
Winner of: British Fantasy Award (1999), Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adolescent Literature (2008), British Book Award for Children's Book of the Year (1998), Smarties Prize (1997), Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury (2002). His life takes a turn for the better when he gets a letter of acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy.

Harry is an orphan, and lives in a tiny room under the stairs, serving his family by cooking and cleaning. In this novel, the audience first meets Harry Potter and his horrible family.

Rowling's acclaimed Harry Potter Series was released in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
