Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

J. K. Rowling

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Suggestions for Further Reading

Anatol, Giselle Liza, ed. Reading Harry Potter: Critical Essays. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2003.

Badgett, David et al. Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts. La Salle, IL: Open Court, 2004.

Beahm, George et al. Fact, Fiction, and Folklore in Harry Potter's World: An Unofficial Guide. Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads Publishing Company, 2005.

Bridger, Francis. A Charmed Life: The Spirituality of Potterworld. New York: Image Books, 2002.

Gupta, Suman. Re-Reading Harry Potter. New York: Palgrave Macmillian, 2003.

Heilman, Elizabeth E., ed. Harry Potter’s World: Multidisciplinary Critical Perspectives. New York: RoutledgeFalmer, 2003.

Granger, John. Looking for God in Harry Potter. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2004.

Shapiro, Marc. J. K. Rowling: The Wizard Behind Harry Potter. New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 2000.

Whited, Lana A., ed. The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter. Columbia, MS: University of Missouri Press, 2002.

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