Description
Harry Potter Box Set: The Complete Collection (Children’s Paperback Edition)
Seven books, one slipcase, and the whole arc in the order it was meant to be read. This Harry Potter box set holds every novel J.K. Rowling wrote about Hogwarts, which spares a reader the usual problem of stopping at book four because the next one is out of stock.
It is the Bloomsbury children’s edition, carrying the redesigned covers commissioned for a new generation of readers, packaged as a slipcased paperback collection of roughly 3,872 pages.
The seven books in the set
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Why the collection rather than seven singles
The series rewards continuous reading. Details planted in book two pay off in book seven, and reading straight through is the only way to catch them. The set also costs considerably less than assembling the volumes one at a time, and the paperbacks are hard-wearing enough for a classroom shelf or a family that reads them more than once.
Reading age and level
The set is recommended for ages 10 and up, roughly grades 4 to 6. The caveat is that the series grows with its audience: Philosopher’s Stone reads as a middle-grade adventure, while Order of the Phoenix and the books after it move into young adult territory in both length and tone. Confident younger readers manage the early volumes comfortably.
Set details
- Title: Harry Potter Box Set: The Complete Collection
- Author: J.K. Rowling
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books
- Publication date: October 1, 2014
- ISBN-13: 9781408856772
- Format: Paperback boxed set, 7 volumes, approximately 3,872 pages, English
- Reading age: 10 years and up
Questions buyers ask
Which edition is this?
The Bloomsbury children’s paperback edition, with the redesigned children’s covers, sold as a boxed collection.
Are all seven novels included?
Yes, from Philosopher’s Stone through to Deathly Hallows, in reading order.
Is this the British text, with Philosopher’s Stone rather than Sorcerer’s Stone?
Yes. It is the Bloomsbury set, so the first volume is Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
What age is it right for?
Ages 10 and up, about grades 4 to 6. Confident younger readers cope with the early books; the later ones are longer and darker.
How long is the whole set?
Around 3,872 pages across the seven paperbacks, in English.
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