Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the goblet of fire.

Scholastic. 734p. c2000. 0-439-13960-0. $8.99. JSA*

To quote KLIATT's September 2000 review of the hardcover edition: This fourth volume of Harry's adventures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is up to the high standards of its predecessors, full of fantasy, suspense, humor and horror. All the familiar characters are back--Harry's faithful friends Ron and Hermione (she takes on the cause of enslaved house elves here), professors both kind and nasty, and Moaning Myrtle the ghost, among others--and there are some new characters, too, like the half-giantess Madame Maxine, a little house-elf named Winky, and "Mad-Eye" Moody, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. And defense is needed, because Harry's great enemy Lord Voldemort has risen again, with a new plot to kill Harry.

There is a Quidditch World Cup, to supply some sports action, and even more important for Harry, a dangerous Triwizard Tournament in which he is a competitor. At 14, Harry and his friends are starting to mature, and boy-girl relationships are beginning to play a role in their lives, making this book of even greater interest to the YA audience. For all libraries. Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, an ALA Notable Book, and a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age. Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT