Some news for HARRY POTTER Fans!

[~*Belle 2003*~]

HARRY POTTER BOOK TO HIT SHOPS IN JUNE

THE fifth instalment of Harry Potter will hit bookshelves on June 21.

The next JK Rowling novel about the boy wizard will be called Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix.

It will be even longer than the last, at 255,000 words. Goblet Of Fire, the fourth Potter outing, was 191,000.

And, the book will be 38 chapters long, one more than Goblet of Fire.

The title has now been delivered to the publishers, Bloomsbury and Scholastic, and will go on sale simultaneously around the world.

Nigel Newton, chief executive of Bloomsbury Publishing, said: "Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix is absolutely superb and will delight all JK Rowling's fans. She has written a brilliant and utterly compelling new adventure."

Teasingly, the publishers have revealed Harry will be told a secret which will change his world forever.

In the book, Rowling writes: "Dumbledore lowered his hands and surveyed Harry through his half-moon glasses.

"'It is time,' he said, 'for me to tell you what I should have told you five years ago, Harry. Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything'."

 

[PRINCESS VIJA]

OOOHHHH, I can't wait!!!! Started reading the books with DS last summer and we are in the middle of the last one. I wasn't "into it" during the last release day frenzy, but I guess I will be this time! Any hints on dealing with the frenzy???

 

[jamsmom]

I can't wait!

 

[SonjaB]

I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dream]

COOL!!!! DD and I are counting the days!!!!

 

[paras4ri]

I got an e-mail from Barnes & Noble.com with an offer to pre-order the book....states they will deliver it as soon as it's released. Do you think that means we'll receive it on the release date of June 21?

If anyone would like the link just let me know!

 

[Zurg]

YEAH!

 

[Tartan Tigger]

The timing couldn't be better for me for the release of this book. I'm going to buy it and read it on my 9 hour flight to Florida on June 29th.

 

[WDWLVR]

Add me to the I can't wait club. I got books 2, 3, and 4 for Christmas 2001 (I had already read book 1) and finished them off in a little over a week. I love her writing.

I think I may go back and read at least 3 & 4 to get ready for the next book.

 

[paras4ri]

Originally posted by WDWLVR
[BI think I may go back and read at least 3 & 4 to get ready for the next book. [/B]

I was just thinking the same thing!

 

[Bunchkin]

Sooooooooo excited!!!

 

[Grog]

"'It is time,' he said, 'for me to tell you what I should have told you five years ago, Harry. Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything'."

As soon as I read that I was hooked (again). I can't wait for this book to come out

 

[Doctor P]

I can't wait--this may be reading for our DCL cruise!

 

[anniet]

What's Dumbledore going to tell Harry??????

 

[Grog]

I'm going to buy it and read it on my 9 hour flight to Florida on June 29th.

Wow!! I can't believe anyone would buy the book and then wait eight days to read it!! I plan on having someone drive me to the bookstore so I can start reading on the drive home

 

[iLovDisney]

We love the audio recordings with Jim Dale -- have listened to all 4 of them during long driving vacations. For Christmas this year, my stepMIL gave us all 4 sets of tapes. So good.

 

[AMClvsMKY]

Thank You for the info - my 9 year old has been bugging me for months about the book. I can't wait to read it myself

 

[Tartan Tigger]

Originally posted by Grog
Wow!! I can't believe anyone would buy the book and then wait eight days to read it!! I plan on having someone drive me to the bookstore so I can start reading on the drive home

I'll buy the book the day before I go or else it will be read before I even get on the plane I figure if I read it on the plane the 9 hour flight won't seem so long.