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|title=Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

|author=J K Rowling

|buy=Yes

|borrow=Yes

|pages=636

|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

|date=July 2001

|isbn=978-0747550990

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When this book was first published, I read it aloud to my teenage sons, and didn't really like it. I particularly felt that the ending was too dark for a children's book, but thought the rest of it a bit dull too. The first section of the book is about Harry seeing the Quidditch World Cup, and the rest about the Tri-Wizard Tournament that takes place at Hogwarts, with a series of difficult tests for four contestants from different schools.

Harry and friends are beginning to grow up in this book. There are a few hints about hormones and girl-boy relationships, though far less than would be expected from typical books about 14-year-olds. But it makes it possibly more suitable to an older audience than the earlier books, which were recommended for age 9-11. I would put this more in the 12-15 category myself, but of course it's read and enjoyed by people of all ages, from seven to well over seventy.

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