SOURCE: “Harry in the Winner's Circle,” in Publishers Weekly, Vol. 247, No. 1, January 3, 2000, p. 34.

In the following review, Eccleshare comments on the seemingly boundless success of the “Harry Potter” series.

The success of J. K. Rowling's series of books about Harry Potter knows no bounds. For the third year running, a Harry Potter title has won gold in the Nestle Smarties Prize for the 9–11 age range. Chosen to be on the shortlist by a panel of adult judges, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third book in the series, then romped home as the winner when children from 50 schools around the country made it their choice for the gold medal. It made a hat trick of golds for the boy magician.

With four more Harry Potter adventures already promised, Rowling made an emotional announcement about his future. “Harry is reaching adolescence and the hormones are kicking in...