Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter #4)

by J K Rowling (Author) Mary GrandPre (Illustrator)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter #4)
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Series: Harry Potter

It's the pivotal fourth novel in the seven-part saga of a young wizard's coming of age. The thickest. The juiciest yet. Harry Potter turns fourteen. But will all his friends? Rumors have persisted that one of the characters may not see the conclusion of this novel, something the author has refused either to confirm or deny. But we who love Ron, Hermione, Hagrid...even pitiful Neville Longbottom...wait anxiously to see if they will make it through safely. No one's fate is certain when Volde -- excuse me -- He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is part of the picture. What is certain is that a novel of excruciating suspense awaits, leavened by J. K. Rowling's inimitable sense of humor and the burgeoning details of her magical world. 

 

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ALA/Booklist

The magical foundation so necessary in good fantasy, are as expertly crafted here as in the first book.

Publishers Weekly

Starred Review

Even without the unprecedented media attention and popularity her magical series has attracted, it would seem too much to hope that Rowling could sustain the brilliance and wit of her first three novels. Astonishingly, Rowling seems to have the spell-casting powers she assigns her characters: this fourth volume might be her most thrilling yet. The novel opens as a confused Muggle overhears Lord Voldemort and his henchman, Wormtail (the escapee from book three, Azkaban) discussing a murder and plotting more deaths (and invoking Harry Potter's name); clues suggest that Voldemort and Wormtail's location will prove highly significant. From here it takes a while (perhaps slightly too long a while) for Harry and his friends to get back to the Hogwarts school, where Rowling is on surest footing. Headmaster Dumbledore appalls everyone by declaring that Quidditch competition has been canceled for the year, then he makes the exciting announcement that the Triwizard Tournament is to be held after a cessation of many hundred years (it was discontinued, he explains, because the death toll mounted so high). One representative from each of the three largest wizardry schools of Europe (sinister Durmstrang, luxurious Beauxbatons and Hogwarts) are to be chosen by the Goblet of Fire; because of the mortal dangers, Dumbledore casts a spell that allows only students who are at least 17 to drop their names into the Goblet. Thus no one foresees that the Goblet will announce a fourth candidate: Harry. Who has put his name into the Goblet, and how is his participation in the tournament linked, as it surely must be, to Voldemort's newest plot? The details are as ingenious and original as ever, and somehow (for catching readers off-guard must certainly get more difficult with each successive volume) Rowling plants the red herrings, the artful clues and tricky surprises that disarm the most attentive audience. A climax even more spectacular than that of Azkaban will leave readers breathless; the muscle-building heft of this volume notwithstanding, the clamor for book five will begin as soon as readers finish installment four.

Copyright 2000 Publishers Weekly Used with permission.

School Library Journal

Gr 4 Up - Harry is now 14 years old and in his fourth year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where big changes are afoot. This year, instead of the usual Inter-House Quidditch Cup, a Triwizard Tournament will be held, during which three champions, one from each of three schools of wizardry (Hogwarts, Durmstrang, and Beaux-batons), must complete three challenging magical tasks. The competitors must be at least 17 years old, but the Goblet of Fire that determines the champions mysteriously produces Harry's name, so he becomes an unwilling fourth contestant. Meanwhile, it is obvious to the boy's allies that the evil Voldemort will use the Tournament to get at Harry. This hefty volume is brimming with all of the imagination, humor, and suspense that characterized the first books. So many characters, both new and familiar, are so busily scheming, spying, studying, worrying, fulminating, and suffering from unrequited first love that it is a wonder that Rowling can keep track, much less control, of all the plot lines. She does, though, balancing humor, malevolence, school-day tedium, and shocking revelations with the aplomb of a circus performer. The Triwizard Tournament itself is a bit of a letdown, since Harry is able, with a little help from his friends and even enemies, to perform the tasks easily. This fourth installment, with its deaths, a sinister ending, and an older and more shaken protagonist, surely marks the beginning of a very exciting and serious battle between the forces of light and dark, and Harry's fans will be right there with him.—Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library

Copyright 2000 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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J K Rowling
J.K. Rowling es autora de los siete libros de la famosa saga de Harry Potter. Amada por lectores de todo el mundo, la serie ha vendido más de 500 millones de ejemplares, se ha traducido a ochenta idiomas y ha inspirado ocho películas de enorme éxito de taquilla.

Ha escrito asimismo tres volúmenes complementarios con fines benéficos: Quidditch a través de los tiempos, Animales fantásticos y dónde encontrarlos (en beneficio de Comic Relief y Lumos), y Los cuentos de Beedle el Bardo (en beneficio de Lumos), así como el guión inspirado en Animales fantásticos y dónde encontrarlos, la primera de una serie de cinco películas que escribirá la autora. También colaboró en una obra, Harry Potter y el legado maldito, Partes Uno y Dos, que se estrenó en el West End de Londres en el verano de 2016.

En 2012 creó la plataforma digital Pottermore, donde sus fans pueden disfrutar de noticias, reportajes y artículos, así como de contenido original escrito por J.K. Rowling. Asimismo, ha escrito la novela para adultos Una vacante imprevista, y, con el seudónimo Robert Galbraith, la serie de novelas policíacas protagonizadas por Cormoran Strike.

Ha sido galardonada con numerosos premios, entre ellos la Orden del Imperio Británico por su contribución a la literatura infantil y la Orden de los Compañeros de Honor, la Orden de la Legión de Honor de Francia y el Premio Hans Christian Andersen.
Classification
-
ISBN-13
9780439139601
Lexile Measure
880
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Scholastic
Publication date
September 20, 2002
Series
Harry Potter
BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
JUV035000 - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
Library of Congress categories
Magic
Schools
England
Wizards
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (I
Golden Archer Award
Winner 2002 - 2002

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