Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J.K. Rowling
352 Pages

This book is about Harry’s second year at Hogwarts. Classes are getting harder and Harry things that he can understand what Snakes are saying. Harry keeps thinking that he hears something in the pipes at Hogwarts but is having a hard time figuring out what it is. Meanwhile, Harry finds a diary that was written by someone named Tom Riddle. Harry decides to get rid of the journal and Ginny Weasley snatches it up. Later in the book the Hogwarts School is shocked when they discover one day that there is a secret Chamber at the school and that it has once again been opened. Harry, Ron, and Hermione set out to solve this mystery.

Personal Rating-5

As I said in my review of the Sorcerer’s Stone, I love Harry Potter. In this book, J.K. Rowling meets the expectation of a second successful book. This book is just as clever as the first and is just as exciting to read as the first. However, I can understand why this book has been banned from certain libraries. The end of the book is very dark. The book talks about Harry stabbing the diary which symbolizes killing Tom Riddle. Blood gushes out of the book which makes the scene of the death very vivid and maybe even disturbing to young readers. I can understand why some people do not want young readers reading this book. Even thought I enjoyed this book, it is a little too violent for young readers to experience.