Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling, 341 pages

In his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter is determined to solve the mystery of who (or what) is roaming the school, attacking students at random. Everyone knows it's the Heir of Slytherin controlling a creature that lives in the Chamber of Secrets, and while everyone has their guess about who the Heir might be (some even think it might be Harry himself!), whoever it is has been mighty sneaky. This isn't my favorite of the Harry Potter books (blame the giant spiders for that), but it's fun and adventure-filled and I loved sharing it with my daughter. We particularly enjoyed giggling at the antics of this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Gilderoy Lockhart.