Which J.K. Rowling novel was published under the title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the United States?

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

The novel is the first book in Rowling’s seven-book Harry Potter series. Bloomsbury used “Philosopher’s Stone” for the British edition, while Scholastic changed the title for the American market before publication there in 1998.

The alteration reflected a marketing judgement that American children would understand “sorcerer” more readily than “philosopher” in a magical adventure title. The text also contains some corresponding wording changes between British and American editions, although the plot and characters remain the same.

The two titles refer to the same story and the same magical object associated with Nicolas Flamel. Readers sometimes treat them as separate books, but they are regional editions of one novel.