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Violence
Barely any
Mild to moderate fantasy violence; a giant basilisk, petrified students, a climactic underground battle
Language
Barely any
Very mild language; age-appropriate
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Mild; themes of prejudice (Muggle-borns) and identity — who Tom Riddle really is
What this book is about
The second Harry Potter novel returns Harry to Hogwarts for a year in which students are being petrified by an unknown monster and a fifty-year-old mystery reopens. Tom Riddle's diary, the basilisk, and a teenage Voldemort make this darker than its predecessor without losing the warmth of Rowling's world. A mystery structure with genuine menace.
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