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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Mary GrandPré, J.K. Rowling
Between the new spirit spooking his school and the mysterious forces that turn students into stone, Harry has a lot on his mind as he begins his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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