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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

   Harry Potter wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch World Cup with his friends Hermione,    Ron, and the Weasleys. He wants to dream about Cho Chang, his crush (and maybe do more than dream). He wants to find out about the mysterious event that's supposed to take place at Hogwarts this year, an event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't happened for a hundred years. He wants to be a normal, fourteen-year-old wizard. Unfortunately for Harry Potter, he's not normal--even by wizarding standards.
And in his case, different can be deadly.

 

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Working Titles:    Harry Potter and the Doomspell Tournament
                               Harry Potter and the Triwizard Tournament

Facts and Statistics

- First UK printing, Bloomsbury Publishing, July 8, 2000

- Simultaneous First United States printing , Scholastic Inc., 
   July 8, 2000

- Initial UK print run of 1.5 million copies

- Initial US print run of 3.8 million copies

- Almost 3 million copies were sold in the first week

- Fastest selling book in history (until Book 5...)

- Many US bookstores were open at midnight to sell to the crowds

- Page Number Information:

   - U.K. Version: 636 pages
    - U.S. Version: 734 pages

 

Awards & Records

- Scottish Arts Council Book Award, 2001

- Children's Book Award 9-11 year category, 2001

- Audio Book Grammy Award - Best Spoken Word Album for
   Children, February 2001 Jim Dale, reader, Random House Audio
   Publishing Group

 

 

Facts and Statistics &  Awards & Records information credit to Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter.