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    J.K. Rowling is best known as the author of the Harry Potter series. She was born in England and grew up there as well as in Wales. She conceived the idea for Harry Potter on a train ride in 1990 and spent five years developing the story. The first Harry Potter book was published in 1997 and was rejected by 12 publishers before being accepted. The series went on to sell over 500 million copies worldwide and be translated into over 80 languages, making Rowling one of the most successful authors ever.

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    J.K. Rowling is best known as the author of the Harry Potter series. She was born in England and grew up there as well as in Wales. She conceived the idea for Harry Potter on a train ride in 1990 and spent five years developing the story. The first Harry Potter book was published in 1997 and was rejected by 12 publishers before being accepted. The series went on to sell over 500 million copies worldwide and be translated into over 80 languages, making Rowling one of the most successful authors ever.

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    J.K. Rowling is best known as the author of the Harry Potter series. She was born in England and grew up there as well as in Wales. She conceived the idea for Harry Potter on a train ride in 1990 and spent five years developing the story. The first Harry Potter book was published in 1997 and was rejected by 12 publishers before being accepted. The series went on to sell over 500 million copies worldwide and be translated into over 80 languages, making Rowling one of the most successful authors ever.

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    J.K .

    ROWLING:
    PART 1
    “ANYTHING’S POSSIBLE IF YOU’VE GOT
    ENOUGH NERVE.” –J.K. ROWLING
    J.K. ROWLING
    Best known as the author
    of Harry Potter Series and
    Fantastic Beasts
    KEY FACTS: CHILDHOOD
    • Her real name is Joanne “Jo” Rowling
    (no middle name
    • “K” comes from her grandmother’s
    name: Kathlee
    • She was born July 31, 1965 (Also Harry
    Potter’s birthday
    • She grew up with her father, mother,
    and younger sister Dianne
    n

    WHERE IS J.K.
    ROWLING FROM?
    • Born in Englan

    • Grew up in both England and


    Wale

    • Has lived in France, Portugal,


    and Scotlan

    • Currently lives in Edinburgh,


    Scotland
    s

    KEY FACTS: BEGINNING THE JOURNEY TO


    BECOME AN AUTHOR
    • Rowling grew up around books: “I lived for books,” she states
    • She wanted to be a writer from an early ag
    • “Rabbit” was the name of her first book, written when she was si
    • She then wrote her first novel at the age of 11; it was about seven
    cursed diamonds and the people who owned the
    • Her hero is Jessica Mitford, author of Hons and Rebels;
    and she even named her first daughter after her.
    e

    UNIVERSITY AND LIFE AFTER


    • Rowling failed the entrance exam to
    Oxford; therefore attended to Exeter
    University instea

    • Before becoming an author, J.K. worked


    as a researcher and teache
    • She first conceived the idea of Harry
    Potter while sitting on a delayed train in
    1990 – for the next five years she would
    continue to develop her stor

    • In 1992, J.K. moved to Portugal to teach


    English; she married while there and had
    her first child, Jessica
    d

    THE BEGINNINGS OF GREATNESS


    • 1993: Jo and Jessica moved in with her
    sister in Edinburg

    • At this time, she already had the first


    three chapters of Harry Potter and the
    Sorcerer’s Stone writte

    • Jo worked as a teacher, but wrote in


    her spare tim

    • J.K. wrote in cafes while her daughter


    slept
    e

    KEY FACTS: DISAPPOINTMENTS AND


    FAILURES
    • Mother died at the age of 45, Jo was
    only 25 at this tim

    • Single mother living on welfar

    • Rejected by 12 publishers
    e

    SUCCESS AT LAST
    • Bloomsbury Publishers said
    YES

    • Harry Potter and the


    Philosopher’s Stone was
    published in 1997 in the U.K

    • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s


    Stone was published in 1998 in
    the United States.
    !

    INTERESTING FACTS:
    • Harry Potter has been
    translated into over 80
    language

    • The series have sold more


    than 500 million copie

    • J.K. Rowling has donated


    most of her money to
    charities
    s

    KEY FACTS: FAMILY LIFE


    • Married to Doctor Neil Murra
    • Three Children: Jessica, David,
    Mackenzie

    BOOKS WRITTEN:
    • Wizarding World Book
    – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Ston
    • Other Books (geared towards adults
    – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secret
    – The Casual Vacanc
    – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
    Azkaba – The Cuckoo’s Callin

    – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fir – The Silkwor


    – Harry Potter and the Order of Phoeni – Career of Evi
    – Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Princ – Lethal Whit
    – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow – Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits
    – The Tales of Beedle the Bar of Failure and the Importance of
    – Quidditch Through the Age Imagination
    – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find
    The
    – Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
    m

    AWARDS AND HONORS


    • Companion of Honour, for services to literature • Commencement Day Speaker, Harvard
    and philanthropy, 201 University, USA, 200
    • PEN America Literary Service Award, 201 • Blue Peter Gold Badge, 200
    • Freedom of the City of London, 201 • WH Smith Fiction Award, 200
    • Hans Christian Andersen Award, Denmark, 201 • Prince of Asturias Award for Concord, Spain,
    • Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur: France, 200 200

    • Lifetime Achievement Award, British Book • Order of the British Empire (OBE), 200
    Awards, 200 • Children’s Book of the Year, British Book
    • South Bank Show Award for Outstanding Awards, 1998 and 199
    Achievement, 200 • Booksellers Association Author of the Year, 1998
    • James Joyce Award, University College Dublin, and 1999
    200
    • The Edinburgh Award, 200
    8

    HOW THE WIZARDING WORLD HAS


    TAKEN OFF
    • Book
    • Movie
    • Pottermor
    • Theme Park
    • Fantastic Beast
    • Plays
    s

    REFERENCES
    J.K. Rowling. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.jkrowling.com/about/.

    J. K. Rowling. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/authors/j--k--


    rowling/

    Pollack, P. & Belviso, M. (2012). Who is J.K. Rowling? New York: Penguin Workshop

    Shamsian, J. (2016). Here are all of J.K. Rowling's favorite books. Retrieved fro
    https://www.thisisinsider.com/jk-rowling-favorite-books-2016-7#hons-and-rebels-

    by-
    .

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