fandom and struck such a chord with people around the world?As English professor, culture critic, and Potter devotee Greg Garrett explains, these novels not only entertain but teach deeply held truths about ourselves, others, and the world around us. Unlocking the thematic intricacies behind the Harry Potter narrative, Garrett reveals Rowling’s magical formula—one that, he contends, earns her a place right next to the literary giants of old.

One Fine Potion

One Fine Potion
Author: Greg Garrett
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Children's stories, English
ISBN: 9781602581982

Unlocking the textual intricacies behind the Harry Potter narrative, Garrett reveals Rowling's magical formula--one that, he contends, earns her a place right next to the literary giants of old.

Sasha and Puck and the Potion of Luck

Sasha and Puck and the Potion of Luck
Author: Daniel Nayeri
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2019-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0807572470

Sasha's father sells magic potions, but the potions don’t work. Can Sasha find a way to make the magic happen? When local chocolate maker Ms. Kozlow comes to the Juicy Gizzard potion shop asking for luck, Sasha needs to find out why. Maybe Ms. Kozlow needs luck because she has a matchmaking appointment with Granny Yenta this afternoon. Can Sasha and Puck make it Ms. Kozlow’s lucky day?

Critical Perspectives on Harry Potter

Critical Perspectives on Harry Potter
Author: Elizabeth E. Heilman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2008-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135891540

For over a decade, the Harry Potter books have become ubiquitous early texts for children, and are also a popular choice for many adults. Indeed, an entire generation of children has now grown up in the midst of "Pottermania." But beyond the books, movies, web sites, and more, this significant cultural phenomenon also constitutes a powerful form of social text, and speaks volumes about the intersections of ideology, popular culture, and childhood. Critical Perspectives on Harry Potter provided the first sustained analyses of the iconic status of the Potter books, bringing together scholars from various disciplines to examine the impact of the series. This thoroughly revised edition includes updated essays on cultural themes and literary analysis, and its new essays analyze the full scope of the seven-book series as both pop cultural phenomenon and as a set of literary texts. Critical Perspectives on Harry Potter, Second Edition draws on a wider range of intellectual traditions to explore the texts, including moral-theological analysis, psychoanalytic perspectives, and philosophy of technology. The Harry Potter novels engage the social, cultural, and psychological preoccupations of our times, and Critical Perspectives on Harry Potter, Second Edition examines these worlds of consciousness and culture, ultimately revealing how modern anxieties and fixations are reflected in these powerful texts. ("DISCLAIMER: This book is not authorized, approved, licensed, or endorsed by J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., or anyone associated with the Harry Potter books or movies.")

The Book of Wizard Craft

The Book of Wizard Craft
Author: Janice Eaton Kilby
Publisher: Lark Books
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2001
Genre: Amusements
ISBN: 9781579902063

“Fans of all that is wizardly will love this one.”—School Library Journal. “Lavishly illustrated throughout...the first of its kind, a fabulous fantasy and a how-to crafts book in one.”—Hobby Merchandiser.

The Transparency Tonic

The Transparency Tonic
Author: Frank Cole
Publisher: Potion Masters
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781629724881

In the second book of Cole's Potion Masters series, the secrets of the potion-making world are at stake when Gordy has to unravel a mystery at B.R.E.W. headquarters and defeat the threat of a powerful new group of potion masters.

Poison

Poison
Author: Bridget Zinn
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2013-03-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1423153413

Sixteen-year-old Kyra, a highly-skilled potions master, is the only one who knows her kingdom is on the verge of destruction—which means she''s the only one who can save it. Faced with no other choice, Kyra decides to do what she does best: poison the kingdom''s future ruler, who also happens to be her former best friend. But, for the first time ever, her poisoned dart...misses. Now a fugitive instead of a hero, Kyra is caught in a game of hide-and-seek with the king''s army and her potioner ex-boyfriend, Hal. At least she''s not alone. She''s armed with her vital potions, a too-cute pig, and Fred, the charming adventurer she can''t stop thinking about. Kyra is determined to get herself a second chance (at murder), but will she be able to find and defeat the princess before Hal and the army find her? Kyra is not your typical murderer, and she''s certainly no damsel-in-distress—she''s the lovable and quick-witted hero of this romantic novel that has all the right ingredients to make teen girls swoon.

Harry Potter and the Classical World

Harry Potter and the Classical World
Author: Richard A. Spencer
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2015-07-20
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0786499214

J.K. Rowling has drawn deeply from classical sources to inform and color her Harry Potter novels, with allusions ranging from the obvious to the obscure. "Fluffy," the vicious three-headed dog in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, is clearly a repackaging of Cerberus, the hellhound of Greek and Roman mythology. But the significance of Rowling's quotation from Aeschylus at the front of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a matter of speculation. Her use of classical material is often presented with irony and humor. This extensive analysis of the Harry Potter series examines Rowling's wide range of allusion to classical characters and themes and her varied use of classical languages. Chapters discuss Harry and Narcissus, Dumbledore's many classical predecessors, Lord Voldemort's likeness to mythical figures, and magic in Harry Potter and classical antiquity--among many topics.

One Fine Day

One Fine Day
Author: Anna Sable
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2014-12-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1496998235

This is the portrait of an unusual woman and a memoir of an already distant era, brought alive again by her story. Her two identities are tied to Italy before the Second World War and to post-war Britain. Paulina DOffizi is full of contradictions as her life was full of contrasts. Her story emerges through digressions and various points-of-view. She is a domineering woman and a demanding mother, to whom her child means the whole world. And the world is full of disappointments and unexpected twists of fate.

Reading Harry Potter Again

Reading Harry Potter Again
Author: Giselle Liza Anatol
Publisher: Praeger
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-05-19
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0313361975

Interpreting the underlying messages and themes of the "Harry Potter" series is vital for understanding the ways that we perceive and interact with each other in contemporary society. This volume of essays covers the entire seven-book sequence. It considers a number of themes from a variety of perspectives.