Author:  Rowling, J. K.
Title:  Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal
Publisher:  Emecé Editores     Publication date:  1998
Pages:   253
Paper price:  $17.97     ISBN:  9500419572
Type: Fiction        Grade level(s):   5th and older
Translation notes:
Original title:  Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets
Translator:    Alicia Dellepiane Rawson

Reviewer:  Ana Elba Pavon, San Francisco Public Library
Translation rating:      satisfactory
The Spanish used in this book should be easily understood by most Spanish speakers in the United States.  For those wondering about some of the unique words used in the Harry Potter series, they are translated well.  Terms not translated, such as "Muggles" and "Quidditch" are italicized..
Comments:
An evil wizard killed Harry Potter's parents when he was a baby.  Since then he has been living miserably with his aunt and uncle ,who keep the truth hidden from him.  On his twelfth birthday,  a wizard school begins sending him letters inviting him to attend, but his aunt and uncle hide them from him.  You see, in another world, Harry Potter is famous because he miraculously survived when his parents were killed by the evil Voldemort.  This book follows Harry's first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and his introduction into the world of wizardry.