Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Written by J.K. Rowling, Illustrated by Mary GrandPre
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), Copyright 2002
Fiction/Fantasy
Plot Summary:
Harry Potter begins his fourth school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with hope for a blank slate. All Harry wants to do is to relax and enjoy being with his friends. This year, Hogwarts is chosen to host the Triwizard Tournament, a game in which wizards from three different schools fight to win the Triwizard cup. However, these are no "normal" wizarding games. These games come with daunting challenges that risk death! Somehow, Harry's name was put into the goblet of fire and he was chosen to compete alongside wizards much older than him for the cup. Once your name comes out of the goblet of fire, there is no turning back. Will Harry survive the games? Read Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire to find out.
Illustrations: The illustrations in this book are whimsically hand drawn, with some editions of the book being in color, and some in black and white. Mary GrandPre chose to illustrate each chapter picture as a prelude of what events would unfold in the chapter, without obviously giving the plot away. Mary's drawings are what she refers to as "soft geometry," featuring soft ends to shapes and pastel colors to bring the pages to life. Her work is created completely by hand!
I would use this book for a 5th/6th grade reading lesson! When reading this book, my students and i could discuss the genre of fiction/fantasy, theme, and story elements that help us understand the main idea of the text. My students would benefit from using this book in a reading lesson, because this book is so widely known, and provides a relatable context for my students to learn, as well as provides introductions to different genres of text and author's writing styles. This book is also an international book, published and written in the United Kingdom. Reading a book of international origin will broaden my students' scope and help them understand the cultures of countries different than the U.S.
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