J. K. RowlingNow an internationally renowned author of the best-selling Harry Potter series, J. K. Rowling wrote her first book?Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?while her young daughter napped. After being turned down several times, Rowling finally found a publisher. In the years since, her writing has earned her the Hugo Award, the Bram Stoker Award, the Whitbread Award for Best Children's Book, a special commendation for the Anne Spencer Lindbergh Prize, the Smarties Prize, and many more. Learn the story of her life, from her childhood in England through the present day. |
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
A Born Storyteller | 11 |
A Burning Ambition | 21 |
The Boy Wizard | 33 |
A Change Of Scenery | 49 |
The Poverty Trap | 57 |
Publishing Harry Potter | 65 |
Pottermania | 75 |
Looking Ahead | 89 |
Sources | 103 |
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Further Reading And WebsitesBooks By JK Rowling | 108 |
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About The AuthorPhoto AcknowledgmentsWebsites | 112 |
Back Cover | 114 |
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