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2. List of best-selling books - Wikipedia

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   Having sold more than 600 million copies worldwide, [13] Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling is the best-selling book series in history. The first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, [14] making it one of the best-selling books of all time.

3. Religious debates over the Harry Potter series - Wikipedia

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   series. Religious debates over the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling are based on claims that the novels contain occult or Satanic subtexts. A number of Protestant, Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox Christians have argued against the series, as have some Muslims. [1] [2] Supporters of the series have said that the magic in Harry Potter ...

4. List of most commonly challenged books in the United States

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   The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling was the most challenged work from 2000 to 2009. Its topics relating to things such as witchcraft have generated controversy. The second oldest works featured on the list were written by Mark Twain. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) is often challenged for its language and discussion of racism.

5. 19 Books Like ‘Harry Potter’ to Read Next (Or Instead Of ...

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   Percy Jackson and the Olympians, by Rick Riordan. Later on in the '00s, this series seemed poised to become the "next Harry Potter."There's a Disney+ adaptation coming out later this year, so now ...

6. Young adult literature - Wikipedia

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   Young adult literature. Young adult literature ( YA) is typically written for readers aged 12 to 18 [1] [2] and includes most of the themes found in adult fiction, such as friendship, substance abuse, alcoholism, and sexuality. [3] Stories that focus on the challenges of youth may be further categorized as social or coming-of-age novels .

7. Twilight (novel series) - Wikipedia

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   Twilight is a series of four fantasy romance novels, two companion novels, and one novella written by American author Stephenie Meyer.Released annually from 2005 through 2008, the four novels chart the later teen years of Bella Swan, a girl who moves to Forks, Washington, from Phoenix, Arizona and falls in love with a 104-year-old vampire named Edward Cullen.

8. Literary reception of The Lord of the Rings - Wikipedia

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   The Lord of the Rings. J. R. R. Tolkien 's bestselling fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings had an initial mixed literary reception. Despite some enthusiastic early reviews from supporters such as W. H. Auden, Iris Murdoch, and C. S. Lewis, literary hostility to Tolkien quickly became acute and continued until the start of the 21st century.

9. Harry Potter influences and analogues - Wikipedia

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   Harry Potter influences and analogues. Writer J. K. Rowling cites several writers as influences in her creation of her bestselling Harry Potter series. Writers, journalists and critics have noted that the books also have a number of analogues; a wide range of literature, both classical and modern, which Rowling has not openly cited as influences.