Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Author: J. K. Rowling
Illustrator: Mary GrandPré
Series: Harry Potter (Book #5)
Interest Level:
4-8
Lexile Framework:
950L
Grade Level Equivalent:
5.9
Guided Reading Level:
W
Age:
9-13
Genre:
Adventure, Series, Fantasy, Fiction
Subject:
Courage and Honor, Determination and Perseverance, Leadership and Responsibility, Ghosts, Monsters, and Witches
As his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry approaches, 15-year-old Harry Potter is in full-blown adolescence, complete with regular outbursts of rage, a nearly debilitating crush, and the blooming of a powerful sense of rebellion. It's been yet another infuriating and boring summer with the despicable Dursleys, this time with minimal contact from our hero's non-Muggle friends from school. Harry is feeling especially edgy at the lack of news from the magic world, wondering when the freshly revived evil Lord Voldemort will strike. Returning to Hogwarts will be a relief . . . or will it?
Joanne Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series, was born in Chipping Sodbury near Bristol, England. After she graduated from Exeter University, she found work as a secretary, and later spent time teaching English in Portugal before moving to Edinburgh, Scotland, with her daughter. She currently resides in Scotland with her husband and three children.

