Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last!
But
only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are:
Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca
Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little
finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest
jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who
is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is
honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time
of his life!
Harry Potter's third
year at Hogwarts is full of new dangers. A convicted murderer, Sirius
Black, has broken out of Azkaban prison, and it seems he's after Harry.
Now Hogwarts is being patrolled by the dementors, the Azkaban guards who
are hunting Sirius. But Harry can't imagine that Sirius or, for that
matter, the evil Lord Voldemort could be more frightening than the
dementors themselves, who have the terrible power to fill anyone they
come across with aching loneliness and despair. Meanwhile, life
continues as usual at Hogwarts. A top-of-the-line broom takes Harry's
success at Quidditch, the sport of the Wizarding world, to new heights. A
cute fourth-year student catches his eye. And he becomes close with the
new Defense of the Dark Arts teacher, who was a childhood friend of his
father. Yet despite the relative safety of life at Hogwarts and the
best efforts of the dementors, the threat of Sirius Black grows ever
closer. But if Harry has learned anything from his education in
wizardry, it is that things are often not what they seem. Tragic
revelations, heartwarming surprises, and high-stakes magical adventures
await the boy wizard in this funny and poignant third installment of the
beloved series.
