As the Harry Potter series draws to a close, Harry's greatest adventure yet is just beginning . . . and it arrives in paperback July 25, 2006. The war against Voldemort is not going well; even the Muggles have been affected. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses. And yet . . . As with all wars, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Harry receives some extraordinary help in Potions from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince. And with Dumbledore's guidance, he seeks out the full, complex story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort -- and thus finds what may be his only vulnerability. Paperback : 652 pages ISBN-10 : 0439785960 ISBN-13 : 978-0439785969 Product Dimensions : 14.61 x 5.08 x 19.69 cm Publisher : Scholastic Paperbacks; Illustrated Edition (1 Sept. 2006) Reading level : 9 - 15 years Language: : English